LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Tech. Sgt. James Carmen, 633d Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, leads Uudensi, 633 SFS bomb and patrol military working dog, through an obstacle course during Military Working Dog training Feb. 26, which is divided into patrol and explosive training sessions. Patrol training consists of attack work, building searches, gunfire, obedience, and filed or area searches; explosive training consists of barracks, warehouse, theater, vehicle, luggage, aircraft, and open area or field searches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, transferred Uudensi, a 17-month-old Belgian Malinois, to the 633d Security Forces Squadron Feb. 9 to train with Tech. Sgts. James Carman and Gerald Hardesty. Uudensi recently joined to replace a recently retired Military Working Dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Tech. Sgt. James Carmen, 633d Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, holds live TNT which Uudensi, 633 SFS bomb and patrol military working dog, must detect during Military Working Dog training, which is divided into patrol and explosive training sessions Feb. 26. Patrol training consists of attack work, building searches, gunfire, obedience, and filed or area searches; explosive training consists of barracks, warehouse, theater, vehicle, luggage, aircraft, and open area or field searches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Tech. Sgt. James Carmen, 633d Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, holds Uudensi, 633 SFS bomb and patrol military working dog, as Uudensi prepares to charge Staff Sgt. Kelly Eaton, 633 SFS military working dog handler, during Military Working Dog training, which is divided into patrol and explosive training sessions, Feb. 26. Patrol training consists of attack work, building searches, gunfire, obedience, and filed or area searches; explosive training consists of barracks, warehouse, theater, vehicle, luggage, aircraft, and open area or field searches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- 633d Security Forces Squadron K9 School graduates will conduct 120 days of Military Working Dog deployment skills training with Uudensi and send the results to the 341st Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. If the pup is unable to pass local certification, Lackland officials would advise 633 SFS trainers to conduct remedial training with the trainee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Uudensi will remain with the 633d Security Forces Squadron and continue training until deemed adoptable or death. In extreme circumstances, the dog would transfer to another Air Force base, but those cases are rare. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- A dog spends the first year of life with a host family in the local area around Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to allow for socialization before commencing training to become a Military Working Dog. This is Langley’s first opportunity to participate in the Puppy Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)