Kandahar, Afghanistan (February 9, 2011) Vigilant Canine Services International LLC, (VCSi) an international canine services company, has completed a kennel project for housing specialized working dogs in southern Afghanistan. This kennel location will assist the military efforts, providing adequate housing, medical and training facilities for military and contracted working dogs that support COMKAF, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the region.
British Air Force Group Captain Patrick Shea-Simonds, Deputy Commander of Force Protection for Kandahar Air Field and Mr. Buck Dikes, the CEO and founder of VCSi were at the kennel facility for the ribbon cutting and opening of the new kennels.
“I am very pleased VCSi was able to complete this project and provide the military and contracted K9 elements in this region with a safe and clean environment for these specialized dogs to live and operate. Every construction project has it challenges. However, building a facility in the middle of a combat zone has proven to be one for the record books. I salute the efforts of our construction crews and the workers that made it possible. It is the commitment and attention to detail that our personnel continually display on a daily basis that ensured our success during this project. I am very proud of our team members and their commitment to this project is greatly appreciated”, stated Buck Dikes.
VCSi has been supporting the freedom efforts in Afghanistan since 2007 and is currently one of the largest provider of detection dog teams for private security and military in the Afghanistan.
