12/5/2011 - Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, salutes his fallen friend, Military Working Dog IQ, during a memorial ceremony at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. He was fully trained and qualified by Hardy in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

12/5/2011 - Air Force and Army dog handlers bow their heads during the military working dog memorial ceremony held for IQ, one of Eglin’s K-9s, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. He was fully trained and qualified by his partner, Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

12/5/2011 - Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, speaks at the memorial ceremony about his military working dog, IQ, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. He was fully trained and qualified by Hardy in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

12/5/2011 - Military working dogs and their handlers formed a half-circle around the military working dog memorial at a ceremony for IQ, one of Eglin’s K-9s, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. He was fully trained and qualified by his partner, Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

12/5/2011 - Security forces Airmen from the 96th Air Base Wing and Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group were in attendance at the military working dog memorial ceremony held for IQ, one of Eglin’s K-9s, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. He was fully trained and qualified by his partner, Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

12/5/2011 - Staff Sgt. Donald Nachand, a 96th Security Forces Squadron dog handler, and his K-9, Jimmy, attended the military working dog memorial ceremony held for IQ, one of Eglin’s K-9s, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. He was fully trained and qualified by his partner, Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th SFS, in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

12/5/2011 - Master Sgt. Steven Bicknell, of the 919th Maintenance Squadron, plays ‘Amazing Grace’ on the bagpipes during the military working dog memorial ceremony held for IQ, one of Eglin’s K-9s, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Dec. 1. IQ died unexpectedly Nov. 6 of bloat, a stomach condition. He joined the Air Force in March 2010 and came to Eglin in Nov. 2010. IQ was fully trained and qualified by his partner, Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, in May. At the memorial, Hardy said IQ’s name fit him perfectly and he served his country well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)