Casualty and Mortuary Affairs

Army Casualty Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is certified current as of 7 June 2019. Aside from the administrative changes listed in the summary of change, no other changes were made to certify the currency of this regulation.

Summary. This regulation prescribes policies and mandated tasks governing U.S. Army casualty operations, to include casualty reporting, casualty notification, and casualty assistance. It provides policy guidance and information to Casualty Assistance Centers and to Soldiers designated to perform the duties of a casualty notification officer or casualty assistance officer. This regulation also provides policies and information pertaining to casualty-related documentation, specifically the Department of Defense Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data), Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, and other life insurance programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. It also applies to the Civilian workforce of each component.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity’s senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix L).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-ZA), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0300.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Commander, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (AHRC-PDC-P), 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5405.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)

Chapter 1
Introduction, page 1

Section I
General, page 1
Purpose • 1–1, page 1
References • 1–2, page 1
Explanation of abbreviations and terms • 1–3, page 1
Responsibilities • 1–4, page 1
Policies overview • 1–5, page 1
Requirements control exemption • 1–6, page 1
Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division • 1–7, page 1
Casualty Assistance Centers • 1–8, page 2

*This regulation supersedes AR 600–8–1, dated 30 April 2007; and Army Directive 2009–02, dated 3 April 2009.
AR 638–8 • 7 June 2019
UNCLASSIFIED