War Dogs Podcast

About War Dogs Podcast

During the Vietnam War, over 500 sentry dogs and their handlers patrolled along the parameters of United States Air Forces Bases...these are their stories.

Publisher

Tom Shambo

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2022

Latest episode

17 Jul 2023

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jul 2023

   John "Doc" Levi

   In this special episode of War Dogs, Tom Shambo interviews 1950 Korean War Vet, John "Doc" Levi.

2. 

   27 Feb 2023

   Kody Rowlette

   Security Forces K9 at United States Air Force

3. 

   18 Dec 2022

   Monty Moore

   Monty's extraordinary Military Working Dog (MWD) service and training expertise spanned numerous years of overseas tours - 2 tours as a sentry dog handler at Da Nang and Phu Cat Air Bases, Vietnam; NCOIC, Drug Detector Dog Section, and senior MWD trainer, Clark Air Base, Philippines; his last overseas tour, he was NCOIC, PACAF Military Working Dog Training Center, Okinawa, Japan. Additional Stateside assignments included Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota; Kelly Air Force Base, Texas; instructor duty at the Military Working Dog Studies Branch, Medina Air Force Base, Texas; Kennelmaster, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; and, MWD trainer and Law Enforcement Flight Chief, Andrews Air Force, Washington, DC. He retired from Air Force active duty with 20 years of service. He continued in law enforcement as a U.S. Special Deputy Marshal, at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC; federal police officer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia; and, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

4. 

   13 Nov 2022

   Ron Aiello

   Ron Aiello is a U.S Marine Scout Dog handler who served in Vietnam.

5. 

   15 Oct 2022

   Ernest Ayala

   Ernest served from 1967-1969 in Ta Nang, Long Binh, and Phouoc Binh

6. 

   11 Sept 2022

   Timothy Sparks

   Timothy Sparks served in the United States Air Force as a sentry dog handler in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971.

7. 

   16 Aug 2022

   Tom Shambo

   Your host Tom Shambo turns the mic around and becomes the guest on this episode. Tom Shambo served in the 35th Security Police Squadron from February 1967 to February 1968 at Phan Rang Air Force Base.

8. 

   6 Aug 2022

   Bob Barry

   Bob Barry was a sentry dog handler at Phan Rang AFB from December 1967 to August 1969

9. 

   24 Jul 2022

   Bob Dragich: Part 3

   Bob Dragich served from February 1967 to June 1970 as a sentry dog handler in Phan Rang, Vietnam.

10. 

    14 Jul 2022

    Bob Dragich: Part 2

    Part 2: Bob Dragich served from February 1967 to June 1970 as a sentry dog handler in Phan Rang, Vietnam.

11. 

    8 Jul 2022

    Bob Dragich Part 1

    Part 1: Bob Dragich served from February 1967 to June 1970 as a sentry dog handler in Phan Rang, Vietnam.

12. 

    17 Jun 2022

    Bob Mays

    Bob Mays served from May 1968 to May 1969 in the 35 Security Police Squadron - K9 Division at the Phan Rang Air Force Base

13. 

    12 Jun 2022

    Craig Lord

    Craig Lord served from April 20, 1968 - April 20, 1969 in the 35th Security Police Squadron, K9 Division at the Phan Rang Air Force Base.

14. 

    2 Jun 2022

    Carl Adams

    Carl Adams served in the United States Air Force from 1967-1968 at the Phan Rang base in the K9 unit.

15. 

    26 May 2022

    Bill Fisher

    Bill Fisher served from February 1967 to February 1968 in the 35th Security Police Squadron, K9 Division at Phan Rang Air Force base

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