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Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations

AFMAO: About Us

A U.S. Air Force carry team practices a carry during dignified training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 26, 2024.

Families of the Fallen

Freedom Oak at the Mediation Pavilion on the Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen campus at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 23, 2025.

Mortuary Affairs Support

Dave Vance, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Mortuary Specialist gives presentation in the embalming suite June 22, 2021.

Readiness and Plans

Master Sgt. Sasha Gray, a controller, in the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Command, Control and Communication section, reviews the daily checklists, June 13, 2024.

Honor Guard

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Even Weller, 49th Force Support Squadron Steel Talons Honor Guard member, dresses the American Flag during a Memorial Day ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 22, 2025.

AFMAO provides foundation course for deployed members

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations hosted a fundamental Air University class for deployed airmen Nov. 17-20.The class, Junior Enlisted Foundations 300, a required course for airmen who will be attending Airman Leadership School. AFMAO not only held a specialized class for the deployed reservists,

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Ayad Mansoor Sakat honored in dignified transfer Dec. 17

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Ayad Mansoor Sakat of Macomb, Mich., Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)

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Army Sgt. Edgar Torres Tovar honored in dignified transfer Dec. 17

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Edgar Torres Tovar of Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Tovar was assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa National Guard in

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