Arras, a five-year-old Dutch shepherd explosives detector and patrol dog deployed to Iraq with his handler SSgt. Marcus Reaves was electrified Sept. 25 during a search for weapons and explosives in a building. The two deployed from the 78th Security Forces Squadron at Robins AFB, Ga. Holly Birchfield reports that Reaves was knocked unconscious and thrown about 30 feet from the explosion.
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles have roared out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., for the last time. The 104th Fighter Wing’s last three F-15Cs departed the base Oct. 23 for the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ending the aircraft's era on the frontlines of homeland defense.


