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                                                             Click here for 2025 ABFSE Calendar 
                                                            2025 Professional Development 
                                                            
                                                                Monday, September 22, 2025
                                                                      Friday, October 17, 2025 Dover Mortuary Operations
 Time: 2:00 PM (Eastern)   Time: 1:00 PM 
                                                                    (Eastern) (Repeated) Register here 
                                                                    Presenter: Matthew T. Metschke, CFSP  Bio: 
                                                                     Mr. Metschke is a Mortuary Affairs Specialist at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Mr. Metschke's primary duties are Branch 
                                                                    Chief of the Mortuary Affairs Case Management Branch.  Responsible for three personnel that help Air Force Installations serve families of the fallen. Additionally, he 
                                                                    supports the port mortuary with embalming, restoration, casketing and return of fallen service members to their families. Mr. Metschke serves as liaison support to the Past 
                                                                    Conflicts Branch providing care, service and support to the families of Airmen who remain Missing in Action or Killed in Action, as well as educating and training mortuary 
                                                                    officers and technicians. 
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                                                            NOTICE: 
                                                            
                                                                Town Hall to Discuss Accreditation and Policy 
                                                                    Manual October 9, 2025 ~ 2 pm Eastern Click here for PowerPoint
                                                                 
                                                                
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                                                            Self Study Workshop
                                                                 
                                                            
                                                                Next Self Study Workshop in person in Chicago, IL October 26, 2025, 1:00 PM 
                                                                The PowerPoint presentation 
                                                                    from the last workshop is available AND segments of the presentation have been pulled out so you can review areas of interest. 
                                                                
                                                                  
                                                             
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                                                            64th ABFSE Annual Conference April 12-17, 2026 Houston, TX 
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                                                            See For Educators page for past Town Hall and Professional Development notes.
                                                             
                                                            Contact ABFSE office for link to Professional Development Recordings 
                                                            
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                                                            Questions? For further information, call the ABFSE Office, 816.233.3747.
                                                             
                                                              
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