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Resiliency team guides AFMAO Airmen in goal-setting discussion
January 14, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Brianna Dedeaux, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mental health technician, held a discussion Jan. 13, focused on goal visualization with deployers. Dedeaux, deployed to AFMAO from the 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, guided her fellow deployers in setting goals.The goal of the session was for everyone to... MORE

AFMAO chaplain corps offers training to DoD chaplains
January 7, 2022 — Members of the religious support team at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations helped train 11 chaplains serving with the Navy, Marine and Air Force during dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base Dec. 13, 2021... MORE

Two AFMAO NCOs selected for career advancement
January 7, 2022 — Staff Sgts. Jacob Jones, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations unit deployment manager and Alyssa Day, AFMAO public affairs specialist, were recently selected for career advancement opportunities. Jones was recognized under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program and notified Dec. 23 of his promotion to the rank of technical sergeant,... MORE

From beginning to AFMAO - C3 coordinates the return of fallen service members
January 5, 2022 — Dover Air Force Base is home to the sole port mortuary, a place where fallen service members returning from overseas are prepared before they go to their final resting location. A common question asked is how do they get here?... MORE

Airman of Note: AFMAO Airman shares musical talent with team
January 5, 2022 — Ceremonies at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations have had a unique element as of late – the sounds of a bassoon played by an Airman deployed to AFMAO... MORE

AFMAO personnel lay wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
December 20, 2021 — Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations personnel volunteered their Saturday to lay wreaths on headstones of fallen service members during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 18, 2021. More than 40 AFMAO volunteers laid wreaths to remember and honor fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Alyssa Day)... MORE

Dover reservists support mortuary mission
December 3, 2021 — Compared to the 6,825 miles between Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and Al-Udeid Air Base, the quarter mile to get from the 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron and the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen doesn’t seem like it would be considered a deployment. However, three reserve Airmen at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations are serving in a deployed status, just as they would be overseas – but they only have to travel down the street from their home unit. They serve with their teammates at AFMAO’s main building, which shares a parking lot with the 512th MAS. ... MORE

It’s about connection: Information Technology team keeps AFMAO online
October 1, 2021 — Every Air Force entity requires a strong sense of cybersecurity to maintain mission success. With a no-fail mission at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, that sense of cybersecurity is even more important. The four-member Information Technology team at AFMAO keeps connections safe and secure. Those connections reach far and wide... MORE

Two AFMAO civilians honored for service
September 24, 2021 — Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations recognized two outstanding civilians in an award ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 21, 2021... MORE

Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak honored in dignified transfer Aug. 29
August 29, 2021 — A U.S. Navy carry team transfers the remains of Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak of Berlin Heights, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2021 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Soviak was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California... MORE