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  • AFDIL gets the SNP: A New Era in DNA Technology

    As if being a world leader in understanding and utilizing DNA wasn’t a high-enough achievement, the Department of Defense (DoD) DNA Operations division within the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) has set the bar to a whole new level.For the record, as someone who graduated High School

  • SynCan or SynCan't?

    Just in case you’re wondering, you might want to go with SynCan’t. Imagine it’s the early 2000’s. Were you on your way to fight for Uncle Sam in the Middle East? Maybe ranking the latest and greatest pop music? At that time, scientists and leaders around the world were noticing a significant rise in

  • How AFMES members balance duty and community

    At the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), the dedication to service transcends the lab coats and sterile environments of their daily responsibilities. These men and women are committed to something greater than themselves—both within the walls of their workplace and outside in the

  • UPGRADED: MWDs get new training aids

    What happens when you pluck a Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler from the kennels and drop him in the middle of a bunch of chemists, toxicologists, and laboratory technicians? He gets right to work.U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Juan Salinas, Security Forces Manager, Joint MWD (JMWD) Program,

  • AFMES earns accreditation

    After more than a year of research and application, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) Forensic Pathology Investigations (FPI) division recently received its accreditation through the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). The NAME is a premier professional organization for

  • Total Force Airmen: Supporting the DoD - in and out of uniform

    Splitting work between a federal entity and the Air National Guard can pose a challenge, let alone having the two work environments more than 600 miles away from each other.For Maryland native Rachel Johnson, she is both an evidence custodian for the Department of Defense DNA Operations at the Armed