Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory

The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), established in 1991, is a forensics laboratory specializing in DNA profiling run by the United States Armed Forces and located at the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Since 1992, it has been running the Family Outreach Program.^[1][2][3] AFDIL is accredited by the ANSI National Accrediation Board (ANAB) to the ISO 17025 accrediting standards and to the FBI's Quality Assurance Standards (FBI-QAS).^[4]

Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory

Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory logo
Agency overview
Formed	1991 (1991)
Headquarters	Dover, Delaware
Parent department	United States Department of Defense
Website	DNA Identification Laboratory
Footnotes
The laboratory is part of the Department of Defense DNA Operations

It is part of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), under the Department of Defense (DOD) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Operations often referred to as "DOD DNA Operations".^[3]

AFDIL stores refrigerated DNA samples from all current active duty and reserve personnel. However, almost all casualty identifications are effected using fingerprints from military ID card records (live scan fingerprints are recorded at the time such cards are issued). When friction ridge skin is not available from deceased military personnel, DNA and dental records are used to confirm identity.