As MWD retires, former handlers share 'tails' of Man's Best Friend

RAF MILDENHALL, England – Staff Sgt. Hannah Hobart, 100th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog section, reads a poem, “Guardians of the Night,” during the retirement ceremony of Military Working Dog Desant Feb. 24, 2012, at the MWD facility here. After eight years serving the U.S. Air Force, and amassing 9,000 working hours, Desant was retired after suffering from medical problems for several years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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