The Veterinary Service performs food safety operations and inspections to ensure deployed forces receive the safest food and water available. They also care for military working animals and provide public health services during humanitarian assistance missions.
![U.S. Army Maj. Thamus Morgan, a veterinarian with the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), demonstrates how to administer a taping device that determines the weight of cattle to a Ugandan veterinary care specialist working with the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) at a farm in Luwero, Uganda.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161102172632im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/General%20Images/Health%20Readiness/DVIDS_933106.ashx)
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12/30/2015
![Army Maj. Lane Hansen (in lab coat), deputy director for Dog Center Europe, discusses treatment option for Military Working Dog Rocky with (Left to Right): Spec. India Mainville, veterinary technician Army Sgt. John Paul Perry, a Military Working Dog handler from the 525th MWD Detachment; Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marroquin, Noncommissioned officer in charge of Dog Center Europe; Maj. Suzanne Todd, deputy commanding officer for Public Health Command District - Northern Europe; 1st Sgt. Gina Egan, PHCD-NE first sergeant; and Spec. Dimonde Davis, a veterinary technician. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Scott Chamberlin)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161102172632im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Dog%20IED.ashx?mw=120)
Dog Center Europe is part of Public Health Command Europe, which assures the effective execution of full-spectrum veterinary services for Army and DoD veterinary missions
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11/5/2015
![Army Staff Sgt. Erik Rosengren (left) and Military Working Dog, Hella, prepare to board a helicopter during MEDEVAC training for MWD teams.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161102172632im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Dog%20evac.ashx?mw=120)
In emergency situations, a Military Working Dog handler is generally the first person to evaluate the dog, and initiate care. Public Health Command-Europe provides semi-annual familiarization training for dog handlers that focuses on providing emergency care for MWDs
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7/23/2015
![Staff Sgt. Erik Smith (left), a 822nd Base Defense Squadron military working dog handler, holds down MWD, Celo, while Army Capt. (Dr.) Allison Brekke, the 23rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron officer in charge of veterinary services, listens for Celo’s heartbeat before surgery. Dr. Breeke checked Cleo’s health to ensure there would be no complications before beginning surgery.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161102172632im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/VetClinic2.ashx?mw=120)
Military working dogs require extensive medical care to keep their noses in good working condition to help sniff out drugs and explosives and aid in base security. To ensure these canines are up for the task, the 23rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Veterinary Services Flight supports Moody's MWDs by maintaining their preventative care.
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12/4/2014
![Brig. Gen. John Poppe, chief of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, and Maj. Paul Hollier, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, discuss veterinary missions on a global health platform at the 2014 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States annual meeting in Washington, D.C.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161102172632im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/veterinarians.ashx?mw=120)
Military veterinarians are providing more than just care for pets. They’re engaging globally to benefit society.
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Policy
This directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 6400.4 (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for veterinary public and animal health services in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5136.01 (Reference (b))
- Identification #: DoDD 6400.04E
- Date: 6/27/2013
- Type: Directives
- Topics:
Veterinary Service
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