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Manage Casualty Operations. Terminal Learning Objective. Action: Manage the Casualty Operations Program Condition: Given access to AR 25-50, AR 600-8-1, DA Form 1156, and FM 1-0 in a classroom environment. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective
Action: Manage the Casualty Operations ProgramAction: Manage the Casualty Operations Program
Condition: Given access to AR 25-50, AR 600-8-1, DA Form 1156, Condition: Given access to AR 25-50, AR 600-8-1, DA Form 1156, and FM 1-0 in a classroom environment.and FM 1-0 in a classroom environment.
Standard: The students will have met the standard of 70% accuracy, Standard: The students will have met the standard of 70% accuracy, when they have: when they have:
1. Defined the principles of casualty operations1. Defined the principles of casualty operations
2. Defined the use and purpose of forms used in casualty operations2. Defined the use and purpose of forms used in casualty operations
3. Determined the principles of the casualty notification process 3. Determined the principles of the casualty notification process
4. Identified the purpose and content of letters of sympathy and 4. Identified the purpose and content of letters of sympathy and condolencecondolence
5. Identified the responsibilities of each echelon related to casualty 5. Identified the responsibilities of each echelon related to casualty operationsoperations
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ReferencesReferences
AR 25-50, Preparing and Managing AR 25-50, Preparing and Managing CorrespondenceCorrespondence
AR 600-8-1, Army Casualty Program AR 600-8-1, Army Casualty Program
FM 1-0, Human Resources Doctrine, (FINAL FM 1-0, Human Resources Doctrine, (FINAL DRAFT)DRAFT)
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OutlineOutline
Principles of casualty operationsPrinciples of casualty operations Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156)Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156) Casualty notification process Casualty notification process Letters of sympathy and condolenceLetters of sympathy and condolence Responsibilities of each echelonResponsibilities of each echelon
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Record, report, verify, and process Record, report, verify, and process casualty information from unit level to casualty information from unit level to HQDAHQDA
Notify appropriate individuals and Notify appropriate individuals and provide casualty assistance to the provide casualty assistance to the NOKNOK
Casualty Operations MissionCasualty Operations Mission
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Casualty Program FunctionsCasualty Program Functions
Casualty reportingCasualty reporting
Casualty notificationCasualty notification
Casualty assistanceCasualty assistance
Mortuary affairsMortuary affairs
Line of duty determinationLine of duty determination
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Casualty DefinedCasualty Defined Any person declared lost to his or her Any person declared lost to his or her
organization by having been declared:organization by having been declared:• Dead• Diseased• DUSTWUN
Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown
RMC – Returned to Military Control
• Missing*• Injured/ILL
Very Seriously Wounded, Injured or Ill (VSI)Seriously Wounded, Injured or Ill (SI)Not Seriously Wounded, Injured or Ill (NSI)
* Missing, MIA, Interned, Captured, Beleaguered, Besieged, DetainedMissing, MIA, Interned, Captured, Beleaguered, Besieged, Detained
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Unique or bizarre circumstances that may generate media Unique or bizarre circumstances that may generate media
interestinterest
Any casualty incident involving persons or special interestAny casualty incident involving persons or special interest
• Active/retired general officers and designeesActive/retired general officers and designees
• Bn/Bde or higher level Cdrs in hostile fire areasBn/Bde or higher level Cdrs in hostile fire areas
• Advisory field grade officers in hostile fire areasAdvisory field grade officers in hostile fire areas
• Former/present Sergeants Major of the ArmyFormer/present Sergeants Major of the Army
• Government official/public figure under Army sponsorshipGovernment official/public figure under Army sponsorship
• Returned prisoners of warReturned prisoners of war
• Others identified by Director, CMAOCOthers identified by Director, CMAOC
Special Interest/CategoriesSpecial Interest/Categories
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Anyone with knowledge reports via chain of Anyone with knowledge reports via chain of
commandcommand
Unit CDR initiates casualty information flowUnit CDR initiates casualty information flow
Use DA Form 1156 (Casualty Feeder Report) Use DA Form 1156 (Casualty Feeder Report)
Bottom line: Report all casualties on the Bottom line: Report all casualties on the
battlefield (American civilians, other services, battlefield (American civilians, other services,
Allied forces, and other unit’s soldiers)Allied forces, and other unit’s soldiers)
