45SWI34-501 governs the mission and team composition of the Patrick AFB Honor Guard and its personnel structure.
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It covers military funeral honors, support for military and civic events, the honor guard area of responsibility, and flight rotation. Compliance with this publication is mandatory, and it provides procedures for planning, training, and using the Patrick AFB Honor Guard.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all personnel assigned to the honor guard and all agencies supported by or supporting the honor guard.
The Patrick AFB (PAFB) Honor Guard (HG) is congressionally mandated to provide military funeral honors (MFH) for deceased Air Force, Army Air Force, Army Air Corps, Women’s Army Corps veterans, retirees and active duty personnel within its area of responsibility. (paragraph 1)
Dependent on HG’s primary mission and available manpower, PAFB HG may support various military and civic events. (paragraph 1)
The PAFB HG AOR contains over one million active duty, retired and veteran personnel, as well as two national cemeteries. (paragraph 1)
The PAFB HG is an elite team of Airmen handpicked from the 45th Space (45 SW) Wing, tenant units, and geographically separated units, which includes multiple wings across the Regular Air Force (active duty), Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) – making it a total force team. (paragraph 2)
The only full-time active duty position in PAFB HG is the Superintendent. (paragraph 2)