Professional mortuary services and supplies incident to care and disposition of human
remains and personal effects of persons who are eligible for these services by specific
statute. The decedent's PE are shipped to the PERE from the SCMO. Which operation is this
within the Army's Mortuary Affairs Program? - ANSWER B) Current Death
If refrigeration is not available, and you have to use ice packs to preserve the remains, what
is an important fact to remember? - ANSWER B) Avoid skin contact with the ice
This operation should be conducted only when operational constraints prevent the storage
or evacuation of human remains out of the operational area to a servicing mortuary, or
when it is deemed prudent for the protection of health and welfare of personnel. Which
operation is this within the Army's Mortuary Affairs Program? - ANSWER A)
Concurrent Return
The search for, recovery, tentative identification, processing, and evacuation of human
remains and decedent PE from a theater of operation to a servicing mortuary through MA
evacuation channels. Which operation is this within the Army's Mortuary Affairs Program? -
ANSWER D) Search and Recovery (SAR)
Your Soldiers were tasked to assist the MA unit gaining a full accounting of deceased
Soldiers. They were able to determine cause of death and the manner of death. Have the
gained a full accounting and why or why not? - ANSWER C) No, there is no proper
identification
Once a profile is visible in the Commander Portal, how many days does an active duty
commander have to view it? How many days does a reserve component commander have to
view it? - ANSWER C) Active duty commanders have 14 days and reserve component
commanders have 30 days
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remains and personal effects of persons who are eligible for these services by specific
statute. The decedent's PE are shipped to the PERE from the SCMO. Which operation is this
within the Army's Mortuary Affairs Program? - ANSWER B) Current Death
If refrigeration is not available, and you have to use ice packs to preserve the remains, what
is an important fact to remember? - ANSWER B) Avoid skin contact with the ice
This operation should be conducted only when operational constraints prevent the storage
or evacuation of human remains out of the operational area to a servicing mortuary, or
when it is deemed prudent for the protection of health and welfare of personnel. Which
operation is this within the Army's Mortuary Affairs Program? - ANSWER A)
Concurrent Return
The search for, recovery, tentative identification, processing, and evacuation of human
remains and decedent PE from a theater of operation to a servicing mortuary through MA
evacuation channels. Which operation is this within the Army's Mortuary Affairs Program? -
ANSWER D) Search and Recovery (SAR)
Your Soldiers were tasked to assist the MA unit gaining a full accounting of deceased
Soldiers. They were able to determine cause of death and the manner of death. Have the
gained a full accounting and why or why not? - ANSWER C) No, there is no proper
identification
Once a profile is visible in the Commander Portal, how many days does an active duty
commander have to view it? How many days does a reserve component commander have to
view it? - ANSWER C) Active duty commanders have 14 days and reserve component
commanders have 30 days
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