Aaron Stice joined the US Marine Corps in September 2007 and served five years as a MWD/SSD K9

handler. After pipelining directly into K9, Aaron was then stationed at Camp Pendleton and served two

tours in Afghanistan, in 2010 and 2011.

During his first deployment, Aaron was attached to 1 st Recon Battalion and 101 st Airborne Division, with

his SSD (specialized search dog) Johnny F728. On his second deployment, Aaron was attached to 1 st

Raider Battalion with his SSD Maika P070. In 2012, Aaron was honorably discharged.

After his military service, Aaron received his bachelors’ degree in Criminal Justice. Upon graduation,

Aaron relocated back to Camp Pendleton where he served as a DoD K9 Police Officer, with MWD KKeaton

V378. After 3.5 years as a police officer, Aaron received a job offer with Breeding Program at Lackland

AFB where he currently works as a trainer, developing puppies to be future MWDs.