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Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers honored in dignified transfer April 5
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Airman killed in Afghanistan identified
April 8, 2009 — Department of Defense officials announced April 5 the identity of an Airman killed while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, 30, of Hopewell, Va., died April 4 near Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air... MORE

Airmen cover the fallen with American flags for families
April 8, 2009 — For some, it means red, white and blue. It means 13 stripes for the original colonies and 50 stars for the states. For the families of the fallen, the American flag means so much more. Because of this, two Airmen assigned to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center here take their mission very seriously. "These men and women who gave their... MORE

Airman killed in Southern Afghanistan
April 8, 2009 — An Airman assigned to the 755th Air Expeditionary Group in Kandahar was killed by an improvised explosive device in Southern Afghanistan April 4. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. MORE

Gates signs policy for dignified transfer operations
April 8, 2009 — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved a policy change that, under strictly delineated conditions, allows media filming of dignified transfer operations of fallen servicemembers' remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The new policy is slated to be implemented April 6, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. If immediate family members... MORE