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Today we remembered those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in World Wars & operational campaigns. At the DATR, we also reflected on the Military Working Animals that served.
40 parade images are now posted to DATR Facebook & Instagram.
#RemembranceSunday
#RAVC #RAFP #HCMR #KTRHA
Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) Initial Trade Training course 2602 have passed-out as qualified RAVC Military Working Dog handlers.
We wish them all the best for their careers in the RAVC!
#RAVC #BritishArmy #DogHandler
#DATR #MilitaryWorkingDogs #MWD
#LanceCorporal #KennethRowe was supposed to leave his remote base in #Afghanistan ๐ฆ๐ซ on 23rd July 2008. Instead, the young #RoyalArmyVeterinaryCorps #RAVC soldier asked to remain. His reason was practical rather than dramatic. Rowe was an Ammunition and Explosives Search dog handler attached to #2ndBattalion, The #ParachuteRegiment ๐ฆ
๐ฆ, and he was concerned that his departure would leave the #soldiers around him without sufficient specialist search support. His work involved taking a trained dog ahead with patrols to locate concealed #weapons, ammunition and #explosives before they could be used against #British ๐ฌ๐ง and other coalition troops or #Afghan civilians. Commanders agreed that he could stay. The following evening, Rowe went out again with his yellow Labrador, Sasha. Neither would return. Their deaths on 24th July would became one of the most #poignant stories involving Britain's #military working dog teams during the Afghanistan campaign.
Rowe had joined the #Army in #Newcastle on 7th March 2005. He completed his initial training at Winchester that June and qualified in military dog handling the following month. An early deployment to #NorthernIreland helped establish his reputation as an unusually capable handler and trainer. Colleagues remembered a proud Geordie with considerable energy, an enthusiasm for football and running, and an ability to lift morale wherever he went. He represented both his unit and the Royal Army Veterinary Corps in football and was regarded as one of the quickest runners in the unit. He was equally remembered for games of Risk and Monopoly during quieter moments and for nights that could end with him singing karaoke. His professional ambitions were taken seriously by those above him. Senior colleagues described him as a rising talent who constantly asked questions because he wanted to understand his profession better. He also helped raise thousands for charities including #HelpForHeroes and #SSAFA.
Rowe deployed to Afghanistan in March 2008, where his specialist skills became particularly important. #British forces in #Helmand faced the persistent danger of hidden explosives and weapons caches, making military working dog teams valuable to patrols moving through contested areas. Rowe operated from Forward Operating Base #Inkerman in northern Helmand alongside soldiers of #2PARA. Sasha worked with him as an explosives search dog. The Labrador developed an impressive operational record, making confirmed discoveries of ammunition and explosives during her deployment. The partnership between handler and animal required considerable trust. A search dog might detect danger before any soldier could see it, but doing so meant moving into precisely the areas where hidden weapons or enemy forces might be present. Rowe's commanders recognised that this repeatedly placed him and Sasha in exposed positions. Their specialist role was therefore not separate from the patrol. It was one of the things allowing the patrol to move forward.
On the evening of 24th July, Rowe's company moved out from Inkerman during an operation intended to prevent Taliban forces threatening the #Helmand #RiverValley and the area surrounding the base. Rowe and Sasha accompanied the troops as part of the search capability. During contact with enemy forces, both handler and dog were killed. The #MOD #MinistryOfDefence emphasised that Rowe had remained composed and professional while facing substantial danger and was supporting his colleagues when he died. The loss was felt particularly strongly because he had voluntarily extended his time at Inkerman when he could already have been preparing to leave. Accounts from those who served with him repeatedly returned to that decision. It was seen not as an isolated gesture but as characteristic of someone who placed considerable importance on doing his job properly and supporting the people around him. He left behind his parents, Lyn and Kenneth, and two sisters.
CONTINUED:
LCpl Rowe RAVC & MWD Sasha DM lost their lives on 24th of July 2008, in Afghanistan.
They were an operational RAVC Arms & Explosive Search Dog team, attached to 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment.
Lest we forget.
#DATR #RAVC #2Para #PDSA #MilitaryWorkingDogs
๐พWeAlsoServe
We extend our gratitude to My Melton, Ruth Davies & Chris Ham MBE, for their involvement in the restoration of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps bench outside St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray.
The bench was presented on the 29th of Sep 1977.
#DATR #RAVC #MeltonMowbray
#MyMelton
Sgt Harrison & Cpl Thomson successfully delivered a new K9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (K9TCCC) course.
K9TCCC is currently being trialled as a new training system for the treatment of Military Working Dogs in tactical combat environments.
#DATR #RAVC #VeterinaryCare #RVN
Congratulations to the students from our most recent Arms & Explosives Search Dog Handler course!
They are now back at their units refining their skills for future licensing.
Well done to all of the students for your efforts on course.
#DATR #MilitaryWorkingDogs
#RAVC #RAFP
Royal Army Veterinary Corps Initial Trade Training course 2601 have passed-out as qualified RAVC Military Working Dog handlers.
We wish them well for the future & thank them for their efforts over the last few months!
#RAVC #BritishArmy #DogHandler
#DATR #MilitaryWorkingDogs
26 yrs ago, @StuPhillipsK9 arrived at the DATR to begin his career as a dog handler.
Since leaving the service, Stu works with law enforcement, gov agencies& private clients (UK / international).
Thanks to LCpl Mathis for arranging his seminar!
#DATR #RAVC #RAFP #StuPhillipsK9
4x students have completed the RAVC
Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler Reservist course. This consisted of 2x RAVC Soldiers (Reservist service) & 2x Veterinary officers (Regular service).
We wish them all well for their careers!
#DATR #1MWDR #RAVC #Reservist #Veterinary
LCpl Liam Tasker MiD
& MWD Theo DM.
On 1st March 2011, Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, from Kirkcaldy in Fife, was flown home to rest alongside his Military Working Dog Theo.
Both sadly died whilst on active duty in Afghanistan.
We Remember.
#DATR #RAVC #PDSA #Gallantry #Remember
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