Meet Commander Ike — a 5-year-old yellow lab helping U.S. Navy sailors stay mentally strong during long deployments at sea.

While all military working dogs are impressive, Navy SEAL dogs operate on an entirely different plane. Often referred to as Multi-Purpose Canines (MPCs), these dogs are trained for extreme operations ...

Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland has gone to the dogs. After witnessing their ability to serve with soldiers in the field, Ritland started his own businesses centered on training canines for police ...

Navy Special Warfare Command is investigating a video that showed military working dogs attacking a target in a Colin Kaepernick jersey during a demonstration at the Navy SEAL Museum last year By ...

Two helpless dogs in the Middle East faced terrible abuse and almost-certain death until two U.S. Navy sailors not only rescued them — but found a way to get them out of there and on toward a safer, ...

When Neal Kusumoto joined the U.S. Naval Academy after graduating from high school, he couldn’t have anticipated the life that lay before him. He was living in Hawaii at the time of his enlistment. He ...

NAPLES, Italy — Once nearly as common in the Navy as sailors, dogs are poised to make a comeback as the service strives to broaden its approach to mental health. Oliver, a golden retriever, and Morgan ...

Luke and Kimberly Armstrong knew early in their marriage that volunteering was an interest they shared and wanted to continue. The couple has never served in uniform, but they work with service ...

"Shai has given me a quality of life that I had lost," Navy veteran Damian said of the rescue pooch that became his service dog. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Two helpless dogs in the Middle East faced terrible abuse and almost-certain death until two U.S. Navy sailors not only rescued them — but found a way to get them out of there and on toward a safer, ...