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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.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Emmett W. Goodridge Jr. honored in dignified transfer June 24

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Emmett W. Goodridge Jr. of Roseville, Minnesota, June 24, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Goodridge was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New

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Army Staff Sgt. Saul F. Gonzalez honored in dignified transfer June 24

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Saul F. Gonzalez of Pullman, Michigan, June 24, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Gonzalez was assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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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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