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Army Staff Sgt. Kyle McKee honored in dignified transfer Nov. 16
November 17, 2020 — A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Kyle McKee, of Painesville, Ohio, Nov. 16, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. McKee was assigned to Aviation Company, Task Force Sinai... MORE

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marwan Ghabour honored in dignified transfer Nov. 16
November 17, 2020 — A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marwan Ghabour, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, Nov. 16, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Ghabour was assigned to Aviation Company, Task Force Sinai. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer) MORE

Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Garza honored in dignified transfer Nov. 16
November 17, 2020 — A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Garza, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Nov. 16, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Garza was assigned to Aviation Company, Task Force Sinai. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer) MORE

Milley Dedicates Gold Star Families' Exhibit In Pentagon
October 29, 2020 — The Gold Star Families Pentagon display was dedicated at its permanent home in the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony in which Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered remarks... MORE

Army Adjutant General visits Dover
October 8, 2020 — Army Brig. Gen. Hope Rampy, Adjutant General of the Army, visited Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for an orientation with Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System and the Joint Personal Effects Depot, Oct. 6, 2020. In Rampy’s position as the TAG, she is responsible for Army casualty operations. The visit assisted in familiarization of the AFMAO, the AFMES and JPED missions at Dover Air Force Base... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Ouellette honored in dignified transfer Sept. 18
September 18, 2020 — A U.S. Air Force carry team transfers the remains of Air Force Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Ouellette, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, Sept. 18, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Ouellette was assigned to the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino) MORE

AFMAO expands training virtually
September 3, 2020 — While COVID-19 has changed the course for military operations, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, has taken this opportunity to enhance their training ability online.AFMAO assisted in conducting the Mortuary Technicians and Officers courses in August. The courses are usually held in person at the Ira C. Eaker... MORE

Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor M. Goldyn honored in dignified transfer Aug. 14
August 14, 2020 — A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. Trevor M. Goldyn, of Frankfort, Illinois during a dignified transfer Aug. 14, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Goldyn was assigned to 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Marine Forces Central Command, Bahrain. MORE

Army Sgt. Bryan C. Mount honored in dignified transfer July 26
July 26, 2020 — A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. Bryan C. Mount of St. George, Utah, during a dignified transfer July 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Mount was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Eric... MORE

Dover and AFMAO team supports Operation Colony Glacier 2020
July 8, 2020 — On Nov. 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster II departed from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, headed for Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, carrying 52 service members. That flight would never reach its destination. The aircraft crashed on Colony Glacier, on the side of Mount Gannett, east of Anchorage. Search and rescue teams discovered the crash site shortly after, but due to the location and weather, recovery efforts were not possible... MORE