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  • Army Sgt. Christopher W. Curry honored in dignified transfer May 10

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. Christopher W. Curry, of Terre Haute, Ind., May 10, 2020 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Curry was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (U.S. Air Force

  • Community caring - quilting group donates masks

    As Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations continues its noble mission of returning fallen U.S. service members with honor, staff are working around the clock to stay healthy and safe. Helping to protect their safety, community partners are working to stop the spread of the Coronavirus by donating

  • AFMAO adapts to unique challenges amid COVID-19

    Personnel assigned to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, are used to unique conditions that can arise when caring for fallen service members and their families. While a large portion of the nation is practicing physical distancing and staying home, the mortuary

  • Spc. Juan Miguel Mendez Covarrubias honored in dignified transfer March 15

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Spc. Juan M. Mendez Covarrubias, of Hanford, Calif., March 15, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Mendez Covarrubias was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air

  • Marine Corps Cpl. Eloiza Zavala honored in dignified transfer March 13

    A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Cpl. Eloiza Zavala, of Sacramento, Calif., March 13, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Zavala was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo honored in dignified transfer March 11

    A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, of Simi Valley, Calif., March 11, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Pongo was assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force

  • Spc. Branden T. Kimball honored in dignified transfer Feb. 14

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Spc. Branden T. Kimball, of Central Point, Ore., Feb. 14, 2020 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Kimball was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Drum, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force video courtesy Air Force

  • Sgt. 1st Class Antonio R. Rodriguez honored in dignified transfer Feb. 10

     A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sgt. 1st Class Antonio R. Rodriguez, of Las Cruces, N.M., Feb. 10, 2020 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gutierrez and Rodriguez were both assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces

  • Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez honored in dignified transfer Feb. 10

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sgt. 1st Class Antonio R. Rodriguez, of Las Cruces, N.M., Feb. 10, 2020 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gutierrez and Rodriguez were both assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces