| Branch | U.S. Air Force |
| Series | DAFI |
| Publication date | 2025-11-18 (0.8 years ago) |
| Status | Current |
| Proponent / OPR | AF/A1 |
| Source of record | AF e-Publishing |
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This instruction establishes guidance and assigns responsibilities for the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program. The Mortuary Affairs Program provides for the recovery, segregation, identification, care, and disposition of the decedent’s remains prescribed in this instruction in peacetime and wartime across the range of military operations. It also provides guidance for the provision of entitlements and communication with the person authorized to direct disposition (PADD) of the remains. Base honor guard (BHG) provides military funeral honors, in memorial to the service and sacrifice of fallen Airmen and Guardians. (T-1). NOTE: All required forms, templates and guides referenced in this publication may be found on the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO) SharePoint® or by contacting AFMAO.
This document has been substantially revised and needs to be completely reviewed. Major changes include change in the publication number from AFI 34-501 to DAFI 34-160, updates to tier requirements, and the addition of detailed guidance on installation cemetery management. This guidance also revises the process for denial of military fun eral honors determinations and honor guard (HG) policy. The overall instruction is simplified and acronyms abbreviated as required
Publications state their own changes on page 1 — behind a PDF the official host will not serve to a search engine. This is that section, verbatim. It describes the edition above, not every historical change.
| Functional community | Publications | Which ones |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management | 2 | DAFMAN 65-605V1, DAFMAN 65-604 |
| Chaplain | 1 | AFI 52-101 |
| Materiel Management | 1 | DAFMAN 23-300 ACC Sup |
| Operations | 1 | DAFI 10-2501 AFGSC Sup |
| Personnel | 1 | DAFMAN 36-2136 |
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