Please Welcome MWD “Vvladimir”(T371) #298
Please welcome retired Military Working Dog (MWD) Vvladimir (T371), as the #298th member of the Project K-9 Hero Pack. MWD Vvladimir served as a Dual-Purpose Patrol/Explosive Detection K-9 with the United States Air Force for nine years, from 2011-2020, and is now living his best life with his Handler and family in Great Falls, Montana.
In retirement, MWD Vvladimir has been diagnosed with Vestibular Disease as well increasingly deteriorating issues with his right hip. The Vestibular Disease is non-curable, and other medical tests are necessary to rule out other possible diagnoses, such as a brain tumor. This is causing an extreme financial burden on his stil-serving, active-duty owner, who just retuned from a one-year remote tour overseas, and is the sole income within the household.
MWD Vvladimir distinguished himself by meritorious service as a Military Working Dog, assigned to the 9th Security Forces Squadron, 9th Mission Support Group, 9th Reconnoissance Wing, at Beale Air Force Base, California.
During his extensive career, Vvladimir dedicated over 95,000 hours to explosive detection and searched 65,000 items with an outstanding accuracy rate of 99.99%. Additionally, Military Working Dog Vvaldimir deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar , Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan twice, Al Jabar Air Base in Kuwait , Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait , and Al Dafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates in support of Operation “INHERENT RESOLVE” and “FREEDOM’S SENTINEL.” During that time he searched over 5.5k vehicles and performed over 1K hours of base defense with no lapses in security.
While stateside and overseas, Vvladimir was assigned as to the protection detail for the President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, First Lady of the United States, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and many other U.S. Dignitaries and Foreign Dignitaries abroad. During these operations he provided security to over 150,000 personnel while also serving as a psychological deterrence to prevent potential hostilities for world leaders, while in support of the United States Secret Service and other Federal agencies. While assigned to these missions, in direct support the President of the United States, he searched 2,800 vehicles and critical infrastructure ensuring, air-tight security with no mishaps.
We at Project K-9 Hero couldn’t think of a better way to thank MWD Vvladimir for his exceptional service than by welcoming him into our Pack and honoring another Hero from the Great State of Montana! PK9H will cover all future office visits, prescriptions, surgeries, and medical needs at 100% for the remainder of MWD Vvaldimir’s life. It’s the least we can do for him after all he has done for our country !
Our Medical Fund will help ensure that we always have medical bill payments for Heroes like Vvladimir. Please donate today to grow our life-saving capacity.
