K9 Dragon (MWD) – Fort Carson, Colorado

Died – 4/6/17
Handler – Spec. Kevin Adams

Fort Carson renders honors to long serving military police dog Dragon

Dragon, a military working dog, spent his last day eating steak and playing ball. The German shepherd served in the Army for nine years and five months before he was diagnosed with non-operative, aggressive cancer on March 31 and euthanized Thursday. Dragon, born April 30, 2006, entered active service as a drug-detection dog Nov. 1, 2007, according to a Fort Carson news release. He served in Vicenza, Italy, until 2013 and then served on Fort Carson until his death. He was deployed twice – to Qatar and Honduras – and worked alongside nine soldiers. Dragon was with the 69th Military Police Detachment, 759th Military Police Battalion. His final partner was Spec. Kevin Adams, a military policeman. An end of watch ceremony, during which soldiers rendered honors, was held Thursday at the Fort Carson military working dog kennels. Dragon’s death was announced “with a heavy heart,” according to the news release. Peterson Air Force Base is honoring two military working dogs at 1 p.m. Monday in the base auditorium, according to a news release. One dog was euthanized due to serious illness, and another will be retiring and adopted by its handler after many years of service. No further details were available Thursday. “Military working dogs are crucial to security forces and their mission,” according to the Peterson release. “These highly trained dogs are considered partners, not just animals, and form an unbreakable bond with their handlers.”

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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