U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Loren Wells (front row, second from left) and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Bishop (front row, right), both with the 446th Force Support Squadron Sustainment Services Flight out of McChord Field, Wash., help the carry team transfer the remains of a fallen Airman, Feb. 19, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Sergeants Wells and Bishop have been deployed supporting Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO) here since September 2010 in support of Overseas Contingeny Operations (OCO). (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik/Released)

Reservists work mortuary mission without skipping beat

28 Feb 2011 | 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. -- Reservists from the 446th Force Support Squadron Sustainment Services Flight have been performing various duties with dignity, honor, and respect at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operation Center, Dover Air Force Base, Del. since September 2010. The group has been working around the clock, working in different capacities from performing dignified transfers on carry teams to working at the Fisher House for families of the fallen to managing the operation center.