AFPCI36-106 governs boards of inquiry for determining the status of personnel missing under hostile conditions.
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It covers officer appointments, next of kin rights, notification, board procedures, counsel, findings, legal review, and final action. It requires relevant evidence, closed-session deliberation, reports, and status determinations.
The Commander, Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC/CC), having been delegated authority to act on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, appoints boards of inquiry and subsequent boards of inquiry for the purpose of determination of status of missing and deceased personnel in accordance with Title 10, U.S.C., Sections 1503 – 1505, Chapter 76; reviews board findings; and makes status determinations. (paragraph 1)
In the case of a board that will inquire into the whereabouts and status of one or more military personnel (and no civilians), the board will be comprised of three colonels, the senior board member serving as President of the board. (paragraph 1)
The individual who is primary NOK (PNOK) of any person covered by Title 10, U.S.C. Section 1501, Chapter 76, may designate another individual to act on behalf of that individual as PNOK. (paragraph 2)
The proceedings of a board during an inquiry under Title 10, U.S.C. Section 1503, Chapter 76, will be closed to the public (including, with respect to the person or persons covered by the inquiry, the PNOK, other NOK, and any other previously designated person or persons). (paragraph 2)
Deliberate in closed session, and arrive at its findings and recommendation by majority vote. (paragraph 4)