As the DOD begins analyzing the many challenges associated with the shift in focus from counterinsurgency (COIN) operations to large-scale combat operations (LSCO), an often-understated area of ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- In a third-floor classroom, a handful of mortuary affairs and unit supply specialists wait to begin a slideshow. The phrase 'death by PowerPoint' sarcastically bounces ...

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A solemn dignified transfer of remains is conducted upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., from the aircraft to a transfer vehicle to honor those who have given their lives in ...

In his series “Soldiers’ Angels,” photographer Philip Cheung focuses on the American soldiers who prepare the bodies of their dead comrades in arms for return to the United States. As Cheung explains, ...

Inside Mifflin Hall at Fort Lee, Va., 11 students gather in a room that could pass for a pre-med class. A model skeleton stands on wheels in one corner; a partially dissected plastic torso rests on a ...

correctionAn April 12 article about military mortuary training misidentified the war in which 78,000 U.S. troops were missing in action. It was World War II. (Published 4/13/03) FORT LEE, Va. -- On ...

FORT PICKETT — In Laurence Binyon's poem about remembrance, “For the Fallen” he writes, “They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the ...

WYOMING, Del. (AP) — The body of the Marine lay on a gurney at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary, an arm bone jutting out from the torso. Embalming technician James Parsons wondered how he would be ...

KIRKUK, Iraq — Staff Sgt. Erik Thomsen has one of the most heart-wrenching jobs in Iraq. As the lone mortuary affairs specialist for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division of Fort ...

[Editor's note: One of Fort Lee's primary missions is to train soldiers for a variety of military occupations. The Army base offers scores of advanced training for a Military Occupational Speciality ...