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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 hosts Chaplain Candidate

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kevin York didn't always aspire to become a chaplain. Before joining the Air Force, he served five years in the Navy as a maintainer. Although he remained a devoted Christian throughout his military service, his career ambitions were focused elsewhere. After an 11-year break

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AFMAO leadership delivers remarks during Gold Star Families Monument Dedication Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory B. Long, U.S. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander, delivered remarks during a Gold Star Families Monument Dedication Ceremony at the Delaware Veterans Cemetery, June 10, 2026.

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Meet a Deployer: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Haley Sloan

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Haley Sloan serves in a role where precision, communication, and accountability are critical to one of the military’s most solemn missions. As a Command, Control and Communication (C3) controller at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO), she helps ensure the

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