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AFMES Change of Directorship 2020

Senior leaders stand at attention during an Armed Forces Medical Examiner System change of directorship ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020. AFMES is committed to being the Department of Defense’s leader in providing medical-legal services and emerging technologies essential for the readiness, sustainability and survivability of U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
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AFMES Change of Directorship 2020

U.S. Army Col. Louis Finelli, outgoing Armed Forces Medical Examiner System director, presents his final salute during a change of directorship ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020. AFMES provides the Department of Defense and other federal agencies comprehensive forensic investigative services, to include forensic pathology, DNA forensics, forensic toxicology and medical mortality surveillance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
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AFMES Change of Directorship 2020

U.S. Army Col. Louis Finelli, outgoing Armed Forces Medical Examiner System director, gives a speech during a change of directorship ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020. AFMES is committed to being the Department of Defense’s leader in providing medical-legal services and emerging technologies essential for the readiness, sustainability and survivability of U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
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AFMES Change of Directorship 2020

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. George Appenzeller, Defense Health Agency assistant director, gives a speech during the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System change of directorship ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020. AFMES provides the Department of Defense and other federal agencies comprehensive forensic investigative services, to include forensic pathology, DNA forensics, forensic toxicology and medical mortality surveillance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
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Rachel Johnson, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Department of Defense DNA Operations evidence custodian, accessions a sample at Dover Air Force Base, Aug. 17, 2020. The process of accessing the samples allows evidence custodians to take accountability of samples where it can be processed and build a case file before samples can have DNA extracted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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Staff Sgt. Courtney E. Herrera (front), 436th Medical Support Squadron diagnostic imaging technician trains on a new Computed Tomography (CT) scanner at the Armed Force Medical Examiner System, Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 30, 2020. By custom designing the scanner for forensic operations, AFMES saved the Department of Defense an estimated $700,000, compared to the cost of hospital CT scanners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo)
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Senior Airman Arianna E. Teran (left) and Staff Sgt. Courtney E. Herrera, 436th Medical Support Squadron diagnostic imaging technicians work on a computer during training on a new Computed Tomography (CT) scanner at the Armed Force Medical Examiner System, Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 30, 2020. The scanner can reveal anatomic details of internal organs that would not be seen in conventional X-rays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo)
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The new CT scanner is started up to ensure it is functioning properly at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 29, 2020. The new CT scanner, which was installed in the AFMES autopsy suite in April, produce higher-quality images and improved information for medical examiners by increasing to a 80 centimeter field of view and adding dual energy capability which allows the medical examiners to more efficiently accomplish the AFMES mission for post-mortem imaging. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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Contractors prepare to remove the old CT scanner out of the AFMES’ autopsy suite at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 2, 2020. AFMES received a new custom built scanner in April due to the dated technology and regular failures that were impeding operations with the old CT scanner. (Courtesy photo)
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New flooring and electrical conduit is installed at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 20, 2020 prior to the arrival of AFMES new CT scanner. The 2-month project of replacing the CT scanner meant the removal of the old scanner, new flooring and electrical conduit to prepare for the new scanner and installation the new scanner itself. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alice Briones, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System deputy director, teleworks from home April 8, 2020. Guidance has been sent out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 436th Airlift Wing commander of social distancing and significantly reduced manning due to COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo)
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Seth Thomas, Chimes custodian, cleans the AFMES conference room April 9, 2020. Chimes personnel have stepped up their cleaning efforts in the face of COVID-19, taking extra precautions to clean surfaces such as conference room tables by spraying them down with a bleach cleaning solution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Vivian Pimentel, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Joint Military Working Dog Laboratory NCO in charge, creates shipping material for MWD training aids April 13, 2020. Pimentel continues to ensure the Forensic Toxicology mission continues while adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance to wear a face mask. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Edinmel Balterocruz (left) and Air Force Master Sgt. Jesson Pareja, both Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Forensic Toxicology laboratory technicians, accession samples for testing April 13, 2020. Balterocruz and Pareja and the Division of Forensic Toxicology continue to support national security and combatant commanders through timely and effective testing for the abuse of illicit drug threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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Jamie Reber, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System analytical toxicologist 2, prepares samples for testing January 16, 2020. The Division of Forensic Toxicology at AFMES is responsible for the laboratory testing of blood, urine, and tissue specimens submitted as part of military investigations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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An Airman from Dover Air Force Base, Del., checks the label on a supplement, January 15, 2020. Service members should remain diligent and check labels on consumer products and follow official guidance on CBD products. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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An Airman from Dover Air Force Base, Del., shops for supplements January 15, 2020. There are no Food and Drug Administration regulations in place for CBD products and there is no mandated oversight or quality control for these products. Service members should know what products they are ingesting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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Jamie Reber, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System analytical toxicologist 2, prepares samples for testing January 16, 2020. The Division of Forensic Toxicology at AFMES performs an extraction where cannabinoids are pulled out of the blood and urine, compounds are concentrated and analyzed on a sensitive instrument to determine which cannabinoids are present in the specimen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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DoD adds fentanyl to drug testing panel

An Airman from the 436th Air Wing inspects a bottle before being asked to provide a urine sample November 8, 2019. The DoD has a zero tolerance policy for the illegal or improper use of drugs by service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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DoD adds fentanyl to drug testing panel

Master Sgt. Jason Maldonado, 436th Air Wing Drug Demand Reduction Program collector, seals a urine sample in the bottle November 8, 2019. The samples are then inspected and packed before being shipped out to be tested at the Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory at Lackland AFB, Texas, for any potential drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
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