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Photo: Mable Justice teaches Senior Airmen Tameca Burnett and Myisha Rufus the proper procedures of a full-body wrap at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The ultimate goal of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office morticians is to make the remains of fallen service members viewable. If that can't take happen, they use a full wrap technique and place the remains in the uniform requested by the family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee/Released)

Reservist Cares for, Honors Fallen Service Members

Posted on May 23, 2013 by glenn.selby

Mable Justice, a mortician at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, uses her talents to prepare fallen service members for their final delivery to their families.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged AFMAO, Air Force, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, Air Force Reserve, Air Force Reservist, Air Force Services, airmen, Delware, Dover Air Force Base, fallen service members, Mable Justice, Marines, Middle East, mortuary affairs, reservist, sailors, service members, soldiers, U.S Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserve, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Reserve | Leave a comment

Marine Corps Officers Take Oath of Office

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Upon completion of Officer Candidates School (OCS), Marines are commissioned as Marine Corps Officers—sworn protectors of the United States and her constitution.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged commissioned marine, commissioned officer, Marine Corps OCS, marine corps officer, Marines, New Marine Corps officer, New Marines, Officer Candidate School, United States Marine Corps, US Marines, USMC, Wednesday Warfighter | Leave a comment

Graphic: Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer

No Kickback – The Serious Guide to Motorcycle Riding

Posted on May 22, 2013 by jtozer

Riding a motorcycle is serious business, but do you really know the dos and don’t of getting on a bike? Jessica L. Tozer offers tips for staying safe on two wheels.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged airmen, Colorado, Defense Media Activity, Department of Defense, DoD, DoDLive, El Paso County Sheriff's office, Harley, Jessica L. Tozer, Marines, motorcycle riding, motorcycle safety, motorcycles, No kickback, Pat Gallagher, police officer, riding motorcycles, sailors, service members, service members on bikes, soldiers, Staff Sergeant Edward Coffey, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the serious guide to motorcycle riding, TMNT | Leave a comment

Worth A Thousand Words: Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 18, 2013 by bniegel

Service chiefs gather for a wreath laying ceremony on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknowns in honor of Armed Forces Day.
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Posted in Armed Forces Day, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged airmen, Arlington National Cemetery, Armed Forces Day, Army, Marine, Marines, Navy, Service Chiefs, soldier, soldiers, Tomb of the Unknowns, U.S Air Force, U.S. Armu, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, USA, USAF, USMC, USN, Worth a Thousand Words, wreath laying | Leave a comment

Photo: Sailors and marines prepare to commit the body of a former service member to the sea during a burial at sea aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is underway after being commissioned in its namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska. U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez.

Worth A Thousand Words: Laid to Rest

Posted on May 18, 2013 by kfinley

U.S. sailors and Marines prepare to commit the body of a former service member to the sea during a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23), May 13, 2013.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged (LPD 23), Alaska, amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, burial at sea, Marines, Navy, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez, Petty Officer 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez, sailors, San-Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship, service member, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S. Sailors, United States Marines, United States Navy, United States Sailors, USS Ahcnorage, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment