MWD Ronny

Military Working Dog Ronny, brand #A331, was a longhaired German Shepherd, who was whelped on 11 April 1997. He was accepted into military service in 6 January 1999. He completed his initial training in handler protection, explosives detection and was certified as a Patrol/Explosive Detector Dog at Lackland AFB, Texas.

Ronny was assigned to Dyess AFB, Texas, in May 1999 where he went through two months of acclimation to his new environment and numerous training scenarios. Ronny was locally certified for operational duties in July 1999. He quickly established himself as a stellar Military Working Dog both on and off duty.

On several occasions Ronny was used to perform at bomb threat situations not only on Dyess, but also in the surrounding communities. His actions were instrumental in providing these communities with a sense of security from criminal and terrorist activities. On five separate occasions, Ronny and his handler were requested to perform U.S. Secret Service support missions. While on these missions, Ronny ensured visits by the President of the United States were safe and incident free.

He was an integrated part of our country’s force protection mission during his three deployments to Southwest Asia. His presence and extreme hard work provided an invaluable blanket of security for thousands of deployed service members and millions of dollars in Department of Defense Resources.

During his distinguished career, Ronny participated in over 50 public demonstrations, witnessed by over five thousand citizens. These demonstrations helped solidify the already strong ties Dyess AFB shared with the Abilene community and provided a sense of security.

Ronny dedicated his life serving the needs of his handler, the 7th Security Forces Squadron, 7th Support Group, 7th Bomb Wing, and the United States Air Force. In return we pay him this honorable tribute. You will be truly missed.