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\nMWD Jessy Sports Her NCM. Good Girl!<\/p>\n
\nMWD Jessy Sports Her NCM. Good Girl!<\/p>\n
Congratulations to Jessy on her successful Military Working Dog career, and her award on the occasion of her retirement. A nine-year-old Belgian Malinois, Jessy has been adopted by her current handler and family. She looks forward to lounging on the sofa, keeping an eye on the tree rats, and chasing the occasional Frisbee. Congrats, Jessy!<\/p>\n
Author: Harm Venhuizen<\/strong<\/strong><\/p>\n Naval Air Station Key West officials honored military working dog Jessy for her service at a retirement ceremony on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n Capt. Mark Sohaney, commanding officer of NAS Key West, presented Jessy with a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and a Certificate of Meritorious Service at the ceremony held on the air station\u2019s Boca Chica Field, according to a news release.<\/p>\n Jessy received a standard MWD retirement certificate, said Danette Baso Silvers, an NAS Key West spokeswoman, in an email to Military Times.<\/p>\n But that wasn\u2019t all.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the discretion of Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Sohaney, she was presented with a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for her six years of outstanding performance and loyalty as a U.S. Navy Military Working Dog and her protection of her 10 handlers while at Naval Air Station Key West,\u201d Silvers said.<\/p>\n Jessy has worked with 10 different canine handlers in her time at NAS Key West on assignments including two overseas deployments, 38 presidential missions, and Fleet Week New York City.<\/p>\n In her most recent assignment, the nine-year-old Belgian Malinois and her handler were on standby in New York City to serve the hospital ship Comfort at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Well done Jessy! Read the entire article here: Navy Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"