341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Maj. Michael Bruton, 341st Training Squadron commander, thanks mission partners from the 802nd Civil Engineer Squadron for helping develop and build the squadron’s new training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022. The new Military Working Dog lab further enhances training for canines, handlers, and Department of Defense partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Leaders from the 37th Training Wing and 37th Training Group tour the new Military Working Dog explosives detection lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022. The new lab, which falls under the 341st Training Squadron, provides more training space for military working dogs and their handlers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

John McKinney, 341st Training Squadron Military Working Dog course chief, addresses attendees at the new Military Working Dog training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022. “This year is huge for our program. I've been here since 2009. We've been begging for training labs. And let me tell you, if it were not for the folks that are here, we wouldn't be where we're at today,” McKinney said. The new lab further enhances training for canines, handlers, and Department of Defense partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Members from the 341st Training Squadron cut the ribbon for their third new training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022. The 341st TRS is home to the Military Working Dog program, training all handlers and dogs for the Department of Defense. The new lab focuses on explosive detection training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, 2nd Air Force commander, tours the new Military Working Dog training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 9, 2021. Edmondson toured the lab ahead of the ribbon-cutting which was held Jan. 5, 2022. The new lab, which falls under the 341st Training Squadron, allows canines and their handlers to train longer and reduce risk of injury due to environmental conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, 2nd Air Force commander, talks to the Military Working Dog team during her tour of the new training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 9, 2021. Edmondson toured the lab ahead of the ribbon-cutting which was held Jan. 5, 2022. The new lab, which falls under the 341st Training Squadron, allows canines and their handlers to train longer and reduce risk of injury due to environmental conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Military Work Dog handlers demonstrate canine bite work at the new MWD training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 9, 2021. The lab, which falls under the 341st Training Squadron, allows canines and their handlers to train longer and reduce risk of injury due to environmental conditions. An official ribbon-cutting was held Jan. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo)

341 TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab

Published Jan. 11, 2022
By Agnes Koterba
37th Training Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas --

The 341st Training Squadron, home of the Military Working Dog program for the Department of Defense, opened its third specialized training lab here Jan. 5, 2022.

The new lab focuses on explosives detection, and allows canines and their handlers to train longer and reduce risk of injury due to environmental conditions.

“This year is huge for our program. I've been here since 2009. We've been begging for training labs. And let me tell you, if it were not for the folks that are here, we wouldn't be where we're at today,” said John McKinney, 341st TRS MWD course chief, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.