From front to back, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lorena Whitaker, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System fatality management senior non-commissioned officer, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dekeia Mays, Forensic Toxicology laboratory technician, U.S. Army Sgt. Kayla-Porsche Harley, U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Meskus, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Johnson, AFMES fatality management non-commissioned officers, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Taylor, AFMES Joint Military Working Dog Laboratory technician, and U.S. Army Spc. Noah Hughes, AFMES fatality management specialist, pose for a photo, Mar. 23 & 30, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Fatality management specialists, known as “92 Mikes” are responsible for the recovery and disposition of human remains associated with the Department of War. Within AFMES, they are charged with assisting medical examiners during autopsies, transferring, cleaning, weighing, eviscerating, and documenting throughout the process, which can be up to 100 photos per autopsy, that can take hours to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger)
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