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  • Deployed Airman shares how mission differs from home unit

    Like any other mission in the Air Force, each member assigned to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations plays a specific role in order for the mission to succeed. Staff Sgt. Zamiyah Warner is a reservist assigned to the 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. As a an Airman

  • Readiness and Plans Division prepares AFMAO for inspections

    Nearly every organization in the DoD is familiar with inspections, whether internal or from outside agencies. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations is no different, and the team in the Readiness and Plans Division are responsible for ensuring AFMAO stays compliant at every level.

  • AFMAO warehouse ready at a moment's notice

    Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations serves as the sole DoD port mortuary in the United States. With such a demanding mission, maintaining the appropriate amount of resources to stay mission ready is no easy task. AFMAO’s six-person Resources Division is responsible for managing that task, and a

  • Marine Corporal Jacob M. Moore honored in dignified transfer March 25

    A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob M. Moore of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 25, 2022. Moore was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air

  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. James Speedy honored in dignified transfer March 25

    A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy of Cambridge, Ohio, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 25, 2022. Speedy was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air

  • Marine Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz honored in dignified transfer March 25

    A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz of Allen, Indiana, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 25, 2022. Tomkiewicz was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air

  • Marine Capt. Ross A. Reynolds honored in dignified transfer March 25

    A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Capt. Ross A. Reynolds of Leominster, Massachusetts, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 25, 2022. Reynolds was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air

  • Words matter

    One of the things I like best about working for my boss is the ability to seek out her mentorship from her years of experience in Air Force public affairs. This is especially helpful when crafting messages about topics that can be sensitive and talking about the mortuary mission can be very

  • SMMC, MPCON visit AFMAO

    Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith visited Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Feb. 8, 2022 to learn about AFMAO’s sacred mission and meet the team of joint personnel that makes that mission possible.