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  • Army 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee honored in dignified transfer May 3

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army 1st Lt. Weston Lee of Bluffton, Ga., May 3, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Lee was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior

  • Army Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers honored in dignified transfer April 28

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers of Bloomington, Ill., April 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Rodgers was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Duhon)

  • Army Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas honored in dignified transfer April 28

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas of Kettering, Ohio, April 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Thomas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Duhon)

  • Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar honored in dignified transfer April 10

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar of Edgewood, Md., April 10, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. De Alencar was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman

  • 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.