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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.

Navy Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Aristan R. Johnson honored in dignified transfer June 3, 2025

A U.S. Navy carry team transfers the remains of U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Aristan R. Johnson of Round Rock, Texas, June 3, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Johnson was assigned to Navy Security Forces Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rusty Frank)

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With honor and precision

Airmen from the 436th Mission Generation Group recently completed their final evaluation for reverse dignified transfer training at Dover AFB. This solemn, three-day course ensures the Airmen are fully prepared to respectfully handle the remains of fallen service members along with our AFMAO team.

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AFMAO conducts third phase of Department of the Air Force exercise

The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations completed their third phase of a Department of the Air Force Mass Casualty Exercise held within the organization, including working with the Joint Personal Effects Depot and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, May 12-16, 2025.The primary objectives

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