KSC Protectice Services - Working Dogs Feature Story.
K-9 Spike stands alert and ready for the next training exercise with his Handler Officer John McGee at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida on July 10, 2019. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer Scott O’Rourke watches as K-9 LJ works his way through a row of bags and containers to locate one with a suspicious substance during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer Scott O’Rourke watches as K-9 LJ selects the container with a suspicious substance during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer John McGee watches as K-9 Spike works his way through a row of cars during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer Scott O’Rourke watches as K-9 LJ works his way through a row of bags and containers to locate one with a suspicious substance during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer Scott O’Rourke watches as K-9 LJ works his way through a row of bags and containers to locate one with a suspicious substance during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Spike is ready for the next training exercise with his Handler Officer John McGee at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida on July 10, 2019. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
KSC Protectice Services - Working Dogs Feature Story.
K-9 Spike stands alert and ready for the next training exercise with his Handler Officer John McGee at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida on July 10, 2019. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer Scott O’Rourke watches as K-9 LJ stops at the container with a suspicious substance during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Spike is ready for the next training exercise with his Handler Officer John McGee at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida on July 10, 2019. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
K-9 Handler Officer John McGee watches as K-9 Spike works his way through a row of cars during a training exercise on July 10, 2019, at Kennedy Space Center’s Protective Services Office in Florida. The center’s specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Inside Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor and K9 Harry demonstrate how specially trained dogs are used to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration, held April 23, 2019, involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. Prior to the demonstration, Officer Sidor presented information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy employees. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Inside Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor and K9 Harry demonstrate how specially trained dogs are used to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration, held April 23, 2019, involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. Prior to the demonstration, Officer Sidor presented information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy employees. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Port K9, Harry, lies inside Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center. FWC Officer Jeff Sidor presented information on the commission’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy employees on April 23, 2019, and brought Harry along for a demonstration. Following the presentation, Officer Sidor demonstrated how FWC is using specially trained dogs such as Harry in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Port K9, Harry, stands in Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center. FWC Officer Jeff Sidor presented information on the commission’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy employees on April 23, 2019, and brought Harry along for a demonstration. Following the presentation, Officer Sidor demonstrated how FWC is using specially trained dogs such as Harry in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) K9 Harry rests during FWC Officer Jeff Sidor’s presentation on the commission’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees on April 23, 2019. Following the presentation in the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center, Officer Sidor demonstrated how FWC is using specially trained dogs such as Harry in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Port K9, Harry, stands in Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center. FWC Officer Jeff Sidor presented information on the commission’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy employees on April 23, 2019, and brought Harry along for a demonstration. Following the presentation, Officer Sidor demonstrated how FWC is using specially trained dogs such as Harry in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Port K9, Harry, stands in Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center. FWC Officer Jeff Sidor presented information on the commission’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy employees on April 23, 2019, and brought Harry along for a demonstration. Following the presentation, Officer Sidor demonstrated how FWC is using specially trained dogs such as Harry in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor holds up a piece of turtle shell during a presentation and demonstration to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained the turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Jeff Sidor presents information on FWC’s Port K9 Program to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Space Station Processing Facility Conference Center on April 23, 2019. Officer Sidor brought a special K9, Harry, to demonstrate how FWC is using specially trained dogs in airports, seaports and mail facilities to detect illegal and invasive fish and wildlife species shipping into Florida. The demonstration involved Harry distinguishing which box, among many, contained a turtle shell. This lunch and learn was available for employees to attend as part of Kennedy’s Earth Day events.