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Remains of fighter pilot hero return home after 10 years
October 5, 2016 — This week, nearly 10 years after he was killed in combat operations in Iraq, U.S. forces brought home the remains of F-16 pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert, who died saving the lives of U.S. service members and coalition allies. ... MORE

Airman laid to rest after being shot down in 1965
September 20, 2016 — Fifty one years; 18,615 days; 446,760 hours-that is how long his family went without answers, without closure. No longer is he missing in action; now, he is home.Fifty one years to the day that his F-105D Thunderchief was shot down over North Vietnam, the remains of Maj. Dean Klenda were laid to rest with full military honors in his hometown of... MORE

Friends of the Fallen: Volunteer organization takes mortuary mission above and beyond
September 16, 2016 — Approximately 35 volunteers consisting of retired military, military spouses and civilians in the local community provide a unique service at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.Friends of the Fallen is an organization dedicated to helping support families who travel to Dover to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one when they return... MORE

AFMAO Airmen share cultural roots, aspirations
September 16, 2016 — National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15, straddles two months much in the same way that Hispanic culture straddles two languages in the United States.An example of this language balance — and the necessity for it — was perhaps best exhibited during a recent mission at Dover’s Air Force Mortuary Affairs... MORE

Air Force Services director checks on agency’s unique mission
August 2, 2016 — Brig. Gen. Kathleen A. Cook, Headquarters U.S. Air Force director of services, learned firsthand what makes Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations tick during her maiden visit to the unique agency.In visiting with AFMAO Airmen July 27, 2016, Cook peeled back a distinct layer of the service's career field and she witnessed the work 3M Airmen do in... MORE

New commander leads mortuary mission
June 29, 2016 — Col. Dawn C. Lancaster assumed command of Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations from Col. Daniel F. Merry in a ceremony presided over by Brig. Gen. Lenny Richoux, Director, Services, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., here, June 28. The men and women of... MORE

AFMAO honor guard team focal point for all base honor guards
June 24, 2016 — Air Force honor guard teams across the nation provide funeral honors almost daily for Air Force veterans.A two-person team at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations provides oversight of policy and programs for those base honor guard teams and their managers in 57 areas of responsibility.Each year, Air Force honor guard teams provide more and more... MORE

Navy civilian Michael M. Baptiste honored in dignified transfer May 1
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Marine Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin honored in dignified transfer March 21
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New AFMAO honorary commander inducted
February 11, 2016 — Team Dover inducted 35 civic leaders into the base's Honorary Commander Program during a dinner and ceremony Feb. 6 at the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.The Honorary Commander Program, which began here in 1992, partners military commanders with distinguished community, business and legislative leaders.Throughout the... MORE