Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Giddens, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Paul receive feedback during a MWD detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. Continuous training builds a bond between handlers and their military working dogs, leading to a more efficient execution of their duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Giddens, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, leads MWD Paul into a room during a MWD detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. The MWD’s were tasked with locating contraband that was hidden throughout the decommissioned dorm building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

A Montana Highway Patrol K-9 Unit team search a decommissioned dorm building for hidden narcotics during a joint K-9 detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. The 341st Security Forces Group military working dog kennel trained alongside the Montana Highway Patrol K-9 Unit to sharpen their team search techniques and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Paul chews on a toy during a MWD detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. MWD’s remain engaged in their training by being “rewarded” for their ability to successfully locate hidden explosive or drug components, or weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K-9 unit

Montana Highway Patrol K-9, Ava, waits for a command while performing a narcotics search at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Nov. 7, 2025. The MHPs K-9s can be trained in detection of fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and marijuana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Paul alerts Senior Airman Jared Giddens, 341st Security Forces Squadron MWD handler, to an explosive competent during a MWD detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. Military working dogs perform the jobs that their human counterparts are incapable of doing, such as locating explosive and narcotic elements using their sense of smell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K-9 unit

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Forshee, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, guides MWD Bred through a narcotics search at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Nov. 7, 2025. MWDs are an integral mission asset when it comes to detecting hidden narcotics or explosive devices due to their powerful sense of smell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K-9 unit

Montana Highway Patrol K-9, Ava, performs a narcotics search at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Nov. 7, 2025. The 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel partnered with the MHP to conduct narcotics and explosives detection training in a decommissioned dorm building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Jalali, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel instructor, takes notes during a military working dog detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. The MWDs were observed and graded on their ability to successfully clear a decommissioned dorm building of explosive components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Jalali, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel instructor, hides chemical components of an explosive device in a decommissioned dorm building during a MWD detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. Jalali systematically hid the explosive components throughout the building, testing every level of detection for Malmstrom’s MWDs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Published Nov. 24, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Giddens, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Paul receive feedback during a MWD detection training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Nov. 7, 2025. Continuous training builds a bond between handlers and their military working dogs, leading to a more efficient execution of their duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K-9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K-9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K-9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit

Malmstrom MWD team trains detection with MT Highway Patrol K9 unit