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Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force base located two miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.

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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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A Marine carry team loads into a transfer vehicle a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team loads into a transfer vehicle a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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An Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

An Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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A transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman sits on a loader Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman sits on a loader Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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An Army carry team loads a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman in to a transfer vehicle on Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

An Army carry team loads a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman in to a transfer vehicle on Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

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An Army carry team walks away from transfer cases containing the remains of Sgt. Aaron Arthur, left, and Spc. Lakeshia Bailey Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., and Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

An Army carry team walks away from transfer cases containing the remains of Sgt. Aaron Arthur, left, and Spc. Lakeshia Bailey Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., and Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Aaron Arthur as a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, far right, sits on a loader, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., and Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Aaron Arthur as a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, far right, sits on a loader, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., and Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey as a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Aaron Arthur sits on a loader, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., and Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey as a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Aaron Arthur sits on a loader, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., and Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Lakeshia Bailey, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

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An Army carry team loads a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

An Army carry team loads a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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An Army carry team stands in formation as Senior Airman Zenna Tunnell closes the doors of a transfer vehicle holding a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

An Army carry team stands in formation as Senior Airman Zenna Tunnell closes the doors of a transfer vehicle holding a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook Tuesday, May 9, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook Tuesday, May 9, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook Tuesday, May 9, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook Tuesday, May 9, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cook, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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A Marine carry team loads into a transfer vehicle a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team loads into a transfer vehicle a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Porto, 26, of Largo, Fla., died March 14 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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An Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

An Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Erin L. McLyman Monday, March 15, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, McLyman, of Federal Way, Wash., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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