Longest-serving airport security vet to step down

A nod and a tip of the water bowl goes today to Pino, the long-serving K9 at the Saint Louis international airport, Lambert Field. The 13-year-old Belgian Malinois is also the oldest working dog out of more than 500 certified in the Transportation Security Administration's explosives detection canine team program. She arrived at Lambert in September of 1997 after graduating from the military working dog training course at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. She is part of a 10-team K-9 force at Lambert focusing on explosives detection and other security details.

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