The Air Force named the 436th Services Squadron Port Mortuary, Dover AFB, N.J., as the winner of the 2005 Specialized Program Award—the second year in a row the unit has won the honor. It is DOD’s only port mortuary in the US and is the largest mortuary in the department. It’s staff comprises Air Force, Army, Marine Corps active duty and reservists and civilians.
The Defense Innovation Board adopted a series of new recommendations and praised the Air Force for its big bets on emerging technology in recent years that seem primed to help new entrants to the defense market bridge the so-called valley of death between initial investment and actual production contracts.