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Inactivation of 773rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in Germany

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Tag: Mortuary Affairs

Army Reserve mortuary affairs Soldiers train on sacred duty
August 16, 2024 — The sacred duties of mortuary affairs in the U.S. Army dates back to the Civil War. Since then, much has evolved, but the mission has remained the same; ensuring Soldiers receive a dignified return home... MORE

Trailblazers for the U.S. Army
August 8, 2024 — Meet Sgt. Keely Winter and Sgt. Kaitlynn Jackson with the 673rd Quartermaster Company (Mortuary Affairs), two of the first Army Soldiers to graduate from the Unit Recovery Team Instructor Course (URTIC). While at their unit's annual training at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California the two were afforded the opportunity to be part of the first URTIC class offered to Army soldiers and graduated at the top of their class... MORE

Army Reserve mortuary unit focuses on ‘honor, dignity, respect’
September 2, 2021 — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 246th Quartermaster Company, a mortuary affairs unit stationed in Puerto Rico, spent several weeks here preparing for one of the most solemn duties a Soldier can perform... MORE

Mortuary affairs unit provides critical help in COVID-19 crisis
May 12, 2020 — Surrounded by the densely packed skyscrapers of the Big Apple, Soldiers of the 54th Quartermaster Company have been hard at work across the five boroughs of New York helping the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in the city’s ongoing fight against COVID-19... MORE

Army Reserve mortuary affairs unit provides critical help in COVID-19 crisis

Army Reserve-Puerto Rico school house trains Soldiers at the local Bureau of Forensics Sciences
January 29, 2019 — Lt. Col. Jose Ruiz, Battalion Commander of the 1st 333rd Regiment, Multifunctional Training Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico (school house) explained to the media, Jan. 23, how the unit provides professional mortuary affairs training to Soldiers around the nation, in coordination with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Forensic Sciences... MORE

Mortuary Affairs: More than remains and personal effects
May 30, 2018 — Standing in front of a projector that displays the remains of a deceased man, an Army Reserve instructor is not explaining to his 11 students the gruesomeness of what happened to the man, but the proper way to effectively serve in a unique and honorable job as a mortuary affairs specialist... MORE

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