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  • 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.

  • Resiliency team guides AFMAO Airmen in goal-setting discussion

    Staff Sgt. Brianna Dedeaux, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mental health technician, held a discussion Jan. 13, focused on goal visualization with deployers. Dedeaux, deployed to AFMAO from the 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, guided her fellow deployers in setting