Army Chief Warrant Officer Edward Balli honored in dignified transfer Jan. 22

Honor Guard program managers honored to serve as focal point

A group of primarily volunteers and special-duty Airmen represent the Air Force to the American people during funerals and community outreach events. Behind the scenes in a small office at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del., is the belly button for those

New SecAF committed to Airmen, mortuary mission

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James came to Dover Air Force Base Jan. 10, for the second time since becoming the 23rd secretary of the Air Force.James' first visit was under different circumstances, she said. "The first one was rather sobering and sad, but it was an honor to be part of it,"

Marine Sgt. Daniel M. Vasselian honored in dignified transfer Dec. 25

Army Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon honored in dignified transfer Dec. 19

Long-time MIA pilot's remains found, laid to rest

Exactly 45 years after an Air Force pilot disappeared over Laos, his family finally had their chance to say their goodbyes in a repatriation ceremony at the Air Force Memorial here Dec. 13.Following the ceremony, Col. Francis J. McGouldrick Jr.'s family accompanied his flag-draped coffin to

Airman missing from Vietnam War accounted for

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, or DPMO, announced that the remains of an Airman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.Col. Francis J. McGouldrick Jr. of New Haven, Conn., was buried Dec.

Fighter pilot receives hero's burial

Major Troy Gilbert's former wife and their five children placed roses behind a small box beside his grave. Ginger Gilbert Ravella then knelt down, kissed her finger and placed it gently on the box after the Dec. 11 ceremony that partially fulfilled the family's quest to bring their fallen hero to

Airman now has 'clear vision of the cost of war'

"Sadness and reverence, pride and honor -- I have never been so proud and distressed by my service all at the same time."These were the gut-wrenching emotions that Senior Airman Laura Beckley, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations broadcaster, experienced as she performed her first historical

Philip H. Witherspoon honored in dignified transfer Nov. 27