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Dignified Transfer

Senior Airman Laura Beckley, a broadcaster currently assigned to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base, Del., sets up her video camera inside the vehicle used to transfer remains to the mortuary Aug. 22, 2013. Beckley is deployed to the mortuary from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. She documents various aspects of the dignified transfer mission for the Department of Defense and families of the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Dignified Transfer

Senior Airman Laura Beckley, a broadcaster currently assigned to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base, Del., sets up her video camera inside the vehicle used to transfer remains to the mortuary Aug. 22, 2013. Beckley is deployed to the mortuary from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. She documents various aspects of the dignified transfer mission for the Department of Defense and families of the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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DG 140

Members of the 13th Air Support Squadron “Delta Flight” assigned to Fort Carson, Colo., stand at attention in front of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del., Aug. 4, 2013. The mortuary was the starting point for a 140-mile ruck march to Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 4-8 in honor of Maj. David Gray, who was killed Aug. 8, 2012, in Afghanistan. The memorial ruck march symbolized the route from the mortuary to Gray's final resting place. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)
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Embalming technician

Joseph Vargo puts on gloves at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Vargo is one of three civilian embalming technicians with Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations. The gloves are just one part of the personal protective equipment technicians wear while performing their duties of assisting licensed embalmers who preserve the remains of fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christin Michaud)
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Undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness visits AFMAO

Col. John Devillier, Air Force Mortuary Affairs commander, center, describes the resiliency program at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations to Jessica Wright, undersecretary secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, and Lt. Gen. John Hesterman in the USO at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 5, 2013. The AFMAO resiliency program is a proactive approach to help employees effectively cope with the mission's unique environmental stresses. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Ali Rose)
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Undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness visits AFMAO

Col. John Devillier, Air Force Mortuary Affairs commander, left, describes the mission to Jessica Wright, undersecretary secretary of defense for personnel and readiness; and Lt. Gen. John Hesterman, the military deputy for readiness to Sec. Wright. Hesterman and Wright toured the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 5, 2013. AFMAO fulfills the nation’s sacred commitment of providing dignity, honor and respect to the fallen and care, service and support to their families. AFMAO includes the missions of both Air Force Mortuary Affairs and Dover Port Mortuary. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Ali Rose)
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Undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness visits AFMAO

William Zwicharowski, the port mortuary chief at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, describes the mission to Jessica Wright and Lt. Gen. John Hesterman. Wright, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, learned about AFMAO operations during a tour March 5, 2013 at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base, Del. AFMAO fulfills the nation's sacred commitment of providing dignity, honor and respect to the fallen and care, service and support to their families. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Ali Rose)
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Honor Guard

Staff Sgt. Alexandru Stoica, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations honor guard policy program manager, poses in the atrium of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 21. Stoica assists base honor guard program managers. His mission includes executing funeral honor policies and training honor guard program managers twice a year. As part of his duties, Stocia works to exemplify the highest Air Force standards at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Catherine Carbullido)
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CMSAF visit

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy serves lunch at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del., Dec. 12, 2012. Roy came to visit the men and women and thank them for their support of this sacred mission. He will retire next month after more than 30 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cherie McNeill)
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Remembering Chance

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl, signs the "Taking Chance" movie poster in the USO Lounge at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs Nov. 17, 2012. Strobl's journal of his experience was the basis for the 2009 HBO film. Strobl visited the Port Mortuary in remembrance of his role in escorting Pfc. Chance Phelps remains home for burial. Phelps was killed in action April 9, 2004 while serving in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cherie McNeill)
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CSAF recognition

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff, recognizes Master Sgt. Antoinette Worthey, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, during his speech at the Air Force Association conference Sept. 18, 2012. Welsh met Worthey during a recent tour of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Courtesy photo)
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USO Guest

Senior Airman Ronisha Coleman, poses with actor Tiny "Debo" Lister July 12, 2012 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Lister came to Dover as part of a USO-sponsored visit and met with the men and women who support the mortuary mission. Colman is deployed to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations. She is assigned to the 315th Force Support Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christin Michaud)
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Bone marrow drive

Air Force Master Sgt. Star Hoffland, NCO in charge of readiness at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, embraces the service before self core value and lends a helping hand at a community outreach event April 7, 2012 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hoffland was recently notified that she is a potential match for a leukemia patient in need of a bone marrow transplant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James W. Jackson III)
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Award

Col. John M. Devillier, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander, presents Candace Popper, AFMAO resource manager, with The Award for Exemplary Civilian Service May 17, 2012 at a commander's call at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. James W. Jackson)
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Award

Col. John M. Devillier, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander, presents Candace Popper, AFMAO resource manager, with The Award for Exemplary Civilian Service May 17, 2012 at a commander's call at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. James W. Jackson)
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Behind the scenes

Charlotte Smart searches for a case file of a fallen service member in the 26-drawer file system May 10, 2012 in the file room at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. As part of the administrative section in the Port Mortuary Branch, Smart, Deborah Murphy and Cynthia Boye-Smith are responsible for creating and filing hard copy and electronic case files. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Myco Apat)
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Change of Command

Col. Thomas. C Joyce thanks Virgina Carson, wife of the late Charles C. Carson, for her support during his tenure as commander of Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations. Joyce relinquished command to Col. John M. Devillier during a change of command ceremony May 2, 2012 at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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Bronze Star

Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Rakoczy, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations deputy commander, presents Capt. Donald D. Johnson III, AFMAO commander’s action group, the Bronze Star during a ceremony April 20, 2012 in the atrium of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs. Johnson was awarded the Bronze Star for his year of service in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James W. Jackson)
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Mortuary volunteers host event for local youth

Firefighter Airman 1st Class Michael Forry, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron, show children how breathing apparatus works during an Easter event hosted by Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at the Eagle’s Nest picnic area April 7, 2012. The event was a community outreach project targeted at foster children in Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James W. Jackson)
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ANG visits mortuary mission

Two officials from the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., visited Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 19, 2012. During a tour of AFMAO facilities, the Campus for the Families of the Fallen and the Fisher House, Col. Les R. Hyder, the director of the ANG chaplain corps, and Chief Master Sgt. Cathy Uetrecht, the ANG chaplain assistant functional manager, observed how the AFMAO chapel staff provides ministry to assigned personnel and the families of the fallen. Pictured from left to right are Tech. Sgt. Christopher Fetters, AFMAO chaplain assistant, Chaplain (Maj.) Marty Fields, AFMAO staff chaplain, Hyder, Chaplain (Lt.Col.) Dennis Saucier, AFMAO chaplain, Uetrecht, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Enio Agüero AFMAO staff chaplain, and Master Sgt. Andre Williamson, AFMAO chaplain assistant.
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