Bass was a U.S. Marine Forces Special Operations Command Belgian Malinois whose deployments included Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia; he received the PDSA Dickin Medal after retirement.

Afghanistan / Iraq / Somalia

Story

Bass served with U.S. Marine Forces Special Operations Command and deployed to multiple conflict zones.

The archive records only publicly verifiable service and award details, with the medal image clearly labeled.

Bass is archived because modern military working-dog stories often require both recognition and strict evidence boundaries.

Sources

• Dickin Medal list / PDSA context
• Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery context
• PDSA Dickin Medal general page