Joe Biden to join families as troops killed in Jordan are brought home

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden (Andrew Harnik/AP)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Friday to honour three US service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan, a solemn ritual that has become relatively uncommon in recent years as the US withdrew from conflicts abroad.

The Bidens will attend a dignified transfer as the remains of the troops killed in the overnight assault on Sunday return to US soil.