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Manage Casualty OperationsManage Casualty Operations

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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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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 Operations FunctionsCasualty Operations Functions

Casualty ReportingCasualty Reporting

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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

E-Mail

DCIPS Forward (DCIPS-FWD)DCIPS Forward (DCIPS-FWD)

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DA Form 1156 (Front)DA Form 1156 (Front)

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DA Form 1156 (Front) Mandatory FieldsDA Form 1156 (Front) Mandatory Fields

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DA Form 1156 (Back) Mandatory FieldsDA Form 1156 (Back) Mandatory Fields

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DA Form 1156 (Back) AuthenticationDA Form 1156 (Back) Authentication

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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


Assistance of NOK Assistance of NOK

Home StationCAC

ReportingCAC

If NOK is not in Reporting CAC region, but in HSCAC region


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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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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Casualty FlowCasualty Flow

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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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Practical ExercisePractical Exercise

““The Light”The Light”

Case StudyCase Study

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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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Questions?Questions?

manage casualty operations

Documents

type of casualty

process casualty information

casualty feeder report

casualty rpt type

army casualty program

personnel type

report number

unit level