Sentences with phrase «in bomb detection»

These dogs require plenty of stimulation and as such they are often used as working dogs in bomb detection, narcotics detection and herding.

The AKC committee, headed by AKC Senior Vice President Mark Dunn, interviewed key stakeholders involved in bomb detection, including people from academia, government, military, policing, training, and breeding.

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Gillibrand also asked for an extra $ 20 million in funding, which she thinks is necessary to improve detection of nuclear materials and prevent a dirty bomb from being detonated.

A phalanx of concrete barriers and new undercarriage bomb detection scanners have been added to the security measures at this year's U.S. Open in Queens, in addition to the hundreds of NYPD officers securing the annual event that officially began yesterday, authorities said.

Schumer Says Feds Must Test Bomb Detection Technology In NYC and Speed - Up Adoption Of Machines To Place In Some Of NYC's Busiest Transit Hubs: Subways, Penn Station and Airports On the heels of last week's attempted subway terror attack, where -LSB-...]

The distance detection method — called stand - off bomb detection — improves safety, particularly for soldiers in combat zones.

To protect people from these weapons, the U.S. military increasingly relies on robotic bomb detection and disposal units (in addition to the scores of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overhead with reconnaissance and strike capabilities), creating life - and - death combat relationships between man and machine that will only deepen and proliferate over time.

This distance limitation is not ideal for applications in bomb or hazardous material detection, where the human operator wants to be as far away as possible from the potential threat.

These include unpiloted planes such as the MQ - 9 Reaper and its more famous predecessor, the MQ - 1 Predator, as well as ground vehicles such as the unmanned minitank Talon SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection System) and the multipurpose PackBot, which has been widely used to defuse roadside bombs in Iraq and which can also gather intelligence and detect snipers.

They are mostly concerned about intelligence originating from Syria and Yemen that they have developed bombs that could be placed in mobile telephones and e-readers to avoid detection to bring down aircraft bound for America.

Schnauzers have been used in the United States for bomb detection, search and rescue and skin and lung cancer - detection.

He excels not only in herding, obedience, and tracking, but also in protection and law enforcement; drug, bomb and gas detection; search and rescue; sledding; agility; and therapy assistance to the disabled, ill or elderly.

They excel in Schutzhund, bomb and narcotics detection, tracking, and herding.

During my time in K9 I worked police patrol, point (lead) for the Special Forces (Green Beret) jungle patrols, narcotic detection with DEA, bomb dog trainer and K9 Liaison between the US Government and the Republic of Panama.

The Beagle's outstanding scent detection coupled with its athleticism and stamina make them good hunting dogs in addition to their current use as service dogs, chiefly in detection of bombs, drugs, or prohibited agricultural products.

Pit Bull Terriers are often used in search and rescue operations and by law enforcement for bomb and drug detection.

Bull Terriers can excel at a variety of dog sports (including agility, flyball, freestyle, weight pull, and carting) as well as in roles such as bomb detection, search - and - rescue and as service, assistance, health - alert, and therapy dogs.

Because, well trained German Shepherds have proven their proficiency in several fields - such as Police and military services, search and rescue operations, bomb and drug detection, and family protection.

The good temperament and strong sense of smell let this breed to make great contributions in fields like rescue operations and drug and bomb detection.

Today dogs still serve man and in even more diverse roles — from guide dog to bomb detection K - 9 — but most of all, dogs are now companions that ground us to nature in a busy and increasingly technological world.»

They are not only known as great hunting companions and accomplished Field Trial and Hunt Test Competitors, but have done well in the show ring, obedience and agility trials, Search and Rescue (SAR), bomb and drug detection, sledding, and as human patient therapy dogs.

While dogs» strong sense of smell has been put to work in military and law enforcement fields (like bomb and cadaver detection), the medical field has seen the most exciting developments, including researchers who trained five dogs to smell breast and lung cancer on a patient's breath.