Mortuary Affairs

Entitlements

Active Duty Members (include):

• Preparation of deceased member
• Casketing
• Transportation of deceased from place of death to place of burial
• Military escort
• Authorized travel of Person Authorized to Direct Disposition, formally known as Next of Kin, to place of funeral outside of their local area
• Interment flag and hardwood flag case

         Funeral Honors:
          • 21 Person Guard Detail
          • Pallbearers
          • Color Guard
          • OIC/NCOIC
          • Taps
          • Firing Party

Dependents of Active Duty Members:

• Transportation expenses to include the outside shipping container from place of death to place of internment
• Consulate fees for shipping documents and sealing the casket
• The sponsor or Person Authorized to Direct Disposition must pay the cost for care and disposition of the deceased. 

Retirees (when properly admitted to a military hospital):

• Transportation expenses from place of death to a point no further distant than the last permanent residence within the 50 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or US possessions and territories; interment in a government cemetery with honors at the place of interment.

       Funeral honors:
        • 9-person honor guard detail
        • Pallbearers at place of interment
        • Firing Party
        • OIC/NCOIC
        • Taps

Additional Resources:
Air Force Survivor Assistance
VA Burial Benefits
Air Force Mortuary

For more information call 623-856-3771 or 623-695-0650.