Title :
U.S. Army Casualty Assistance System
Author :
Gutierrez, Thomas A. ; Stramara, Kevin P. ; Tanner, Christopher H. ; Wells, Caleb K. ; Sperling, Lieutenant Colonel Brian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Eng., US Mil. Acad., West Point, NY
Abstract :
This paper researches improvements in the current Casualty Assistance Office and how it conducts its business. The purpose of the Casualty Assistance Office is to support the casualty assistance system (CAS). This system´s purpose is to help the families of the army´s casualties get through one of the toughest times in their lives. The casualty assistance officer (CAO) is the person assigned to each casualty to assist the survivors get through this troubled time. Since the commencement of the global war on terrorism, there has been a dramatic increase in casualties and there are indications of failure within the system. This research analyzes the CAS to identify possible (high payoff) improvements to the system
Keywords :
military computing; terrorism; Casualty Assistance Office; US army casualty assistance system; casualty assistance officer; terrorism; Aerospace engineering; Content addressable storage; Design engineering; Helium; Meeting planning; Research and development management; Security; Statistical analysis; Systems engineering and theory; Terrorism;
Conference_Titel :
Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0474-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0474-6
DOI :
10.1109/SIEDS.2006.278672
