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Photo by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock - U.S. Marine Corps Military Working Dog Rambo, assigned to the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, poses for a photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 20, 2026. Rambo has been at MCAS Iwakuni for over five years, conducting several anti-terrorism measures, customs sweeps and over 100 K-9 demonstrations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock)

The Grand Old Dog of the Kennels

On a base full of U.S. Marines working hard day in and day out, there’s one Marine who has called MCAS Iwakuni his home for 25 years... In dog years. Military Working Dog Rambo, a German Shepard, Belgian Malinois mix, received his orders to MCAS Iwakuni at three years old in 2021 after completing his initial training at Lackland Air Force Base,

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