An Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations carry team transfers the remains of Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, of Hopewell, Va., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 5, 2009. Sergeant Myers died April 4, 2009, near Helmand Province, Afghanistan from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Sergeant Myers' family is the first to allow media to cover the dignified transfer under a 2009 Department of Defense policy allowing media to cover dignified transfers. Roland Balik, 436th Airlift Wing, provided military photo support for this event making this the first fallen service member's return he documented. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)