Dignified transfers have become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. has withdrawn from conflicts abroad.
Lawmakers are weighing possible changes to military compensation systems as a way to improve families' quality of life.
The three citizen-soldiers from different corners of Georgia all died in a drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan near the Syrian border.
Three U.S troops were killed and at least another 40 were wounded in Sunday's attack on the Tower 22 base.
Staff Sgt. Kory Wade, 33, was assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely.
The command and control and 30 mm-equipped versions will be ready for unit testing in 2024.
Added firepower, better troop protection and robotic escorts add punch to ground combat.
The accident, which remains under investigation, is the deadliest Air Force mishap since 2018, and the fourth fatal Osprey crash in two years.
The U.S. military said it was continuing to look for the seven missing service members who were aboard the aircraft.
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