TRAINING
The following set of pictures
depict training routines at Clark
Photo set contributors are Monty & Cathy Moore, Ed
Green, Bill Louk, John Grammer, Roger bennett, William Carpinona, Chris
Purucker, Michael Ging, Bill Anderson and Keith Usery.
Top Row, Left to Right:
1-3. For a period of time at
Clark there was a semi-official demo/drill team, of which I was a member for
a month prior to DEROSing back to the States in June of 1977. This series of
three photos was taken later in 1977.
The drill team was performing for the American Ambassador to the
Philippines.
4. Attack training. Ed Green
searches the decoy Diane Lieber, while Blue watches intently.
5. Bill Louk's dog Blackie.
Blackie had been trained to jump into the window and stay on the ledge until
Bill commanded him to jump back down.
6. The base firing range
where we qualified on weapons such as the GAU (Short, stubby M-16), .38
caliber handgun, M-60 machine gun, M-79 grenade launcher and 12 gauge
shotgun. This day's training was with the M-16.
7. A customs class taught at
Subic Bay Naval Base in Oct 1977. Mixed amongst the numerous Navy folks are
the following Clark handlers: 1st row L-R: SrA Carla Emling, A1C Bob Quiroz,
SrA Mike Tankink, A1C Mark Strother, SrA Fitzsimmons, A1C George Mahoney, 2
unknown Navy and Sgt Bob Crable. 2nd Row: 2 unknown Navy, SrA Rodney
Thompson, A1C Willie Thomas, A1C Rod Hanline, Sgt Elwood Putnam, SSgt John
Grammer, Sgt Cathy Moore, 2 unknown Navy. 3rd Row: unknown Navy, SrA Fran
Rice, 2 unknown Navy, A1C Ben Johnson, unknown Navy.
8. Roger Bennett and friend.
Photo looks to have been taken on the roof of one of the barracks.
9. William Carpinona and his
assigned MWD engage in attack training.
Second Row, Left to Right:
1. Chris Purucker and his
assigned MWD in the parking lot at the kennels.
2. A group of handlers march
their dogs out of the kennel area.
3. Female Demo Team which
toured PACAF.
4. Attack training with the
female demo team.
5. More attack training.
6. Member of the female demo
team searching a weapons carrier for drugs.
7. Female demo team drilling.
8 & 9. Galloway's dog
during attack training.
Third Row, Left to Right:
1. Attack training in the
training area.
2. Obedience training as a
handler teaches his dog to sit up.
3. More attack training.
4. Obedience training in the
training area.
5. Attack training.
6 & 7. Obedience
training.
8. Attack training.
9. Bill Anderson and Brutus
on the obstacle course in the training area.
Fourth Row, Left to Right:
1 & 2. Bill Anderson
conducts attack training in the training area with his assigned MWD Brutus.
3,4,5 & 6. Attack training
at the kennels.
7. keith Usery's dog Fritz
jumping through the window in the training area.
8 & 9. Demo at Baguio.