Military working dog handlers in Iraq have set up a “walking blood bank” for their four-legged partners who help secure bases, hunt explosives and assist in combat missions such as the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last year.
“The bank will allow for rapid treatment of injured working dogs,” Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition battling ISIS in Iraq and Syria, said on Twitter Wednesday.
Boni, Bubo and Rexo, all patrol explosive detector dogs at Al Asad Air Base, were among the pups who had their blood drawn and tested earlier this month to identify their blood types, online photos show.
U.S military working dog handlers in Iraq recently started a mobile blood bank for working dogs. The bank will allow for rapid treatment of injured working dogs. K9s🐶and their handlers provide security support to Coalition forces and our partners in the mission to #DefeatDaesh pic.twitter.com/4thaprs3u5
— Inherent Resolve (@CJTFOIR) October 21, 2020
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Source: Stars & Stripes