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Mortuary Affairs- State principles related to mortuary entitlements
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Professional
11/13/2012

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Term

PADD order of Precedence

 

Definition

1. Person designated on DD Form 93, vRED

2. Surviving spouse (if not divorced)

3. Children 18 years or older, in order of oldest to youngest

4. Parents, if not divorced; if divorced, legal guardian or oldest parent

5. Blood relative with legal custody

6. Siblings 18 years or older

7. Adoptive relatives

8. loco parentis

Term
PADD Determination
Definition

Based in order of precedence

Term
Entitlements Eligibility for Military Personnel
Definition

-Includes Active Duty AF not dropped from rolls prior to death

-USAFA Cadets, ROTC Cadets and accepted applicants during training or en route to or from training

-AF Reserves & Full time Air National Guard:

--While on active duty

--During inactive duty training

--Performing authorized travel directly to and from active duty or inactive-duty training

--Remaining overnight immediately before training

--While hospitalized incurred while on active duty or inactive training

Term
Entitlements Primary Expenses
Definition

1. Recovery, Segregation, Identification and Transporting of Remains

2. Preparation of Remains

3. Casket/Urn

4. Transportation of remains/outer shipping container

5. Death certificates

6. Burial clothing

7. Cremation

 

Term
Secondary Expenses
Definition

1. Funeral Arrangements

2. Cemetery Expenses

3. Interment in a Government Cemetery

4. Government-furnished headstone

5. Shipment of grave markers

Term
Other Entitlements
Definition

1. Flags

2. Hardwood Flag Cases

3. Escort

4. Summary Courts Officer (SCO)

5. Memorial Register Books

6. Military Funeral Honors

7. Transportation and Travel

Term
$6,000
Definition

Maximum Allowance for Secondary Expenses:

 

Funeral home and remains interred in a non-government cemetery

OR

Remains are cremated and scattered or interred (includes ground burial and columbarium)

Term
$3,600
Definition

Maximum Allowance for Secondary Expenses:

 

Remains consigned to a funeral home and interred in a government cemetery

OR

Remains cremated and retained by the PADD

Term
$1,000
Definition

Maximum Allowance for Secondary Expenses:

Remains consigned directly to a government cemetery

OR

Remains are cremated and consigned directly to a government cemetery

Term
$8,800
Definition

 Maximum Allowance when PADD Makes ALL Arrangements:

Remains interred in a nongovernment cemetery

OR

Remains are cremated and scattered or interred (includes ground burial and coumbarium)

Term
$7,300
Definition

Maximum Allowance when PADD Makes ALL Arrangements:

Remains interred in a government cemetery

OR

Remains are cremated and retained by the PADD

Term

Entitlements for Military members under Unusual Circumstances: AWOL

Definition

Same eligibility as Active duty unless dropped from rolls before death

Term

Entitlements for Military members under Unusual Circumstances: Dropped from rolls

Definition

No mortuary entitlements

Term

Entitlements for Military members under Unusual Circumstances: Undetermined Military Status

Definition

PADD makes arrangements and submits a claim to AFMAO for evaluation and reimbursement determination

Term

Entitlements for Military members under Unusual Circumstances: Death in a VA hospital

Definition

Nearest active duty Air Force installation will assume Mortuary Affairs responsibility

Term

Entitlements for Military members under Unusual Circumstances: Body Not Recoverable

Definition

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-Memorial service, military honors, furneral travel and authorized number of interment flags and flag cases.

-VA provides a memorial marker.

-PADD reimbursed for memorial service

Term

Entitlements for Military members under Unusual Circumstances: Subsequent Recovery

Definition

If additional remains are found, MAO should obtain directions for subsequent recovery of remains to include:

-Disinterment of remains to associate all portions of remains followed by re-interment of all remains

-Subsequent remains disposed of by a medcal facility

 

Term
Subsequent Recovery
Definition

-May occur after a search and recovery for human remains is terminated due to logistical reasons enven though not all remains have been recovered.

-Additional remains can be found later.

-MAO should ask PADD if he/she wants to be contacted if this occurs.

 

Term
Methods of Transportaion of Remains within CONUS
Definition

-Commercial aircraft

-Hearse or a service car

-Dedicated government aircraft in CONUS

Term
Methods of Transportation of Remains from OCONUS
Definition

Remains transported from place of death to AFMAO or the nearest OCONUS mortuary facility by military airlift.

Term
Methods of Transportation of Remains from the Dover Port Mortuary
Definition

Remains from theater of war will be transported to final destination via military-contracted aircraft unless the PADD selects the commercial air.

Term
Stopover Requests
Definition

Expenese paid for by PADD

Costs may be applied towards secendary expense allowance

Term

Prohibition of Arrival and Additional Ceremonies

Definition

Only one set of Military Funeral Honors allowed; additional responsibility of home unit (not base Honor guard)

Term
Funeral Travel Eligibility
Definition

1. Spouse (including remarried)

2. Children: step, adopted, illegitimate

3. Parents: natural, adoption, spouse's parents, loco parentis

4. Siblings

5. PADD: surviving spouse, blood relatives, adoptive relatives, I loco parentis

6. If no 1-4: PADD +2 persons closely related to deceased selected by the PADD

 

Term
Military Funeral Honors for Active Duty, Select Reservists on Duty and Medal of Honor Recipients
Definition

Entitled to a 20-person detail:

-6 pall bearers

-8-person firing party (including NCOIC)

-bugler

-4-person color guard

-Detail OIC or NCOIC

Chaplain may participate if requested, but not considered part of the detail

Term

Military Funeral Honors:

Retirees & Reservists Not on Duty

Definition

Entitled to a 7-person team

-OIC or NCOIC

-6 dual members: pall bearers and firing party

Term

Military Funeral Honors:

Veterans, Civilians During Wartime, & Uniformed Services

Definition

Entitled to a 2-person team:

One must be an Air Force representative (Officer or Enlisted) who folds and presents interment flag and plays Taps.

Term
Flyover Approval for Military Installations
Definition
MAJCOMS (may be delegated to wing)
Term
Flyover Approval Off Base
Definition
MAJCOM/A3
Term
Flyover Approval in DC
Definition
HQ USAF Aerial Events Coordinator
Term
Flyover Eligibility
Definition

1. Active Duty and ARC rated officers and non-rated career aviators

2. Non-career aviators (nurses, med techs, intel, etc.) when they die in the line of duty while performing aviation duties

3. Dignitaries of Armed Forces and Fed government

4. AF 3 & 4 star General Officers (Active duty or retired)

5. Congressional Medal of Honor or Air Force Cross Recipients (Active duty or retired)

6. Aviators with at least one aerial victory (Active duty or retired)

7. Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force (CMSAF)

8. USAF Prisoners of War (active duty, retired, or honorable separated)

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