DAF Form 1881 at a glance
What it is: DAF Form 1881 is the Hostile Fire Pay Certification and MPO: to report Hostile Fire Pay incident for update to member's military pay.
Who signs: Commander Signature and typed or printed Name and Grade of Aircraft or Unit Commander.
A filled-in DAF Form 1881 example: a commander certifies one member
How to fill out DAF Form 1881, box by box
Name, DoD ID, rule and months qualified
Enter the Military Pay Order Number.
Enter the Name, Organization, Grade and DoD ID.
Enter the Rule No. under which qualified (See DoD FMR).
Enter the Months Qualified as (From, To).
The incident
Enter the Date, the Time and the location where the incident occurred.
Describe the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The commander's certification and signature
Certify that the member(s) named in the NAME box qualified for Special Pay for Duty Subject to Hostile Fire under the provisions of Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR), Volume 7A. If member was aboard an aircraft, further certify that the individual's primary purpose aboard the aircraft was as a directed participant in the operation and his primary purpose aboard the aircraft was not for transportation from one point to another.
Commander Signature and typed or printed Name and Grade of Aircraft or Unit Commander.
Finance use only and the certifying officer
Date and Organization and Station are marked Finance use only.
ADSN (ISI) is marked Finance use only.
Certifying Officer Signature and typed or printed Name and Grade of Certifying Officer.
More rules for DAF Form 1881
Disclosure is voluntary, but non-disclosure of requested information will result in HFP not being processed.
Sources
[1] DAF Form 1881, 20221219, Hostile Fire Pay Certification and MPO, Department of the Air Force (the Official source link on this page).