Military Personnel Casualties and Decedent Affairs COMDTINST M1770.9A June 2016 COMDTINST M1770.9A PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 2 Commandant US Coast Guard Stop 7907 United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7907 Staff Symbol: CG-1331 Phone: (202) 475-5372 Fax: (202) 475-5927 Email:
[email protected] COMDTINST M1770.9A 13 JUN 2016 COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M1770.9A Subj: MILITARY PERSONNEL CASUALTIES AND DECEDENT AFFAIRS Ref: (a) Title 10, United States Code (b) Personnel and Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST M1000.2 (series) (c) Administrative Investigations Manual , COMDTINST M5830.1 (series) (d) Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (e) Safety and Environmental Health Manual, COMDTINST M5100.47 (series) (f) DoD Directive 1344.8, “Interment Allowance for Deceased Military Personnel,” Change 1, 17 April 2013 (g) Joint Travel Regulations (h) Invitational Travel Orders, COMDTINST 12570.3 (series) (i) Title 37, United States Code (j) DoD Directive 1300.18, “Personnel Casualty Matters, Policies, and Procedures,” Change 1, 14 August 2009 (k) Title 38, United States Code (l) Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, §229.1 (m) United States Coast Guard Regulations 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (series) (n) Title 4, United States Code 1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes Coast Guard policy and procedures concerning military personnel casualties and decedent affairs. 2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this Manual. Internet release is authorized. 3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Military Casualties and Decedent Affairs, COMDTINST M1770.9 is hereby cancelled.