Air Force Secretary Michael Donley began his speech at AFA’s Global Warfare Symposium in Los Angeles by reiterating that “the Air Force is accountable to our teammates” in terms of treating the remains of fallen US military personnel with the utmost of dignity and respect. He added that Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and he take “personal responsibility” for fixing what he called a system that was “broken” at the Air Force’s military mortuary at Dover AFB, Del., and resulted in the mishandling of several service members’ remains. The Air Force is changing policies at the mortuary and a new commander is in place there, said Donley. He noted that, in the days to come, a new independent panel will be reviewing the “corrective actions” that the Air Force already has taken. Donley spoke on Nov. 18.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
