On Jan. 15, 2010, Billy Monahan and his partner, Hunter, were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, three days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake left the Caribbean nation in tatters. Monahan was a veteran fire … ...

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chyta, a military working dog and member of the Urban Search and Rescue dog pilot program, takes a break after training on Fort Belvoir, Va., Aug. 26.

In its lifetime – the charity was founded in 1978 – its dogs and handlers, all volunteers, have carried out 3,000 search missions, and last year dealt with 32 call-outs.