PACESETTER K9

Brad Langham served in the United States NAVY from 2002 to 2010 as a Military Police K9 Officer. Brad started working with Military Working Dogs in 2002 while stationed on Guam Naval Base. He completed his Basic canine handler’s course in 2004 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. During his time as a canine handler, Brad made 2 combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During these combat deployments his hard work and dedication resulted in his K9 team finding over 24,000 pounds of explosives. His leadership led to becoming a kennel supervisor for the United States NAVY. As the kennel supervisor, Brad was responsible for ten K9 teams, coordinating combat missions, maintaining all daily paperwork, ensuring all supplies were readily available, and coordinated personnel incoming and outgoing from the country, all while staying in contact with the units in or around the base. He setup and taught one of the first canine handler courses to be held in Al-Kut, Iraq. Working through the language barrier, this course taught Iraqi police officers basic obedience and proper handling of their canines. As a Military working dog handler, Brad certified on 4 separate detection dogs and has attended the Advanced Canine Combat Readiness Course held in Yuma, AZ.

Brad left active duty in 2010, however he continues to serve his country by remaining in the United States NAVY Reserves as a Military Police Officer. From the years 2010 to 2014, Brad ran the day to day operations for a civilian canine company. While there, he was in charge of training all canines, maintaining all equipment, and making sure paperwork was up to date on up to 80 canines at any given time. He also tested and selected new incoming canines during the procurement process, taught the basic handlers course to over 300 police officers, and matched K9 handlers with their perfect canine that has made them productive in their career. Brad has also delivered over 30 canines to families across the U.S. for personal protection. During these deliveries he made sure the canine was comfortable in the home and the clients knew the proper use of the canine. He was also responsible for maintaining contact with the clients and talking to potential new clients. He assisted many police departments in setting up their new K9 programs. Brad also ensured all canines were maintained medically and kennel cleaning and maintenance was completed daily.