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Video by Master Sgt. Brandy Fowler

Guard Airmen, Soldiers train for the duty of caring for fallen comrades

National Guard Bureau

Oct. 2, 2024 | 0:44

U.S. National Guard fatality search and recovery team Airmen and mortuary affairs Soldiers practice skills during an exercise that focused on the storage and temporary interment of simulated contaminated human remains at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, Sept. 8-20, 2024. The exercise was part of a quick reaction test, led by the Joint Mortuary Affairs Center and evaluated by members of the Joint Test and Evaluation Program, to refine the techniques, tactics and procedures for managing and caring for the remains of fallen service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Brandy Fowler)