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Block V, Unit 1
Casualty Program
Question | Answer |
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What is the first main objective of the Casualty Program? (1-1) | To closely track all casualty reports and notfications in accordance with procedures set by AFPC, Directorate of Airman & Family Care |
What is the second main objective of the Casualty Program? (1-1) | To report casualities, ensure timely notification of NOK, & provide compassionate assistance to NOK until all claims & personal affairs are settled |
What is the third main objective of the Casualty Program? (1-1) | To eliminate delays in providing benefits to the NOK. |
What is a casualty status applicable to a person who is either known to have died, determined to have died based on conclusive evidence, or declared dead based on a presumptive finding of death? (1-2) | Deceased |
What is the transitory casualty status applied to military personnel only. (1-2) | Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) |
What is one responsibility of the AFPC Casualty Services Branch (AFPC/DPFC)? (1-3) | Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for SGLI and the virtual record of emergency data (vRED) also known as the DD Form 93 |
What is one way that the Installation Commander implements the installation's Casualty Services Program? (1-3) | Informing the NOK of all known circumstances surrounding the service member's death. |
The Casualty Notification Team consists of? (1-4) | -Field grade officers, of equal or higher grade than the emeber about whom they are making notification -Medical personnel -Air Force Chaplain |
What are some casualty benefits that could be breifed to the NOK by the CAR? (1-5/6) | -Death Gratuity -Survivor's Benefit Plan (SBP) -Unpaid Pay and Allowances -Service Members Group LIfe Insurance (SGLI) |
The CAR will include what information in the casualty report? (1-7) | -Type of casualty -Status of casualty -Casualty category -Information concerning the person -Date, time and location of the incident -Accurate, explicit account of the releasable circumstances surrounding the casualty |
Reports used to expedite the flow of casualty info to AF Casualty Services when mulitple casualties are involved and submitting normal casualty reports would delay notifying the NOK? (1-8) | Hasty Casualty Reports |
Once the installation commander or HQ AFPC/DPFCS selects an individual for casualty notification duty, what should they learn? (1-8) | They should learn as much as they can about the casualty, the NOK, and the circumstances surrounding the incident. |
What does the instalation CAR or HQ AFPC/DPFCS provide during the Pre-Notification Phase? (1-8) | Instructions if problems occur |
As a minimum, the notification officer should do what during the notification process? (1-9) | After identifying yourself, make sure you are speaking to the correct person(s) by confirming the identity of the NOK |
What is the purpose of case files? (1-10) | expeditious reporting, dignified and humane notifcations, and efficient adn thorough assistance to the next of kin of all casualties. |
What items are contained in a case file? (1-11) | -AF Form 348, Line of Duty Determination -DoD Form 93, Record of Emergency Data -DoD Form 1300, Report of Casualty |
What are the responsibilities of the FSS Commander concerning mass casualy? (1-12) | Appoints, in writing, the Casualty Augmentation Support Team (CAST) members. The CAST is a group of individuals trained in casualty reporting, notification, and assistance procedures that helps the CAR and other Casualty Services personnel. |
What are the responsibilities of the CAR concerning mass casualty? (1-12) | -Trains all casualty services personnel at serviced GSUs, PERSCO & CAST members using AFI 36-3002, the installation supp instructions, the installation Mass Disaster/Mass Casualty Plan, & sample messages & letters for reporting casualties & notifying NOK |