Wartime CasualtiesWartime Casualties
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CoordinationCoordination
Medical Medical – – battalion aid station and medical battalion aid station and medical company to monitor casualty statuscompany to monitor casualty status
Logistical – Logistical – Mortuary affairs collection points, Mortuary affairs collection points, personal effects disposition with Battalion S4, personal effects disposition with Battalion S4, movement of personnelmovement of personnel
Provost Marshal Provost Marshal – – Straggler informationStraggler information
Investigation OfficerInvestigation Officer – 15-6 investigations – 15-6 investigations
Division Safety OfficeDivision Safety Office – Friendly fire incidents – Friendly fire incidents
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Initial Casualty Reporting ItemsInitial Casualty Reporting Items
#1 Casualty rpt type#1 Casualty rpt type #2 Type of casualty#2 Type of casualty #3 Casualty status#3 Casualty status #4 Report number#4 Report number #7 Personnel Type#7 Personnel Type #8 SSN#8 SSN #9 Name#9 Name
#12 Rank/grade (Service members only)
#13 Service #14 Unit of assignment #36 Incident date/time #37 Incident place #39 Circumstances #40 Inflicting force (only
if hostile related)
Note: There are 92 possible items of information for a completed casualty report
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Initial (INIT)Initial (INIT) Status Change (STACH)Status Change (STACH) Supplemental (SUPP)Supplemental (SUPP) Prognosis or Progress (PROG)Prognosis or Progress (PROG) Health and WelfareHealth and Welfare
Types of Casualty ReportsTypes of Casualty Reports
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Very Seriously Wounded, Injured, or Very Seriously Wounded, Injured, or ILL (VSI)ILL (VSI)
Seriously Wounded, Injured, or ILL Seriously Wounded, Injured, or ILL (SI)(SI)
Not Seriously Injured or ILL (NSI)Not Seriously Injured or ILL (NSI) Special Interest (SPEINT)Special Interest (SPEINT)
Casualty StatusCasualty Status
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Intuitively simpler Field deployable casualty reporting software Standardizes casualty reports Produces reports and queries for commanders Unclassified system – data is FOUO
DCIPS Forward (DCIPS-FWD)DCIPS Forward (DCIPS-FWD)
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OutlineOutline
Principles of casualty operationsPrinciples of casualty operations Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156)Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156) Casualty notification process Casualty notification process Letters of sympathy and condolenceLetters of sympathy and condolence Responsibilities of each echelonResponsibilities of each echelon
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OutlineOutline
Principles of casualty operationsPrinciples of casualty operations Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156)Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156) Casualty notification processCasualty notification process Letters of sympathy and condolenceLetters of sympathy and condolence Responsibilities of each echelonResponsibilities of each echelon
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DD Form 93 / SGLVDD Form 93 / SGLV
DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data)Data)• ImportanceImportance
• Review/UpdateReview/Update
SGLV 8286 (Servicemember’s Group SGLV 8286 (Servicemember’s Group Life Insurance)Life Insurance)
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Casualty NotificationCasualty Notification
Line of Succession to Establish NOKLine of Succession to Establish NOK Responsibility of NotificationResponsibility of Notification Manner of NotificationManner of Notification Selecting Casualty NotifiersSelecting Casualty Notifiers Notification InformationNotification Information Hours of NotificationHours of Notification Do’s and Don’ts for NotificationDo’s and Don’ts for Notification
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Notification RulesNotification Rules
Notification Timelines (within receipt of INIT)Notification Timelines (within receipt of INIT)
• Deceased, DUSTWUN, Missing – 4 hoursDeceased, DUSTWUN, Missing – 4 hours
• Injured or Ill casualties – 2 hoursInjured or Ill casualties – 2 hours
Frequent reasons for delays in notification: - Frequent reasons for delays in notification: -
Complex and non-traditional familiesComplex and non-traditional families
- Distance to PNOK/SNOK location- Distance to PNOK/SNOK location
- PNOK/SNOK at work/on vacation- PNOK/SNOK at work/on vacation
- DD Form 93 info incorrect/missing- DD Form 93 info incorrect/missing
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CONUS CACsCONUS CACs
LEW
CAR
HUA
BLIHOO
SAM
SIL
RIL
LEV
LEO
POL
RUC
CAM/KNO
KNO
DRU
MEA DIX
LEEEUS
BRA
GORJAC
BEN
STE
MCP
MDW
BEL
LEW
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OCONUS CACsOCONUS CACs
EUROPE (1st PERSCOM)
KOREA (8th PERSCOM)
JAPAN (Camp Zama)OKINAWA (10th ASG)
PUERTO RICO (Ft. Buchanan)
ALASKA (Ft. Richardson)
HAWAII (Schofield Brks)
KUWAIT(CENTCOM)
Contingency CACs established as needed.
