A professional who collects and identifies remains of deceased military personnel, both buried and unburied, and evacuates bodies to rear area for burial activities. Respnsibilities include:

• Searches battlefields and other areas for unburied dead and for isolated and unmarked graves.
• Exhumes bodies of buried dead.
• Examines immediate area for identification items, such as dog tags, watches, and similar personal effects, and transports remains and personal effects to rear area.
• Takes fingerprints, skeletal x rays, and prepares teeth chart to aid in identifying remains.
• Examines remains, removes personal effects, and records property inventory on designated forms.
• Records identity of remains including name, military unit, location, and cause and date of death.
• Indicates location of temporary graves on map, sketch, or overlay for purposes of future recovery.