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Retirement ceremony honors military working dog

Carlos, 81st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, and Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler, exit the room following Carlos’ retirement ceremony Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by St. Clair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Retirement ceremony honors military working dog

Members of the 81st Security Forces Squadron drink a toast from dog food bowls to Carlos, 81st SFS military working dog, during his retirement ceremony Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Drinking a toast from a dog bowl is a ceremonial tradition for military working dog retirements. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Staff Sgt. James Martin, 81st Security Forces Squadron kennel master, presents a shadow box to Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler, on behalf of Carlos, 81st SFS military working dog, during a retirement ceremony for Carlos Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by St. Clair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Maj. Devin Sproston, 81st Security Forces Squadron commander, presents a retirement certificate to Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler, on behalf of Carlos, 81st SFS military working dog, during a retirement ceremony for Carlos Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by St. Clair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Retirement ceremony honors military working dog

Carlos, 81st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, sits aside Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler, during Carlos’ retirement ceremony Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by St. Clair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Maj. Devin Sproston, 81st Security Forces Squadron commander, replaces the collar of Carlos, 81st SFS military working dog, with a new one as Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler, assists during a retirement ceremony for Carlos Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by St. Clair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Retirement ceremony honors military working dog

Published Sept. 17, 2015
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Carlos, 81st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, and Staff Sgt. Garth St. Clair, 81st SFS military working dog handler, exit the room following Carlos’ retirement ceremony Sept. 16, 2015, at the Don Wylie Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Carlos was in the service for 11 years and served deployments in Afghanistan with a Navy SEAL unit; Iraq with a U.S. Army unit and three deployments with St. Clair. He has been adopted by St. Clair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)