Marine Corps veteran David Pond reunites with Pablo, the military service dog who served with him during a tour in Afghanistan. Pond adopted Pablo after Pablo was retired from service during a ceremony Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Military working dog Pablo retired from active duty at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and was adopted by his former handler David Pond, with whom he had previously served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at MCLB Albany.
Cpl. Greg Madrid and military service dog Pablo stand at attention while Marine Corps Logistics Base Commanding Officer Col. James C. Carroll III shares his thoughts on Pablo’s retirement from active duty. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)David Pond and his former partner Pablo, maintain the bond the two created during the time they spent together searching for explosives during a tour in Afghanistan five years ago. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Cpl. Greg Madrid, center, crouches to say farewell to Pablo, the military service dog that had served with him and the rest of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Police Department for the past five years, as Lt. Eric Brown, left, and Marine Corps veteran David Pond, right, look on. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)David Pond and his former partner Pablo, maintain the bond the two created during the time they spent together searching for explosives during a tour in Afghanistan nearly five years ago. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Marine Corps veteran David Pond reunites with Pablo, the military service dog who served with him during a tour in Afghanistan. Pond adopted Pablo after Pablo was retired from service during a ceremony Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Cpl. Greg Madrid of the Marine Corps Police Department aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and military service dog Pablo greet attendees at a ceremony honoring Pablo’s retirement and subsequent adoption by Marine veteran David Pond. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Police Department Kennel Master Lt. Eric Brown, left, stands at attention as veteran David Pond, center, formally adopts military service dog Pablo during a ceremony Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)David Pond gets a hug from his mother, Janice Fisher, while Dan Fisher greets the family’s newest member, Pablo, a military service dog who had served with Pond in Afghanistan. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)David Pond and his former partner Pablo, maintain the bond the two created during the time they spent together searching for explosives during a tour in Afghanistan five years ago. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)David Pond talks with members of the news team sent by NBC’s “Today” show to cover the retirement of military service dog Pablo and his subsequent adoption by Pond, who had served with Pablo in Afghanistan. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
