U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel will welcome Ike, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, aboard the USS Wasp. Ike has been trained by Mutts With A Mission to serve as the warship's facility dog.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first Navy ship to host an operational stress military working dog, said Cmdr. Genevieve Clark, a chaplain aboard the carrier.
To serve more veterans and first responders, Mutts with a Mission first needs more puppy raisers volunteers who care for the service dogs in training for 1 to 2 years before the dogs are placed with their new owner.