K-9 Team takes a bite out of competition
USAFA Web News Release
December 2005

K-9 Team Takes A Bite Out Of Competition

It was a weekend for the dogs in Tucson, Arizona. The 17th Annual Tucson Police K-9 Trail was held November 12th -14th with over 65 Law enforcement K-9 Teams. Among them were K-9 Aghbar and his Handler SSgt Kris Evers with the 10th Security Forces Squadron. Aghbar, a 6 year old German Shepherd and Evers have been a team since January 2002, when they started at the Air Force Academy. Aghbar is a dual purpose dog trained to detect explosives, and bad guys. Aghbar made his showing finding those bad guys. The team took home a 5th Place award in the Area Search portion and a 4th place award in the Building Search Portion of the competition.

Out of the 65 teams, about half were from the Department of Defense, and Aghbar was the only military dog to place in those two events.

Other portions of the competition included explosives detection, tactical obedience, agility, and handler protection. Peterson AFB K-9 also made a strong showing by placing in agility and a team award. To be eligible for a team award a unit must have had at least two dog teams in the event. Fort Carson K-9 placed in explosives detection. Awards were given for 1st to 5th place in each event. "Colorado Springs Military took home a nice chunk from Tucson this year," Evers said.