Working dog unit returns from Afghanistan

25 Sep 2013 01:15 PM

Welcome home banners and celebrations greeted some 50 soldiers from 104 Military Working Dog Unit when they returned home from Afghanistan.

These highly trained dogs and their handlers carried out a range of tasks in theatre that included patrolling the bases where fellow British soldiers are based, searching vehicles at checkpoints and going out on patrol on the front line.

The soldiers of 104 Military Working Dog Unit, part of the 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, returned to St George’s Barracks in North Luffenham where they were met by their families after completing a 7-month tour of Afghanistan. 98 soldiers deployed from the unit in total; 48 soldiers returned home last month.

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