MCWP 4-11.8 Services In An Expeditionary Environment Chapter 4

Question 1

Mortuary affairs consist of what 3 different programs?

Answer 1

Current Death Program
Concurrent Return Program
Graves Registration Program

Question 2

When is the current death program in effect?

Answer 2

Peacetime and hostilities of short duration

Question 3

When is the concurrent return program in effect?

Answer 3

During wartime

Question 4

When is the graves registration program in effect?

Answer 4

As a last resort

Upon order of the geographic combatant commander

Question 5

Who is the executive agent of mortuary affairs?

Answer 5

U.S. Army

Question 6

Where do mortuary affair responsibilities reside in the USMC?

Answer 6

The Reserves

Primary focus is graves registration

Question 7

What reserve unit has the Graves Registration Platoon?

Answer 7

4th FSSG, H&S Battalion, H&S Co.

Question 8

What is the personnel make up of the graves registration platoon?

Answer 8

1 Marine officer
42 Marines
3 Navy embalmers

Question 9

What is the intermediate or transit point for remains?

Answer 9

Mortuary Affairs Collection Point

Question 10

Who chooses the MACP site?

Answer 10

MAGTF Commander

Question 11

The handling of contaminated remains has how many phases?

Answer 11

3

recovery, movement and final verification

Question 12

How long does decontamination last?

Answer 12

1 hours for recovery of each remains

Question 13

What is DD Form 1380?

Answer 13

Certificate of Death

Question 14

What is DD Form 2064?

Answer 14

Certificate of Death Overseas

Question 15

What is DD Form 894?

Answer 15

Record of ID- Finger Print

Question 16

What is DD Form 890?

Answer 16

Record of ID- Effects and personal data

Question 17

What is DD Form 1076?

Answer 17

Military Ops- Record of personal effects of deceased

Question 18

How are bodily remains staged?

Answer 18

Shoulder to shoulder

Question 19

Which direction are remains carried?

Answer 19

Feet first

Question 20

How are remains loaded onto vehicles/rotary wing aircraft?

Answer 20

Feet first

Question 21

How are remains loaded onto fixed wing aircraft?

Answer 21

Head first

Question 22

How in depth are digit grid coordinated given for parties returning to claim remains left behind?

Answer 22

10 digit grid

Question 23

Who authorizes use of mass burials?

Answer 23

Geographic combatant commander

Question 24

For mass burials, how many rows may be used and how are bodies position in these rows?

Answer 24

As many rows as needed

10 remains per row, head to foot

Question 25

How long are mass burial rows?

Answer 25

70ft

Question 26

How deep are mass burial rows?

Answer 26

3.5ft deep

Question 27

How wide are mass burial rows?

Answer 27

Minimum 2.5ft

Question 28

What marks the beginning and end of mass burial rows?

Answer 28

Metal stakes

Question 29

Who authorizes committal at sea?

Answer 29

Appropriate service component commander

Question 30

What instruction covers committal at sea services?

Answer 30

Army Regulation 638-2

Question 31

Who’s responsibility is it to ensure all temporary interments are disinterred and remains are returned to CONUS?

Answer 31

Geographical combatant commander