Talk:Mortuary Affairs

A fact from Mortuary Affairs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 April 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mortuary Affairs, within the United States Department of Defense Quartermaster Corps, is tasked with the retrieval, identification, transportation, and burial of deceased military personnel?

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Shouldn't this be renamed "Joint Mortuary Affairs Center"? That is the term used by DOD now for this component. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KrishGR (talk • contribs) 23:55, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The center is different from the service. The service includes the center, and other things too. (Like the ones listed here) Raul654 (talk) 03:00, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment[edit]

I've assessed this as start for MILHIST, but it's close to meeting the criteria for B: some paragraphs are uncited, and the excessive paragraph breaks and short sections mean that it's a bit hard to read. More details would be appreciated as well, it seems brief and does not go into depth; that's currently my main concern for B. – Joe N 20:50, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested Edits[edit]

Factual ommission/error: MA ensures feet first when remains are transported in a 'nose down' air transport, and head first in a 'nose up' air transport. This prevents livor mortis from resulting in a 'flushed face' effect. Suggest reference to 'feet first' transport is changed to reflect this. HadesScorn (talk) 05:28, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Non-US personnel[edit]

What were GR units required to do with enemy or allied dead they found on the battlefield? 67.231.67.253 (talk) 23:41, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Air Force[edit]

"The Air Force has a similar facility at Dover AFB in Delaware, manned by the Army's Mortuary Affairs Personnel." Similar to what? 67.231.67.253 (talk) 23:43, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]