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Sustainment Operations 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 5-9 Field Feeding 5-63. Class I is provided by a field feeding company attached to a supporting combat sustainment support battalion. This company provides food service and food preparation for the BN and organic personnel. It distributes prepackaged or prepared food. 5-64. Mortuary affairs is the recovery and identification of deceased personnel and is the responsibility of each battery or company. Battery or company first sergeants supervise the preparation of incident statements. These documents accompany the remains during transport to a BN remains collection point. Usually, these remains collection points are near the combat trains, but not near medical support. 5-65. Once the necessary reports are complete, the remains are evacuated to the FAB unit remains collection point, usually in the FAB unit mortuary affairs collection point, usually in the FAB support area. From there, remains are evacuated to a mortuary affairs collection point established by the mortuary affairs company. HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT 5-66. The FAB S-1 is the coordinating staff officer for all matters concerning human resources support (military and civilian). Organization, duties, and responsibilities of the FAB S-1 were described earlier in Chapter 1. Casualty Operations 5-67. Brigade and BN S-1 sections are critical elements in the theater casualty operations network. The FAB S-1 develops the casualty estimate for each operation. The single most important S-1 function in casualty operations is ensuring the timely and accurate reporting of all casualties in the required format to ensure the accurate and expeditious notification of next-of-kin and management of changes in Soldier status. 5-68. Casualty reporting starts at the point of injury and reported through the chain of command and subsequently to the BN S-1 section by the most expedient method available. The BN S-1 receives and verifies the data before passing the casualty data to the brigade S-1 section. The FAB S-1 is the point of entry for casualty data into the Defense Casualty Information Processing System and forwards the report to the assistant chief of staff, personnel (G-1) of the FAB higher HQ. Field grade commanders or their designated field grade representative must authenticate casualty reports for accuracy and completeness. 5-69. Ultimately, all casualty reports are processed at the theater Casualty Assistance Center and are forwarded to the Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operations Center at Human Resources Command. The Defense Casualty Information Processing System reports prepared by the FAB S-1 will be reviewed by several levels of command, Accuracy and timeliness are critical. The FAB S-1 will prepare letters of condolence for the commander and will ensure that award of purple hearts; any other posthumous award and any posthumous promotions are properly prepared and executed. For more information on casualty operations see FM 1-0. Personnel Readiness Management 5-70. Personnel readiness management is the process of distributing Soldiers based on documented requirements, authorizations, and predictive analysis to support the commanders' priorities. Strength management, strength distribution, replacement operations, and personnel readiness reporting, are all elements of personnel readiness management. 5-71. The FAB S-1 is responsible for making the allocation decisions within the brigade to fill documented shortages based on the priority of fill determined by the commander. Personnel readiness management is a continuous process, which is the end state of the personnel estimate, prepared by the FAB S-1. RELIGIOUS SUPPORT 5-72. The FAB UMT is responsible for organizing efforts of UMTs that work for subordinate commands. The UMT must ensure religious support for all Soldiers in the FAB. Often, batteries, companies, or detachments are attached to the FAB without UMT support. Members of other services and authorized civilians may require area support. The FAB UMT prepares a religious support plan, often as an appendix to