K9 Hurricane, a 16-year-old Belgian Malinois who was the most decorated dog in U.S. history, has passed away. “As much as we knew this time was coming there was no way to prepare. We miss him so much.

Hurricane rose to fame a decade ago when he protected then-President Barack Obama and the First Family from an intruder on Oct. 22, 2014, who had scaled the perimeter fence of the White House and

Hurricane, who was a Special Operations Canine for the Secret Service, became the most decorated dog in U.S. history. He died this week at the age of 16.