Dillon Nelson

Dillon grew up in Georgia and served in the Georgia Air National Guard for 11 years. He has 9 years of SAR experience, 6 of those years were spent as a SAR Field Training Manager for an Air Force domestic operations training exercise. During that time Dillon and his dog Jakoby were used as a proof of concept, showcasing the capabilities and versatility of K9 integration during a wide variety of recovery missions. He was also a K9 handler for the Georgia Body Recovery Team for 2 years where he had just over 30 deployments with Jakoby. Dillon earned a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Cybersecurity and in his free time he competes in triathlons and distance running events.