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  • Army Spc. Isiah Booker honored in dignified transfer Jan. 11

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Spc. Isiah L. Booker, of Cibolo, Texas, Jan. 11, 2017, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Booker was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary

  • MEDIA APPROVED TO COVER DIGNIFIED TRANSFER – 4:30 p.m., Jan. 11

    The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Public Affairs Office, Dover Air Force Base, Del., has received confirmation of consent from the primary next of kin to authorize media coverage of their fallen loved one's return: Name: Isiah L. BookerRank: Spc.Hometown:  Cibolo, Texas  Service: United

  • The long journey home

    Long rows of white marble headstones line the landscape of Arlington National Cemetery, each memorializing a fallen U.S. military member with a unique story of service to the nation. Nestled within Section 60 of the sprawling cemetery lies a marker for Air Force Maj. Troy Gilbert, an American

  • Airman survives war-torn youth in Africa

    The early morning dew made blades of grass latch to her legs as 6-year-old Isata Tucker ran from the rebels who attacked her village in Sierra Leone, Africa.Now Air Force Staff Sgt. Tucker, 23, recalled the morning 17 years ago and how even as a youngster she knew better than to take the road.

  • MEDIA APPROVED TO COVER DIGNIFIED TRANSFER – 6 p.m., Nov. 27

    The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Public Affairs Office, Dover Air Force Base, Del., has received confirmation of consent from the primary next of kin to authorize media coverage of their fallen loved one's return:Name: Scott C. DaytonRank: Senior Chief Petty OfficerHometown:  Woodbridge,

  • Army Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt honored in dignified transfer Nov. 15

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt, of Tamaroa, Ill., Nov. 15, 2016, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Iubelt was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division,

  • MEDIA APPROVED TO COVER DIGNIFIED TRANSFER – 1:40 p.m., Nov. 15

    Media Representatives:The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Public Affairs Office, Dover Air Force Base, Del., has received confirmation of consent from the primary next of kin to authorize media coverage of their fallen loved one's return:Name: Tyler R. IubeltRank: Private First ClassHometown: 

  • DOD assistant secretary, deputy visit mortuary

    Danielle Wilk, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary specialist, briefs Todd Weiler, Assistant Secretary of Defense Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Ronald Keohane, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, Nov. 4, 2016. Weiler and Keohane visited

  • Army Spc. Ronald L. Murray Jr. honored in dignified transfer Nov. 12

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Spc. Ronald L. Murray Jr., of Bowie, Md., during a dignified transfer Nov. 12, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Murray was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort