-  Initiated and maintain contact/sequence of events log

   -- Date/time notification received from Command Post or Casualty Assistance

       Representative (CAR) (55 MSS/DPMPS)

   -- Known facts about cause (what, when, where and how) – what was member duty

    status at time of death

   -- Notify Group Commander (Command Post will notify Wing Commander and

      Casualty Assistance will notify chain of command up to Mission Support Group

      Commander)

   -- Notification to next of kin (NOK) spouse and/or parents:  Notification team

      (Commander/notification officer, chaplain and medical representative) will assemble

       in the casualty office (Building C, room 237) for a pre-notification briefing. Casualty

      Assistance will provide the commander/notification officer with the information

       listed on the Report of Emergency Data (VRED), cell phone (if no one on the

       notification team has one) and direction to NOK house.

   -- After notification to NOK, the commander/notification officer will advise Casualty

       Assistance of the time notification was made and any pertinent information about

       the visit.

-  Questions Casualty Assistance will ask commander:

   -- On promotion list for possible posthumous promotion

   -- Personal history of derogatory information (family problems) to determined if

        special condolences letter from Chief of Staff, AF is/is not appropriate

   -- Posthumous decoration consideration to family, if appropriate- consider information

        from squadron PIF. Casualty will provide decoration information to mortuary

   -- OSI could provide information on incident for your determination on Line of Duty

       (LOD)

NEXT DUTY DAY:

Mortuary Services and Casualty Assistance will visit the NOK and brief on benefits/entitlements and will ask for Commander/First Sergeant and squadron representative to join them.

-  Commander will:

    -- Appoint Summary Courts Officer (SCO) and Family Liaison Officer (FLO).

         SCO will be busy for couple weeks, inventory/packing of personal property

         Service dress from residence, including shoes/socks/belt/tie and etc

    -- Provide name of SCO and FLO to Mortuary for training/briefing.

    -- Seek volunteers for casket watch/escort duties, if requested by family

    -- Request military honors from base Honor Guard

    -- Have FLO assist with next of kin travel arrangements, if requested

    -- In coordination with the Chaplain, brief the squadron and have the Critical

        Incidence Stress team available.

    -- With Chaplain’s assistance, prepare for Memorial Service

         Biography for memorial service bulletin—maybe picture and video tape

    -- Ask Wing Commander to consider lowering the base flag

     -- Notify Public Affairs to prepare press release in potentially high-visibility media

        cases.  i.e., major incident, aircraft mishap, capture/hostage, etc

    -- Notify Safety office to conduct a mishap investigation if required

    -- Coordinate support for the family for food, transportation, etc as appropriate

WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS

-  Commander prepares condolence letter(s) to NOK.—Casualty will help with

    examples.

 -  Medical representative will forward Line of Duty determination for your comments

    and forwarding to Legal (JAG).  You may obtain additional information for the LOD

    from OSI.

  -  The Veteran Service Officer will contact the NOK to brief on VA benefits

  -  Prepare ACC briefing for the Wing Commander