To support the AFMES by maintaining the DoD the Medical Mortality Registry. The division is organized into two subdivisions, the "Alert" component, which is designed to rapidly detect mortality due to unexplained for infectious diseases, and the "Registry" component, which has the broader mission of analyzing all active duty deaths for trends and preventable and/or modifiable risk factors.

Chief:	Joyce A. Cantrell, MD, MPH, CAPT, USN
Address:	Armed Forces Medical Examiners Systems ATTN: Division of Operations 1413 Research Blvd, Bldg 102, Rockville, MD 20850
Commercial:	301-319-0000
DSN:	285-0000
Fax:	301-319-2024