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Casualty Notification FlowCasualty Notification Flow
CasualtyOccurs
CMAOCReportingCAC
Notification ofNext of Kin (NOK)
If NOK is not in Reporting CAC or
HSCAC region
SupportingCAC
If NOK is in Reporting CAC region
Notification ofNext of Kin (NOK)
Assistance of NOK Assistance of NOK
Home StationCAC
ReportingCAC
If NOK is not in Reporting CAC region, but in HSCAC region
Notification ofNext of Kin (NOK)
Assistance of NOK
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Theater CasualtiesTheater Casualties
CasualtyOccurs
ContingencyCAC
CMAOC
Unit(DA FM 1156)
BN S1(Verify)
BDE S1(INIT Rpt)
NotificationAnd Assistance
Procedures from Previous Slide
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Casualty AssistanceCasualty Assistance
Assist NOK immediately following a Assist NOK immediately following a casualtycasualty
Assist in settling survivor benefit claims Assist in settling survivor benefit claims and survivor benefitsand survivor benefits
Assist in other personnel-related affairsAssist in other personnel-related affairs Serve as Army liaison to pass Serve as Army liaison to pass
information between the Army and the information between the Army and the familyfamily
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CAO PacketsCAO Packets HQDA CAO guideHQDA CAO guide Veterans’ Affairs and Social Security Administration location Veterans’ Affairs and Social Security Administration location
and numbersand numbers Telephone and email addresses of officials who can provide Telephone and email addresses of officials who can provide
assistanceassistance Appendix A, AR 600-8-1 and all required formsAppendix A, AR 600-8-1 and all required forms List of service organizations, including Army Emergency List of service organizations, including Army Emergency
Relief and Red CrossRelief and Red Cross Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) CAO guideDefense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) CAO guide Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) Guide for surviving family membersGuide for surviving family members
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OutlineOutline
Principles of casualty operationsPrinciples of casualty operations Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156)Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156) Casualty notification process Casualty notification process Letters of sympathy and condolenceLetters of sympathy and condolence Responsibilities of each echelonResponsibilities of each echelon
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Letters of Sympathy Description Letters of Sympathy Description
Sent to PNOK of deceasedSent to PNOK of deceased Separate letters sent to separated/divorced Separate letters sent to separated/divorced
parents who are PNOKparents who are PNOK Not sent when NOK is fully aware of casualty Not sent when NOK is fully aware of casualty
circumstances circumstances Initiator is supervisor or unit commanderInitiator is supervisor or unit commander
• Contingency – field grade commanderContingency – field grade commander
NOK may desire letter from previous NOK may desire letter from previous commandercommander
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Letters of Sympathy Procedures Letters of Sympathy Procedures
CONUS CasualtyCONUS Casualty• 24 hours after notification24 hours after notification
OCONUS CasualtyOCONUS Casualty• 72 hours after incident or INIT report72 hours after incident or INIT report
• Contingency-7 days after incident or INIT reportContingency-7 days after incident or INIT report
When CAC confirms notification of family member,When CAC confirms notification of family member,CAC/Deployed G1 forwards letters of sympathyCAC/Deployed G1 forwards letters of sympathyto the NOK. to the NOK.
