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Aquadog / Waterdog
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A.     Problem:

The imposing threat to military assets in riverine and inshore environments from attack by trained surface and subsurface swimmers has been clearly demonstrated during the course of hostilities in Southeast Asia.  This threat can be expected to continue in future limited wars throughout the world.  A number of swimmer countermeasures have been developed which rely, for the most part, on the acoustic signatures created by swimmers as a means of detection.  A need exists to develop swimmer detection systems which utilize visual or olfactory means in order to take advantage of the entire spectrum of swimmer signatures.  To meet this problem, the Navy is exploring the feasibility of using trained military working dogs as swimmer detection devices.

B.     Purpose:

The objective of this study is to identify and discuss the personnel and training implications inherent in introduction of the "AQUADOG" swimmer detection system.

C.     Background:

In September 1968, Naval Ship Research and Development Laboratory,  Panama City, Florida (NSRDL/PC) submitted a proposal to the East Coast Vietnam Laboratory Assistance Program (VLAP) Coordinator that a project be conducted to determine the effectiveness of utilizing military working dogs as underwater swimmers detectors.  Chief, Naval Research and Development Unit - Vietnam (NRDU-V) concurred in the proposal and Project WATERDOG was established.
 

The excerpt above was drawn from an initially CONFIDENTIAL report entitled "PERSONNEL AND TRAINING IMPLICATIONS FOR AQUADOG written by John M. Richardson, Jr., dated June 1971. 

This report, and the others that will be posted here in the near future were obtained by  Herb Mullican, VDHA member.  His efforts tracking down this information is appreciated.
 

The following page numbers are for notation only, and do not correspond with page numbers as shown in the Report.  Every page received has been copied and posted including covers, table of contents, bibliography, and blank pages.

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