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MWD Riko retires after 5 years of service
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374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs October 13, 2023
Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs October 13, 2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Glenn Bowersox, 374th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) commander, left, Riko, a retired military working dog and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bailey Hodgson, 374th SFS military working dog handler, pose for a photo during Riko's retirement ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2023. Hodgson began working as Riko's handler in December 2022 and is now Riko's owner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) ()
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Riko, a seven-year-old German Shepard, officially retired from his role as a military working dog Oct. 11 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, after serving in the U.S. Air Force for five years.