AFMAO Civilians: Unbreakable thread ties AFMAO’s mission together. Due to the vital importance of AFMAO’s zero-fail mission, the unit employs more than 30 civilians, many of which served previously themselves, who provide oversight in most aspects of the unit’s operations ensuring the mission endures despite the frequent turnover of military members.

AFMAO has a total force support consisting of more than 85 civilian staff and active duty Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, as well as Guard and Reserve personnel. AFMAO has many community partners, which routinely include support from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Joint Personal ...

AFMAO Mission Mission: Maintain a highly trained and resilient Total Force team of professionals capable of fulfilling our nation’s sacred commitment of ensuring Dignity, Honor and Respect to our fallen while providing Care, Service and Support to their families across the DoD enterprise.

May 6, 2020 · AFMAO Facilities . The mortuary is a $30 million, 78,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility which opened November 2003. In addition to the operational facility, AFMAO manages the Campus for the Families of the Fallen, which consists of three main areas: the Center for Families of the Fallen; the Fisher House for

The AFMAO Chaplain Corps, which is comprised of chaplains and religious affairs Airmen, serve the families of our fallen and the staff who support the mortuary mission. The Chaplain Corps has an embedded ministry of presence, routinely offering events to assist with maintaining a …

AFMAO became a Field Operating Agency May 1, 2014, aligning it directly under Headquarters Air Force leadership. In 2010, Operating Location Europe was established at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In June 2019, Operating Location Pacific was established at Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oahu, Hawaii.

Nov 8, 2024 · AFMAO warehouse training. James Quinn, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations logistics manager, teaches airmen deployed to AFMAO how to properly secure a pallet with bands at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. Quinn ensures AFMAO has enough equipment and supplies on hand in order to support the mortuary mission.

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250124-F-UK538-2098. Tech. Sgt. Samantha Hogan, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Fisher House for Families of the Fallen section chief, briefs members of the 436th Force Support Squadron, on how the families of the fallen are cared for in the Center for the Families of the Fallen during cross-functional training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 24, 2025.

May 23, 2024 · AFMAO takes pride in readily adjusting and developing plans tailored to respect a fallen member’s beliefs and traditions. Care is a provision – it is paying special attention to our families' needs. If mourning is an outward expression of grief, then AFMAO is a sanctuary where those emotions can be expressed in safety and without judgment.