Mortuary affairs team trains for accident aftermath
Staff Sgt. Jalene Peterson, 96th Force Support Squadron, places a flag to mark an item’s location during a major accident response exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 25. The squadron’s readiness and mortuary affairs section exercised search and recovery procedures over the area of a simulated plane crash to recover and return deceased members and personnel effects to families. . Airmen formed a line and walked the area searching, tagging and securing any item related to the mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)