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A U.S. Air Force carry team transfers the remains of an Airman at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carry teams are comprised of personnel from the services career field who deploy to Air Force Mortuary Operations. Recently, personnel from other career fields were included in the tasking. Staff Sgt. Chris Hill (front left), a computer programmer, Airman 1st Class Matthew Bokesch (front right), a public health technician and Staff Sgt. Rachel Gamertsfelder-Doane (third on the left), security forces took part in the sacred mission of honoring the fallen with dignity, honor and respect. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)


Dignified Transfers Arrive at Dover AFB

A U.S. Air Force carry team transfers the remains of an Airman at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carry teams are comprised of personnel from the services career field who deploy to Air Force Mortuary Operations. Recently, personnel from other career fields were included in the tasking. Staff Sgt. Chris Hill (front left), a computer programmer, Airman 1st Class Matthew Bokesch (front right), a public health technician and Staff Sgt. Rachel Gamertsfelder-Doane (third on the left), security forces took part in the sacred mission of honoring the fallen with dignity, honor and respect. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)

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A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army 1st Lt. Weston Lee of Bluffton, Ga., May 3, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Lee was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers of Bloomington, Ill., April 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Rodgers was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Duhon)
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas of Kettering, Ohio, April 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Thomas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Duhon)
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar of Edgewood, Md., April 10, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. De Alencar was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)
A U.S. Air Force carry team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Austin Bieren, of Umatilla, Ore., April 1, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Bieren was assigned to the 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Boniface, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., March 21, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Boniface was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Spc. Isiah L. Booker, of Cibolo, Texas, Jan. 11, 2017, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Booker was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Staff Sgt. Isata Tucker, a manager on duty at the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, on Dover Air Force Base, Del., manages the facility on Dec. 12, 2016, ensuring that the property is always ready for use. Staff Sgt. Tucker survived a war in her former country of Sierra Leone, Africa. She recieved her U.S. citizenship on the same day she graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training in 2013.
Staff Sgt. Isata Tucker, a manager on duty at the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, Dover Air Force Base, Del., manages the facility on Dec. 12, 2016, ensuring that the property is always ready for use. Staff Sgt. Tucker survived a war in her former country of Sierra Leone, Africa. She recieved her U.S. citizenship on the same day she graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training in 2013.
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt, of Tamaroa, Ill., Nov. 15, 2016, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Iubelt was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Danielle Wilk, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary specialist, briefs Todd Weiler, Assistant Secretary of Defense Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Ronald Keohane, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, Nov. 4, 2016. Weiler and Keohane visited AFMAO, the Fisher House, Center for Families of the Fallen, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, and the Joint Personal Effects Depot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Todd Weiler, Assistant Secretary of Defense Manpower and Reserve Affairs, addresses the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations team in the atrium of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Nov. 4, 2016. Weiler visited the mortuary as well as the Campus for the Families of the Fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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