AMEDD BOLC FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS52
Theater Mortuary Affairs - ANSWERS-Contingency fatality operations occur at all levels in a
theater of operation.
Search and Recovery Operations has three phases, Combat, Post Combat and area clearance
Starts at the unit level with search and recovery and continues until remains are returned to the
PADD (Person Authorized to Direct Disposition) and all PE (Personal Effects) is returned to the
PERE (Person Eligible to Receive Effects)
Joint Mortuary Affairs - ANSWERS-o Initial Search and Recovery
o Tentative Identification
o Coordinated Evacuation
o CBRNE Decontamination (if needed)
o Personal Effects
The Army Mortuary Affairs Program: includes 3 distinct operations - ANSWERS-Current Death
(Used in Garrison)
Always used in peacetime, whenever possible in conflicts
Ship PE directly to PERE
Concurrent Return: In times of conflict from a theater of operations to a servicing mortuary
through MA channels
Ship PE to PE Depot for shipment to PERE
,Temporary Interment: Temporary interment/disinterment of human remains. Only when
authorized by the responsible commander during major military operations
No disposition of PE
Mortuary Affairs Collection Point (MACP) Locations - ANSWERS-BCTs have one MA Soldier (92M)
to handle MA functions
MACPs in theater are always co-located on bases with Role 3 facilities and usually co-located
with Role 2 facilities (usually operate as close to the airstrip as possible)
TMEP (Theater Mortuary Evacuation Point) is located at a major Aerial Port of Embarkation
Where is the Port of Entry Mortuary Facility? - ANSWERS-Dover AFB
When do remains reach family? - ANSWERS-72-96hrs
ID Process of deceased - ANSWERS-Tentative Identifications: DD 565
Positive Identifications (done at Dover)
DNA Test
Dental Records
Finger Printing
Summary Courts-Martial Officer (SCMO) - ANSWERS-Must be appointed in a timely manner
(within 48 hrs)
Should be someone detached from Soldier
,Separate distasteful items and record that they were destroyed (Maintain a good memory of the
Soldier)
Inventory all PE with the unit or in quarters
Accurate documentation on DD Form 1076
Utilize MA NCO at BDE
Also used for Soldiers evacuated from theater
NEVER send PE straight to family from theater (everything goes through PE channels to PE
Depot)
Factors of Preservation - ANSWERS-Decomposition:
-The breakdown of a formerly living body into simpler forms of matter
-Evidentiary and identification material may be lost as it progresses
Affected by:
•Temperature
•Humidity
•Seasonal climate
Post Mortem Care - ANSWERS-The body of the deceased should be placed in a Human Remains
Pouch
Human Remains Pouches can be obtained from MA point
If the care provider removes personal effects from the body they must stay with the remains
Medical operations should have Human Remains Pouches on hand
Lightly tie wrists together
Supine position, closed eyes
, What should you not remove from body during post mortem care? - ANSWERS-Treatment
adjuncts
Where do ID tags go for postmortem care - ANSWERS-Great toe, wrist, zipper of pouch
Flow of remains - ANSWERS-Mortuary Affairs Collection Pt
Theater Mortuary Evac Point
Dover AFB
Deceased family (72-96 hrs)
secure - ANSWERS-A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or
geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action
Physical occupation not required
Seize - ANSWERS-To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area
Must physically occupy the ground
clear - ANSWERS-A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy
forces and eliminate organized resistance within an assigned area.
Delay - ANSWERS-When a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the
enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on enemy forces without becoming
decisively engaged.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS52
Theater Mortuary Affairs - ANSWERS-Contingency fatality operations occur at all levels in a
theater of operation.
Search and Recovery Operations has three phases, Combat, Post Combat and area clearance
Starts at the unit level with search and recovery and continues until remains are returned to the
PADD (Person Authorized to Direct Disposition) and all PE (Personal Effects) is returned to the
PERE (Person Eligible to Receive Effects)
Joint Mortuary Affairs - ANSWERS-o Initial Search and Recovery
o Tentative Identification
o Coordinated Evacuation
o CBRNE Decontamination (if needed)
o Personal Effects
The Army Mortuary Affairs Program: includes 3 distinct operations - ANSWERS-Current Death
(Used in Garrison)
Always used in peacetime, whenever possible in conflicts
Ship PE directly to PERE
Concurrent Return: In times of conflict from a theater of operations to a servicing mortuary
through MA channels
Ship PE to PE Depot for shipment to PERE
,Temporary Interment: Temporary interment/disinterment of human remains. Only when
authorized by the responsible commander during major military operations
No disposition of PE
Mortuary Affairs Collection Point (MACP) Locations - ANSWERS-BCTs have one MA Soldier (92M)
to handle MA functions
MACPs in theater are always co-located on bases with Role 3 facilities and usually co-located
with Role 2 facilities (usually operate as close to the airstrip as possible)
TMEP (Theater Mortuary Evacuation Point) is located at a major Aerial Port of Embarkation
Where is the Port of Entry Mortuary Facility? - ANSWERS-Dover AFB
When do remains reach family? - ANSWERS-72-96hrs
ID Process of deceased - ANSWERS-Tentative Identifications: DD 565
Positive Identifications (done at Dover)
DNA Test
Dental Records
Finger Printing
Summary Courts-Martial Officer (SCMO) - ANSWERS-Must be appointed in a timely manner
(within 48 hrs)
Should be someone detached from Soldier
,Separate distasteful items and record that they were destroyed (Maintain a good memory of the
Soldier)
Inventory all PE with the unit or in quarters
Accurate documentation on DD Form 1076
Utilize MA NCO at BDE
Also used for Soldiers evacuated from theater
NEVER send PE straight to family from theater (everything goes through PE channels to PE
Depot)
Factors of Preservation - ANSWERS-Decomposition:
-The breakdown of a formerly living body into simpler forms of matter
-Evidentiary and identification material may be lost as it progresses
Affected by:
•Temperature
•Humidity
•Seasonal climate
Post Mortem Care - ANSWERS-The body of the deceased should be placed in a Human Remains
Pouch
Human Remains Pouches can be obtained from MA point
If the care provider removes personal effects from the body they must stay with the remains
Medical operations should have Human Remains Pouches on hand
Lightly tie wrists together
Supine position, closed eyes
, What should you not remove from body during post mortem care? - ANSWERS-Treatment
adjuncts
Where do ID tags go for postmortem care - ANSWERS-Great toe, wrist, zipper of pouch
Flow of remains - ANSWERS-Mortuary Affairs Collection Pt
Theater Mortuary Evac Point
Dover AFB
Deceased family (72-96 hrs)
secure - ANSWERS-A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or
geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action
Physical occupation not required
Seize - ANSWERS-To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area
Must physically occupy the ground
clear - ANSWERS-A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy
forces and eliminate organized resistance within an assigned area.
Delay - ANSWERS-When a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the
enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on enemy forces without becoming
decisively engaged.
