UNCLASSIFIED USAREUR G 4 USEUCOM THEATER MORTUARY AFFAIRS

UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM Mortuary Affairs MISSION STATEMENT United States Army Europe serves as the USEUCOM

UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM Mortuary Affairs USEUCOM MORTUARY AFFAIRS ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Current Death Program PEACETIME • USAREUR maintains Theater Mortuary Affairs Office • USAREUR

UNCLASSIFIED Current Death Evacuation Process STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR

UNCLASSIFIED Concurrent Return Program • Wartime / Contingency § USAREUR “Theater Mortuary Affairs Office”

UNCLASSIFIED Concurrent Return Operations Notional Planning Factors: • In high intensity conflict operations our

UNCLASSIFIED Contaminated Remains Mitigation Site Army Technical Publication (ATP 4 -46. 2) Mortuary Affairs

UNCLASSIFIED Chaplain Roles in support of MA Operations • • Authorities: 10 US Code

UNCLASSIFIED Questions • • “A dead soldier who has given his life because of

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UNCLASSIFIED USAREUR G 4 USEUCOM THEATER MORTUARY AFFAIRS Purpose: Provide an overview on USEUCOM Mortuary Affairs Operations and a discussion on Mortuary Affairs with Chaplain support in “High Intensity Conflict” Operations • • Agenda Mission Statement USEUCOM Mortuary Affairs Organization Mortuary Affairs Current Death Mortuary Affairs Concurrent Return Notional Wartime Mortuary Operations Contaminated Remains Processing Chaplain Roles in support of MA Operations Questions STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017

UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM Mortuary Affairs MISSION STATEMENT United States Army Europe serves as the USEUCOM lead service for Mortuary Affairs (MA) support in the European area of responsibility coordinating MA procedures and guidance to facilitate peacetime or tactical mortuary operations, establishing a regional mortuary supporting all current deaths and serving as the lead office for matters relating to past conflict accounting activities in order to ensure the dignity, honor and respect to the fallen and care, service and support to their families on a continuous basis • Title 10 support to USEUCOM and assigned service components IAW US European Command Instruction (ECI) 4201 • Title 10 support to USAFRICOM and assigned service components IAW US Africa Command Instruction (ACI) 4300. 01 B STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 2

UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM Mortuary Affairs USEUCOM MORTUARY AFFAIRS ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 3

UNCLASSIFIED Current Death Program PEACETIME • USAREUR maintains Theater Mortuary Affairs Office • USAREUR oversight of all USEUCOM mortuary operations • Support to all service components and assigned agencies: − − − Develop Mortuary Affairs Agreements, SOPS/OPLANS supporting exercises and operations Develop and review policy and procedures ICW service components, USEUCOM, Joint Staff and Central Joint Mortuary Affairs Board Coordinate USAREUR support for recovery of unaccounted US personnel from prior engagements in coordination with the Defense Prisoner of War Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) Army Program funding is from Human Resource Command G 1, Disposition of Remains Funds Army allocates funds directly to the USAREUR for Regional Mortuary operations and care of remains Coordinating Office with USARAF Theater Mortuary Affairs Office the Regional Mortuary and Armed Forces Medical Examiner STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 4

UNCLASSIFIED Current Death Evacuation Process STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 5

UNCLASSIFIED Concurrent Return Program • Wartime / Contingency § USAREUR “Theater Mortuary Affairs Office” provides mortuary affairs support to all services directing procedures concerned with the recovery, collection, identification, evacuation, inventory and disposition personal effects: − USAREUR establishes AOR guidance for mortuary operations − Serve as theater subject matter experts for mass fatality support and politically sensitive events − Funding “Overseas Contingency Funds” USAREUR directs MA procedures IAW EUCOM Command Instruction 4203. 01, Dec 2013 STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 6

UNCLASSIFIED Concurrent Return Operations Notional Planning Factors: • In high intensity conflict operations our planning envisions multiple MACPs, 2 x TMEP, 1 x JPED, 2 x TEMP CEM. Projected Forces: • 3 x Army Mortuary Affairs Companies • 1 x Marines Recovery Platoon • Air Forces Support Search and Recovery Teams at AF BOS Capabilities: • 24 x MACPs to process up to 500 remains per day • 2 x TMEP will process up to 500 remains per day • TEMP CEM will hold 2160 human remains • Mortuary Affairs Contaminated Remains Mitigation Site STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! Notional Environment UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 7

UNCLASSIFIED Contaminated Remains Mitigation Site Army Technical Publication (ATP 4 -46. 2) Mortuary Affairs Contaminated Remains Mitigation Site (MACRMS) Notional; Phases overlap, or at times tasks are concurrent STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 8

UNCLASSIFIED Chaplain Roles in support of MA Operations • • Authorities: 10 US Code Section 3547 Gives authority for the Chaplain and support Army Regulation 165 -1 Army Chaplain Corps Activities" Dated 6/23/2015 Field Manual FM 1 -05 Religious Support-Oct 2012 Mass Casualty Support - AR 165 -1 (Army Chaplain Corps Activities) and in HQDA MASCAL Response Plan (Incident Management) Requires the chaplains and religious affairs specialist to be responsive to mass casualty needs Mass Burial ATP 4 -46 - Contingency Fatality Operations – Army Chaplains support disinterment operations Honor the Fallen – AR 165 -1 and FM 1 -05 - support to the units and spiritual and emotional support to Mortuary Affairs Specialists working at MACPs, TMEPs. TPED. STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 9

UNCLASSIFIED Questions • • “A dead soldier who has given his life because of the failure of his leader is a dreadful sight before God. Like all dead soldiers, he was tired, possibly frightened to his soul, and there he is on top of all that never again to see his homeland. Don't be the one who failed to instruct him properly, who failed to lead him well. Burn the midnight oil, so that you may not in later years look upon your hands and find his blood still red upon them. ” - James Warner Bellah STRONG SOLDIERS, STRONG TEAMS! UNCLASSIFIED POC: Mr David Roath/USAREUR SOD G 4, Mil: 537 -4669/ david. b. roath. civ@mail. mil As of 9 Dec 2017 10