BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE PAMPHLET 34-505
23 MAY 2019
Services
MORTUARY SERVICES ENTITLEMENTS
FOR RETIRED AIR FORCE MEMBERS
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading at
www.e=Publication.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There ae no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ USAF/A1S
Supersedes: AFPAM34-505,
16 February 2016
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 9
This pamphlet is provided for you, the retiree, to assist you in explaining to your next of kin the
various mortuary entitlements you may be eligible for upon death. It also includes a mortuary
planning sheet for items to be considered in making funeral arrangements. This publication
applies to civilian and military members of the Regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air
Force Reserve. In collaboration with the Chief of Air Force Reserve and the Director of the Air
National Guard, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1)
develops personnel policy for mortuary services entitlements for retired AF members. This Air
Force publication may be supplemented at any level; Major Command-level supplements must
be approved by the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) prior to certification and approval.
Refer recommended changes to the OPR using Air Force Form 847, Recommendation for
Change of Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functional
chain of command. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of
Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located
in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document has been revised to clarify eligibility for burial at the USAFA cemetery and to
add specificity for some categories of eligibility.
