A U.S. Air Force carry team carries an empty transfer case at the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Seven empty transfer cases were offloaded from a C-17A Globemaster III to simulate a realistic dignified transfer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries an empty transfer case at the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Two Marine Corps and one Air Force carry teams participated in this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
The official party salutes at the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This exercise tested the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and Dover AFB’s capabilities in the event mass fatalities are processed through Dover. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Senior Airman William Johnson, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, photographs at the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Countless Airmen from across Team Dover units support the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A U.S. Air Force carry team carries an empty transfer case at the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This carry team was comprised of Airmen who are currently deployed to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Col. Daniel Merry, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander, front, leads the official party in a salute during the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dover AFB is home to the Department of Defense’s only port mortuary in the continental U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A U.S. Marine Corps carry team loads an empty transfer case into a transfer vehicle at the Folded Flag 2016 mass fatality dignified transfer exercise May 4, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carry teams from each service branch carry their respective fallen members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)