This investigation is grounded in a review of five critical articles from prominent news sources—including Stars and Stripes, NBC News, Washington Post, the American Legion, and NPR—which collectively detail a pattern of failures that constitute a betrayal of trust by Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO). This historical record highlights instances of mishandled veteran human remains and failed accountability, unequivocally …
Mission Overreach and Organizational Erosion: A Call to Re-Establish Ceremonial Standards Under The Air Force Honor Guard
Finished 24 October 2025. I’ve spent years detailing the operational conflicts that are actively undermining the Base Honor Guard program online through my website and social media. This is more than just a turf war; it’s about the legal requirement to preserve a congressional mandate. To download this position paper in PDF, click here. Download the sample suggested DAFI rewrite …
How to Request each Service’s Drill Team
Each American service drill team can be requested for a performance. There are certain requirements, however. Here is how to get in touch with the teams or the service’s honor guard public affairs unit which handles performance requests. Click on each title to be taken to the information page. US Army, the Old Guard, Silent Drill Team US Marine Corps …
How to Contact Each Service’s Honor Guard
How to contact each service’s honor guard: Each year the service drill teams tour the country and attend ceremonies overseas. Many times the drill teams will make a trip out to see your community if they have enough time and funding. Here is how to request the teams and other* ceremonial support. *If you live near or relatively near a …
Honor Guard Epitome of Standard During CSAF Transition
by Senior Airman Lindsey A. Porter 11th Wing Public Affairs 8/10/2012 – JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Don’t move. Don’t move a single muscle. Hours of drill and ceremony, dress rehearsal and uniform preparation have all come down to this. Don’t move. All eyes are on you. Standing sharp, crisp and motionless, in full U.S. Air Force Honor Guard service dress, you know …



