NEW DIGS and MORE for SOLDIER DOGS


by Mr. Frank Altamura M


ilitary working dogs (MWDs) have become specialized and unique in their own way and assigned mission. However, one aspect they have in common with other Soldiers is their


need for equipment, training, proper care and good health. Tis is the niche that PEO Ammunition fills. Trough the process of capabilities development for rapid transition, PM CCS assumed responsibility for the Family of Military Working Dog Equipment (FoMWDE) in May 2008.


Te Army designated the working dogs and the equipment as an official program of record, establishing a funding line in the budget to procure and sustain equipment sets to support this vital asset. Te Army’s Office of the Pro- vost Marshal General manages the requirement for the dogs, while PM CCS manages all the equipment. FoMWDE includes an array of different equipment sets for handlers, first aid, facility and obedience courses in addition to the Worldwide Deployable Kennel System (WDKS) and the Canine Explosive Scent Kit.


Just as important as funding to the program’s success are the standardization and cataloging of equipment, creat- ing a one-stop shop at the Defense Logistics Agency to replace equipment, and have it all approved by the entire MWD community. PM CCS’ Product Manager for Counter Explosive Hazard (PdM CEH) worked across


the community of stakeholders, including the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Rock Island Arsenal, IL, the U.S. Army Maneu- ver Support Center of Excellence and users from the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence’s Capabilities, Devel- opment and Integration Directorate and the military police (MP) and engineer schoolhouses. Additionally, the Office of the Provost Marshal General, the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, the Joint Services MWD integrated product team and the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command fur- ther helped define requirements, logistics and fielding needs in order to standardize equipment and provide a central point from which to replace equipment through the DLA, which provides the latest equipment for the handlers and the kennels.


FULLY EQUIPPED For the first time, Army handlers have fully equipped sets that help them keep the dogs healthier, safer and more able to accomplish their mission. In the past, units and handlers purchased a lot of their own equipment ad hoc through catalogs, online and at pet shops. Now, ARDEC engineers working with their counterparts at TACOM for logistics and fielding support have delivered four different types of equipment sets to 41 active Army MP and engineer units with MWDs across the world.


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THEN & NOW


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