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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)

  • 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)

  • Joint Fatality Management Working Group meets parallel to Northern Strike

    Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations participated in a Joint Fatality Management Working Group conference that happened parallel to AFMAO’s role in Northern Strike Aug.11-14, 2025.The working group brought together key stake-holders to address critical challenges and opportunities within the DoD

  • Chaplains at the heart of Northern Strike

    During Northern Strike 25-2, hosted at Camp Grayling, Michigan, in August, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations had the opportunity to send AFMAO senior chaplain U.S. Air Force Maj. Ben Quintanilla to be a part of the Chaplain Corps at the exercise.

  • Meet a mortician: Robert Wilk

    In the quiet halls of Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, professionals like Robert A. Wilk dedicate their lives to honoring the fallen with dignity, care, and unwavering respect. As a seasoned mortuary affairs specialist, Wilk’s career spans over four decades, starting long before he ever wore a

  • AFMAO Chaplains host Mortuary Training Course

    The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operation Chaplain corps held a two-day Chaplain Corps Mortuary Training Course, July 29-30 2025.The course, open to all branches, was targeted towards DoD chaplains, caregivers, and religious support personnel. The intent of the course is to not only expose Chaplains

  • JASDF tours Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Yokota

    The 374th Force Support Squadron and Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Operating Location Pacific team welcomed Japan Air Self-Defense Force members to the mortuary affairs for a tour of the facility at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29 - 30.

  • AFMAO embodies “No Airman left behind” - Operation Colony Glacier 2025

    Forty miles from civilization, in this case Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and accessible only by helicopter, U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Lockwood stands on Colony Glacier. Before him lies a wide, unforgiving landscape scattered with debris from a long-ago tragedy that has become a mission of