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Since 2012, all major U.S. military service branches have enacted restricted breed policies that prohibit dangerous dog breeds from privatized housing, chiefly: pit bulls, rottweilers and wolf-dog hybrids.

Military restricted breed policies

Breed Restriction Policies
Base Pet Policy Type of Pet Policy
Air Force Space Command Uniform pet policy All bases (10+) View bases » Prohibits: pit bulls and rottweilers
U.S. Air Force Uniform pet policy All bases (55+) View bases » Prohibits: pit bulls, rottweilers, doberman pinschers, chow chows and wolf-dog hybrids.
U.S. Army Uniform pet policy All bases (150+) View bases » Prohibits: pit bulls, bullmastiffs, Chinese fighting dogs, doberman pinschers, dogo Argentinos, Rhodesian ridgebacks and Dogue de Bordeaux. See also the U.S. Army's 2013 service dog policy.
U.S. Marine Corps Uniform pet policy All bases (55+) View bases » Prohibits: pit bulls, rottweilers and wolf-dog hybrids. See also Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune's 2015 service dog policy.
U.S. Navy Uniform pet policy All installations (100+) View bases » Prohibits: Chow chows, doberman pinschers, presa canarios, pit bulls (American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier), rottweilers and wolf-dog hybrids.
Okinawa - Joint Services Uniform pet policy Prohibits: pit bulls, rottweilers, doberman pinschers, chow chows and wolf-dog hybrids.
Naval Station Rota, Spain Pet policy Pit bulls, Staffordshire bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, rottweilers, doberman pinschers, Argentino dogos, fila brisileiros, Japanese tosas, Japanese akitas, German shepherds, chow chows, boxers and wolf-dog hybrids declared "dangerous."

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