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Letters of Sympathy ContentLetters of Sympathy Content(Do include)(Do include)
Content should include:Content should include:
Sincere and simple languageSincere and simple language
Answers to usual questionsAnswers to usual questions
Comfort the NOKComfort the NOK
• Did not sufferDid not suffer
• Memorial Service/last ritesMemorial Service/last rites
Other factual, important detailsOther factual, important details
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Letters of Sympathy ContentLetters of Sympathy Content(Do not include)(Do not include)
Content should NOT include:Content should NOT include:
Unfitting compliments and ghastly descriptionsUnfitting compliments and ghastly descriptions
Photographs depicting casualtiesPhotographs depicting casualties
In missing cases, statements to lose hopeIn missing cases, statements to lose hope
Information that conflicts with previous dataInformation that conflicts with previous data
Statements about posthumous promotion, decoration or awardStatements about posthumous promotion, decoration or award
Predominately military terms and abbreviationsPredominately military terms and abbreviations
Any statements that can be basis for claimAny statements that can be basis for claim
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Letters of CondolenceLetters of Condolence
Primary situations:Primary situations:
Chain of command (other than Chain of command (other than immediate commander) wishes to immediate commander) wishes to express condolences to NOKexpress condolences to NOK
Immediate commander of a DA Immediate commander of a DA civilian employeecivilian employee
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OutlineOutline
Principles of casualty operationsPrinciples of casualty operations Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156)Casualty Feeder Card (DA Form 1156) Casualty notification process Casualty notification process Letters of sympathy and condolenceLetters of sympathy and condolence Responsibilities of each echelonResponsibilities of each echelon
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HR personnel attached to medical facilities and HR personnel attached to medical facilities and theater mortuary affairs activities theater mortuary affairs activities • Mission is to obtain, verify, update and disseminate Mission is to obtain, verify, update and disseminate
casualty informationcasualty information
When deployed, CLTs work directly for the Casualty When deployed, CLTs work directly for the Casualty Operations Division of the HRSC operating the Operations Division of the HRSC operating the theater CAC and provide support to hospitals and G-theater CAC and provide support to hospitals and G-1 sections, unless otherwise determined by OPORD.1 sections, unless otherwise determined by OPORD.
CLTs are resourced from organic personnelCLTs are resourced from organic personnel
Casualty Liaison Teams (CLTs)Casualty Liaison Teams (CLTs)
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Agencies at Multiple EchelonsAgencies at Multiple Echelons
Battalion S-1 (Para. E-3)Battalion S-1 (Para. E-3) Brigade/BCT S-1 (Para. E-4)Brigade/BCT S-1 (Para. E-4) Division/Corps G-1 (Para. E-5)Division/Corps G-1 (Para. E-5) Human Resources Sustainment Center (HRSC) Human Resources Sustainment Center (HRSC)
(Para. E-6)(Para. E-6) Theater Army Casualty and Records Center Theater Army Casualty and Records Center
(TACREC) (Para. E-7/E-8)(TACREC) (Para. E-7/E-8) Human Resources Command (HRC) Casualty and Human Resources Command (HRC) Casualty and
Memorial Affairs Operations Center (CMAOC) Memorial Affairs Operations Center (CMAOC) (Para. E-10)(Para. E-10)
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Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective
Action: Manage the Casualty Operations ProgramAction: Manage the Casualty Operations Program
Condition: Given access to AR 25-50, AR 600-8-1, DA Form 1156, Condition: Given access to AR 25-50, AR 600-8-1, DA Form 1156, and FM 1-0 in a classroom environment.and FM 1-0 in a classroom environment.
Standard: The students will have met the standard of 70% accuracy, Standard: The students will have met the standard of 70% accuracy, when they have: when they have:
1. Defined the principles of casualty operations1. Defined the principles of casualty operations
2. Defined the use and purpose of forms used in casualty operations2. Defined the use and purpose of forms used in casualty operations
3. Determined the principles of the casualty notification process 3. Determined the principles of the casualty notification process
4. Identified the purpose and content of letters of sympathy and 4. Identified the purpose and content of letters of sympathy and condolencecondolence
5. Identified the responsibilities of each echelon related to casualty 5. Identified the responsibilities of each echelon related to casualty operationsoperations