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  • Holiday wishes from home

    Reservists of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station's 914th Services Squadron display care packages sent to them by Ginger Lindner of Clarence American Legion Post Auxiliary 838, Clarence, N.Y. 914th Airmen are currently deployed to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force

  • Passion for mission keeps Reservist coming back

    Working at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center isn't for everyone, but for one Reservist it's the most rewarding job he's ever had.Maj. Scott Uselding, an operations officer with the 934th Airlift Wing, is on his third tour of duty at the center, which is located at Dover Air Force

  • New facility helps troops deal with mission

    Most office buildings don't have much thought put into their break rooms, but the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center isn't a typical place to work either.For the more than 200 civilian, active duty, Guard and Reserve military members who work at the center, the break room has long been a

  • New break room helps those who help others

    Mr. Charles Milam (right center), director of Air Force Services and Ms. Joan Cote (left center), director of the Delaware USO, cut the ribbon for the new break room at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center on Nov. 13, 2009. Military members from all branches assigned to work at AFMAO

  • McGuire Airmen know meaning of service

    Twelve deployments in a 13-year timeframe is a lot for any military member, but for one Reservist from New Jersey it's not about the numbers, it's about helping the families; and he's not alone.Master Sgt. Jerome Ferguson, a member of the 514th Airlift Wing Services Flight is on his 12th rotation to

  • Quilts of Valor help comfort wartime emotions

    In 2003 Catherine Roberts, a midwife by profession and quilter for 25 years from Seaford, wanted to give a wounded soldier a quilt to bring him comfort during his recovery. "We are a nation at war," said Ms. Roberts. "Warriors need something tangible, a physical representation of love, support and

  • Helping mortuary workers cope with grim jobs

    Editor's note: The following link to this story is provided with permission from Air Force Times:http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/09/airforce_stress_relief_091309w/

  • Air Force mortuary Airmen care for the fallen and families

    -- A C-17 Globemaster III lands at Dover Air Force Base, Del. and pulls into place. Its cargo door opens, revealing a line of transfer cases; each meticulously draped with an American flag. The whir of equipment and the sobbing of a mother are the only sounds. The dignified transfer begins. Airmen,

  • Remains of seven U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan returned home

    The remains of seven American troops killed July 6 during combat operations in Afghanistan returned to their nation during a dignified transfer here this afternoon. Twenty-six family members from every region of the country stood on the tarmac witnessing their loved one's return. Subdued voices of

  • Chief Airey laid to rest at Arlington Cemetery

    Surrounded by family and friends, colleagues and fellow Airmen, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Airey was laid to rest here May 28. More than 400 people came to Ft. Myer, Va., for his funeral service and then on to Arlington for his grave site ceremony. Located in section 34, Chief