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  commanders. They provide updated status reports to affected units and inform them when Soldiers leave
  theater to supplement the information for the unit and the NOK. They also assist with coordinating a Soldier’s
  RTD. Refer to ATP 1-0.2 for further information pertaining to the casualty liaison elements. Under the scope
  and scale of LSCO, HR squads may also be allocated as required to brigade-level formations to assist with
  casualty reporting and personnel accountability missions at that formation.
  INSTALLATION CASUALTY ASSISTANCE CENTER
  3-112. Installation casualty assistance centers are primarily involved with the casualty notification and
  assistance to the NOK. They operate based upon a geographic AOR and may, depending on the situation,
  extend beyond their AOR. Installation casualty assistance centers operate in peacetime and during operations.
  Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to––
  * Assist families with survivor’s benefits and entitlements.
  * Coordinate escorts for remains.
  * Make funeral arrangements to include family funeral travel.
  * Provide military burial honors and personal effects disposition (the rear detachment summary
  court martial officer handles personal effects at home station).
  Note: Some forward-stationed casualty assistance centers (theater casualty assistance centers)
  perform the same functions as an installation casualty assistance center. They should not be
  confused with theater casualty information centers that have different responsibilities for the
  ASCC in wartime and are staffed by the ASCC HROC.
  QUARTERMASTER MORTUARY AFFAIRS COMPANY
  3-113. The mortuary affairs company’s role is to provide mortuary affairs operations across the range of
  military operations. The company performs the following tasks: mortuary affairs collection point operations,
  mortuary affairs contaminated remains mitigation site operations, theater mortuary evacuation point
  operations, and personal effects depot. The company performs these tasks by assigning platoons to the
  specific task or mission; however, these platoons do not perform these tasks concurrently.
  3-114. The mortuary affairs company is generally attached to a division sustainment support battalion or
  combat sustainment support battalion. One mortuary affairs company is allocated per corps. Mortuary affairs
  teams can be further attached to brigade support battalions for allocation to brigade combat teams across a
  division. The company is designed to process up to 400 human remains per day from up to 20 mortuary
  affairs collection point locations. The mortuary affairs company may establish a main collection point at
  corps or division support areas when required, evacuates human remains to the theater mortuary evacuation
  point, and operates the theater mortuary evacuation point with the ability to process up to 250 human remains
  daily. Refer to ATP 4-46, Contingency Fatality Operations, for detailed information regarding the
  responsibilities of the Quartermaster mortuary affairs company.
  BATTLEFIELD FLOW
  3-115. Casualty information is collected and reported through official channels as quickly as possible with
  the standard being that it is passed to the CMAOD normally within hours of knowledge of incident. A
  casualty is any person who is lost to the organization by having been declared deceased, duty
  status-whereabouts unknown, excused absence-whereabouts unknown, missing, injured, or ill. Units will
  report all casualties to include American civilians, DOD and DA Civilians, CAAF, and personnel of other
  Services. Due to the personal nature of information within casualty reports, the theater CIC reports casualty
  information to the CMAOD using DCIPS as the official means of casualty reporting. In the absence of the
  ASCC HROC, the senior element G-1/AG must immediately assume the role of the theater CIC. The scope
  and scale of personnel losses expected during LSCO against a peer competitor has the potential to overwhelm
  the casualty reporting process timelines and negatively impact the notification process. Commanders should
  consider supplementing the casualty reporting system at critical nodes with HR squads or ad hoc teams with
  sufficient capability to gather and report casualty information in a timely manner.