K9 Callie, only search-and-rescue dog in DOD, retires from Kentucky Air Guard
Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, right, a pararescueman assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, accepts a Meritorious Service Medal from unit commander Maj. Bryan Hunt, left, on behalf of Callie, center, the only certified search-and-rescue dog in the Department of Defense, during Callie’s retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 24, 2025. Over the course of more than six years with the unit, Callie served on numerous exercises and six real-world deployments, searching for survivors in the aftermath of floods, tornadoes, a collapsed coal mine tipple and multiple demolished buildings. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Dale Greer)
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Callie worked with Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron.
