Veterinarians and vet tech staffing

One of the consistent themes among dog handlers of every generation is their admiration for the Veterinarians and Vet Techs that assist with the care and support of working dogs. MWDTSA was very lucky over the past year and a half or two to be in contact with a very engaged Army Veterinarian at one of the Iraqi Central Operating Bases, Camp Speicher. Dr. Holly Landes was a constant contact for getting info and product in to the dogs and handlers and had great ideas for additional products that were of help to her and her staff. Please enjoy these two photos that she sent of her suiting up for a bite session and one of the Speicher vet techs, Sgt. Lazo, with one of the dogs at their kennel.

In the last photo: From right, U.S. Army Capt. Elizabeth Williams, a veterinarian with the 218th Medical Detachment, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Eller and Senior Airman Daren Marshall help align Zack, a military working dog, on a table before receiving a chest X-ray Dec. 13, 2008, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Eller is an X-ray technician assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Marshall is a military dog handler assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and is deployed from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore, U.S. Air Force/Released)

So a tribute to the Veterinarians and Vet techs who are veterans, too. Thanks for all you do to keep the dogs happy and healthy.