Kuga (2007-2012) was a male Belgian Malinois military dog serving with the Australian Army. In 2011, Kuga was shot five times while grasping an insurgent fighter with his mouth, while on …

Kuga’s death is officially recorded as ‘Died of Wounds’. Today he was posthumously awarded the equivalent of the animals Victoria Cross by the PDSA for his remarkable and brave actions …

Belgian Malinois, Kuga has been posthumously recognised for his actions during Operation Slipper. He indicated the presence of an enemy ambush, concealed among trees alongside a …

2018年10月26日 · When military dog Kuga and his special operations handler Sergeant J were choppered into Khaz Uruzgan in Afghanistan on a mission to locate a high-value Taliban …

2018年10月30日 · Canberra, Australia — Kuga, a Special Operations Military Working Dog (SOMWD), posthumously received the PDSA Dickin Medal, which is the Victoria Cross …

2018年11月7日 · Kuga, a Belgian Malinois, is the 71st recipient of the Dickin Medal, and the first Australian dog to receive the award. The PDSA Dickin Medal was created in 1943 to honour …

2018年10月26日 · Belgian Malinois Kuga has been posthumously recognised for his actions during Operation Slipper in the Khas Uruzgan district of Afghanistan. Kuga indicated the …

Kuga the military working dog has become the first Australian animal since World War II to be awarded for gallantry over an extraordinary act in Afghanistan in which he alerted his handler …

2024年7月17日 · Belgian Mallinois Kuga saved lives in Afghanistan but paid the ultimate price, succumbing to war wounds on 24 July 2012. Twelve years on, Leading Seaman Nadav Harel …

The kunga was a hybrid equid that was used as a draft animal in ancient Syria and Mesopotamia, where it also served as an economic and political status symbol. Cuneiform writings from as …