War Dogs Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tom Shambo
During the Vietnam War, over 500 sentry dogs and their handlers patrolled along the parameters of United States Air Forces Bases...these are their stories.
In this special episode of War Dogs, Tom Shambo interviews 1950 Korean War Vet, John "Doc" Levi.
Monty's extraordinary Military Working Dog (MWD) service and training expertise spanned numerous years of overseas tours - 2 tours as a sentry dog handler at Da Nang and Phu Cat Air Bases, Vietnam; NCOIC, Drug Detector Dog Section, and senior MWD trainer, Clark Air Base, Philippines; his last overseas tour, he was NCOIC, PACAF Military Working Dog Training Center, Okinawa, Japan. Additional Stateside assignments included Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota; Kelly Air Force Base, Texas; instructor duty at the Military Working Dog Studies Branch, Medina Air Force Base, Texas; Kennelmaster, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; and, MWD trainer and Law Enforcement Flight Chief, Andrews Air Force, Washington, DC. He retired from Air Force active duty with 20 years of service. He continued in law enforcement as a U.S. Special Deputy Marshal, at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC; federal police officer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia; and, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Timothy Sparks served in the United States Air Force as a sentry dog handler in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971.
Your host Tom Shambo turns the mic around and becomes the guest on this episode. Tom Shambo served in the 35th Security Police Squadron from February 1967 to February 1968 at Phan Rang Air Force Base.
Bob Dragich served from February 1967 to June 1970 as a sentry dog handler in Phan Rang, Vietnam.
Part 2: Bob Dragich served from February 1967 to June 1970 as a sentry dog handler in Phan Rang, Vietnam.
Part 1: Bob Dragich served from February 1967 to June 1969 as a sentry dog handler in Phan Rang, Vietnam.
Bob Mays served from May 1968 to May 1969 in the 35 Security Police Squadron - K9 Division at the Phan Rang Air Force Base
Craig Lord served from April 20, 1968 - April 20, 1969 in the 35th Security Police Squadron, K9 Division at the Phan Rang Air Force Base.
Carl Adams served in the United States Air Force from 1967-1968 at the Phan Rang base in the K9 unit.
Bill Fisher served from February 1967 to February 1968 in the 35th Security Police Squadron, K9 Division at Phan Rang Air Force base