MWDs help Andrews children 'Paws to Read'

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Staff Sgt. Christopher Rutkowski tells a crowd of Team Andrews members about the 11th Wing Security Support Squadron's Military Working Dog mission at the library at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 23, 2014. The library hosted the MWD demonstration as part of its "Paws to Read" summer reading program, which runs through Aug. 9. Rutkowski is an 11th SSPTS MWD trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

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Military Working Dogs help children 'Paws to Read'

Staff Sgt. Christopher Rutkowski tells a crowd of Team Andrews members about the 11th Wing Security Support Squadron's Military Working Dog mission at the library at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 23, 2014. The library hosted the MWD demonstration as part of its "Paws to Read" summer reading program, which runs through Aug. 9. Rutkowski is an 11th SSPTS MWD trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

Digi, a military working dog from the 11th Wing Security Support Squadron, demonstrates his ability to incapacitate people on command at the library at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 23, 2014. Staff Sgt. Staff Sgt. Lucas Tripp, an 11th SSPTS MWD trainer, donned a protective training suit and refused to cooperate with an MWD handler during the demonstration. The library hosted the MWD demonstration as part of its "Paws to Read" summer reading program, which runs through Aug. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

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Military Working Dogs help children 'Paws to Read'

Digi, a military working dog from the 11th Wing Security Support Squadron, demonstrates his ability to incapacitate people on command at the library at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 23, 2014. Staff Sgt. Staff Sgt. Lucas Tripp, an 11th SSPTS MWD trainer, donned a protective training suit and refused to cooperate with an MWD handler during the demonstration. The library hosted the MWD demonstration as part of its "Paws to Read" summer reading program, which runs through Aug. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Members of the 11th Security Forces Support Squadron here demonstrated the Military Working Dog mission for a group of Team Andrews children and parents at the Andrews Library on July 23.

The demonstration was the library's latest event to promote its "Paws to Read" summer reading program for children.

To get the latest on library events, follow them on Facebook, or call 301-981-6454.

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