OVERVIEW

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Casualty Services

Who they are– The mission– Emergency Family Member

Travel (EFMT)– Casualty Assistance

Representatives (CARs)– Mortuary Affairs Office

The First Sgt Role

• Reporting• Notification• Assistance• Support

– Commander’s personal representative to help the family in any and all matters needed or requested

– Unit member with same or similar job

– A connection between the Air Force and family members (not a best friend of the family)

– A link to array of assistance, support, and services: transportation, information, lodging, administrative details, finance, etc.

– Primary duty until Airman and family can be taken care of by Recovery Care Coordinator and AF Wounded Warrior

Family Liaison Officer (FLO)

5The Family’s “Gatekeeper”

Active Duty Mortuary Entitlements

• AF must have authorization from the PADD to take custody of the fallen for preparation and return to the destination designated.

• Primary Expenses and include:– Funeral Services with local funeral home– Uniform

• Service Dress Uniform (Insignia, ribbons, badges, and other accouterments)– GPC is used to procure Uniform and accouterments

• Flight Suit– PADD to provide or unit

• Civilian Clothing– PADD to provide or GPC is used to procure. Cannot exceed cost of Service

Dress Uniform – Urn– Cremation-Performed at the destination Funeral Home and paid as a Primary

Expense– Flag(s)/Flag Case(s)– (12) State Death Certificates/DD 2064

Active Duty Mortuary Entitlementsor Title 10

• Primary Expenses and include:– Transportation to Unit Memorial Services

• Parents• Spouses Parents• Member’s siblings• Children

– 2 days travel lodging and perdium

– Same Entitlement for any location of funeral services

– Transportation to Dignified Transfer (DAFB) and Dignified Arrival

– One Escort is authorized payment by Mortuary• Must be an Active Duty Member• Second escort paid by unit

MP 3: Dependent Death

Member SupportUnit SupportBe ready for anything!

Dependent Death• Mortuary Officer will validate dependent status via DEERS

– Entitlements (All)-Reimbursement of remains transportation expenses from the location of death to the location the Sponsor designates for interment/inurnment• Infants-One of the following must be issued for an entitlement to be extended:1. Death Certificate2. Fetal Death Certificate/Report3. A report of Fetal demise

– Additional Entitlement Dependents OCONUS-Sponsor can request preparation of remains, casket and urn on a reimbursable basis through a DoD Military Mortuary

SUMMARY

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