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AFMAO’s Fisher House Reaches Fifteen Years of Service

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Samantha Hogan, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Fisher House for Families of the Fallen section chief, explains procedures during an in-house inspection, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2025. The Fisher House for Families of the Fallen at Dover AFB, is a unique facility among the Fisher House Foundation's other locations. It is the only one of its kind, designed for families of the fallen and managed exclusively by uniformed personnel. It is designed to provide short-term, on-base lodging to families who travel to Dover AFB to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Rohrig)

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AFMAO’s Fisher House Reaches Fifteen Years of Service

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rylie Zediker, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations manager on duty, explains procedures of the Dover Fisher House for Families of the Fallen during an in-house inspection, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2025. The Fisher House for Families of the Fallen at Dover AFB, is a unique facility among the Fisher House Foundation's other locations. It is the only one of its kind, designed for families of the fallen and managed exclusively by uniformed personnel. It is designed to provide short-term, on-base lodging to families who travel to Dover AFB to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Rohrig)

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AFMAO’s Fisher House Reaches Fifteen Years of Service

A diary provided inside the Dover Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, collects stories of visitors past and present for reflection at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2025. The 8,462 square foot house is equipped with nine suites that include private, handicapped-accessible bathrooms and common areas that include a multi-cooking station kitchen, and large communal dining and family rooms.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Rohrig)

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AFMAO’s Fisher House Reaches Fifteen Years of Service

A framed photo of Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, Founders of the Fisher House Foundation, displayed inside of the Dover Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18 2025. Identified by the Fisher Foundation as a complement to the Center for Families of the Fallen, the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen is the 50th house within the Fisher family of homes. The House was gifted to the Air Force and dedicated Nov. 10, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Rohrig)

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AFMAO’s Fisher House Reaches Fifteen Years of Service

The “Freedom Oak”, a bronze oak tree sculpture gifted by the Fisher House Foundation stands inside the Meditation Pavilion at the Center for Families of the Fallen, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18 2025. The 1,714 square foot Meditation Pavilion provides a quiet place for families to gather, pray and reflect during their stay at the Fisher House. The pavilion is used as a gathering place for families, and is the first and only one of its kind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Rohrig)

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Meet a mortician: Tracey Bacon

Tracey Bacon, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary affairs specialist, poses for a portrait at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 19, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)

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Army Sgt. Terrell Seales honored in dignified transfer Oct. 23

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Terrell Seales of Florence, N.J., Oct. 23, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Seales was assigned to Company H, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Dalton K. Rezac honored in dignified transfer Nov. 16

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Dalton K. Rezac of Somerville, Ala., Nov. 16, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Rezac was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company Task Force Sinai, U.S. Central Command, Egypt. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)

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Joint Fatality Management Working Group meets parallel to Northern Strike

The Joint Fatality Management Working Group observes a vulture as a part of a walking tour of Camp Grayling's participation in the mortuary aspect of exercise Northern Strike 25-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 13, 2025. The working group is a collaborative effort by multiple agencies to plan for and respond to a mass fatality incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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The Joint Fatality Management Working Group observes a simulated search-and-recovery as a part of a walking tour of Camp Grayling's participation in the mortuary aspect of exercise Northern Strike 25-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 13, 2025. The working group is a collaborative effort by multiple agencies to plan for and respond to a mass fatality incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Joint Fatality Management Working Group meets parallel to Northern Strike

The Joint Fatality Management Working Group observes a vulture as a part of a walking tour of Camp Grayling's participation in the mortuary aspect of exercise Northern Strike 25-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2025. The working group is a collaborative effort by multiple agencies to plan for and respond to a mass fatality incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Chaplains at the heart of Northern Strike

U.S. Air Force Ch, Capt. Levy Pekar 86th Airlift Wing readiness & training chaplain, speaks to the Joint Fatality Management Working Group at Northern Strike 25-2 on Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2025. Pekar and his team consisted of multiple religious support personnel from different branches and faith groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Chaplains at the heart of Northern Strike

A prototype display of a "Death for the Care and Dying kit" lies on a table in the warehouse for the expeditionary mortuary at Grayling Army Airfield, Aug. 11, 2025. The kit contains religious burial items for faith groups that require care after death. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Chaplains at the heart of Northern Strike

Participants in Northern Strike 25-2 look at items within the prototype for the "Care for the Dead and Dying kit" on Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2025. The kit would include materials and items specific to faiths that require burial rites, such as basil leaves, candles, and shrouds so that even in field environments the greatest possible respect can be given to the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Chaplains at the heart of Northern Strike

U.S. Air Force Ch, Maj. Benjamin Quintanilla, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations senior chaplain, listens to a briefing during an example of burial rites for a Muslism service member on Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2025. Quintanilla played a key role in religious support team at Northern Strike 25-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Chaplains at the heart of Northern Strike

U.S. Air Force Ch, Capt. Levy Pekar, 86th Airlift Wing readiness and training chaplain, speaks to Personnel, Retrieval and Processing company Marines about Muslim burial rites during a capability display of the prototype for the "Care for the Dead and Dying kit" on Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2025. Pekar participated in the exercise Northern Strike as a part of the religious affairs personnel team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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Meet a mortician: Robert Wilk

Robert Wilk, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary affairs specialist, poses for a portrait at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug 18, 2025. Mr. Wilk serves in the Mortuary Affairs Case Management Branch at AFMAO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)

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AFMAO makes history with first expeditionary mortuary at Northern Strike 25-2

The expeditionary mortuary team of embalmers pose for a photo at Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 13, 2025. The team successfully practiced expediting the embalming procedures done in a contested environment during the annual exercise Northern Strike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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AFMAO makes history with first expeditionary mortuary at Northern Strike 25-2

Danielle Wilk, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations port mortuary branch chief, explains the embalming procedures done within the AFMAO expeditionary mortuary at Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2025. Wilk and other participating AFMAO members participated as instructors and embalmers during exercise Northern Strike 25-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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AFMAO makes history with first expeditionary mortuary at Northern Strike 25-2

Matthew McCloskey, Air Force Mortuary Affairs past conflicts and training, Danielle Wilk, AFMAO port mortuary branch chief, and Matthew Metschke, AFMAO case management branch chief, participate in exercise Northern Strike 25-2 by creating the exercise’s first expeditionary mortuary and embalming suite at Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2025. The three embalmers were able to show AFMAO’s capability to embalm in 30-minutes in a contested environment or mass-casualty event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)

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