Dover Air Force Base mortuary

President Biden watches the dignified transfer of the remains of the three U.S. service members killed in the drone attack in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Feb. 2.

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Biden attends the dignified transfer at Dover for service members killed in Jordan

5:24pm February 02, 2024

by Tamara Keith

It is one of the most solemn tasks for a commander-in-chief, bearing witness as the bodies of fallen service members return to U.S. soil at Dover Air Force Base.

As President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo watch, a U.S. Navy team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Scott A. Wirtz, Saturday at Dover Air Force Base.

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Trump Travels To Dover AFB For Dignified Transfer Of 4 Americans Killed In Syria

5:18pm January 19, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The president met privately with family members Saturday morning. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan also traveled to the ceremony.

The Air Force says it is investigating allegations that an employee at the military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base offered to show the remains of John Glenn to Defense Department inspectors. Above, a photo of the former astronaut and U.S. senator as he

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Military Mortuary Employee Allegedly Offered Peek At John Glenn's Remains

7:30pm May 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

DOD inspectors declined the offer and "at no time viewed the remains" during a review of the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base. The Air Force says it will investigate the incident.