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For the purpose of the USAF Police Alumni Association, "USAF Police MWD or K-9" means an military working dog involved in crime control or reduction, combat operations in defense of or in support of valid USAF operations and who is directly assigned to an active duty, reserve or national guard unit as an Air Police, Security Police or Security Forces member of the United States Air Force. 

"Line of duty" means any action that an MWD is obligated or authorized by law, rule, regulation or written condition of employment service to perform, or for which the officer is compensated by the public agency he or she serves.

The term "killed in the line of duty" means a USAF MWD or K-9 has died as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. This includes victim law enforcement K-9s who, while in an off-duty capacity, act in response to a law violation. It also includes victim law enforcement K-9s who, while in an off-duty capacity, are en route to or from a specific emergency or responding to a particular request for assistance. 

Combat Related Deaths will be included on the Memorial for all USAF Police MWDs & K-9s who are properly deployed or assigned to any forward operating location. 

Stressful responses include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. a physical struggle with a suspected or convicted criminal;
  2. performing a search and rescue mission that requires rigorous physical activity;
  3. responding to a violation of the law or emergency situation that involves a serious injury or death; or
  4. a situation that requires either a high speed response or pursuit on foot or in a vehicle.

An MWD or K-9 shall be included if the USAF states that the MWD or K-9 died in the line of duty and there is no information to believe otherwise. The Alumni Association board of directors shall exhaust all possible means available to verify an MWD/K-9 eligibility status, and the correct spelling of the name. 

Questions should be directed to John Shanks, USAF Police Alumni Founder at john.shanks@usafpolice.org or TerriAnn Shipley, USAF Police Alumni Board Member at terriann.shipley@usafpolice.org.   



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“The USAF Police Alumni Association is a private not-for-profit 501c19 organization. The USAF Police Alumni Association is not a law enforcement agency and has no police powers. The USAF Police Alumni Association is not affiliated with, a part of, or an official representative of the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense or any other US Government agency.”
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