The U.S. Army Had Secret War Dogs in Vietnam

[rangerrebew]

May 18, 2019

The U.S. Army Had Secret War Dogs in Vietnam

Really.
by War Is Boring

In 1966, the U.S. Army trained sniffer dogs and their human companions to track down guerrillas in Vietnam. The military kept these Combat Tracker Teams secret to hide them from the enemy—and shield reluctant allies from a potential international incident.

The impetus for the canine teams came from frustrated American commanders. The Viet Cong were masters of terrain, camouflage and tunneling—and dictated when and where a fight happened. More importantly, the enemy fighters could decide how long a battle lasted.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-army-had-secret-war-dogs-vietnam-58282

[sneakypete]

Complete and total BS.

Yes,there were dog teams,but there sure as hell wasn't anything secret about them. They walked point in large conventional units because they could smell out ambushes,and sometimes even smell out booby traps.

Dogs were also sometimes used in WW-2 for the same purposes. When you are fighting in the jungles and can only see a few feet in front of you,dogs that can smell out the enemy can save a lot of lives.