• CAA Mission
• CAA Objectives
• CAA Organization Chart
• Functional Area 57
• Civilian Program 36

CAA Mission

Mission of CAA is to conduct analyses of Army forces and systems in the context of joint and combined warfighting.  The CAA provides analytical studies focusing on theater-level, Joint and combined operations, and Army-wide processes providing required Army forces and systems.  These studies help senior Army leadership, the Army Staff, and operational commanders address transformation, programming and budgeting, and operational issues.  Full-time analysts are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing operations research and analysis support to senior commanders.  CAA further supports deployed forces with more sophisticated operations research and analytical capabilities through its real-time reach back operations at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.  Making the Army Vision Reality, the CAA has helped shape modernization, Reset, and transformation strategies; base realignment and stationing decisions; and resource allocation issues; thereby saving taxpayer dollars and enhancing force efficiency.

To find out more about CAA, please visit the CAA Website

CAA Objectives

• Analyze strategic concepts and military options
• Estimate requirements to support Army inputs to PPBES
• Evaluate Army's ability to mobilize and deploy forces
• Evaluate Army force capabilities
• Design Army forces and evaluate force alternatives
• Develop theater force level scenarios
• Conduct resource analysis

Functional Area 57 (FA57)

The FA57 is an officer with operational experience who understands military operations and training. They develop, plan, coordinate, and execute exercises at all levels of command: battalion, brigade, division, combatant command, interagency and multi-national. FA57s are experts in modeling, simulation and Army Battle Command Systems and facilitate the training and operational environment for commanders to conduct first class mission planning and mission rehearsal exercises. During the "reset / train" as well as the "ready" phases of the ARFORGEN cycle, the FA57 is utilized as a trainer in support of mission preparation and Mission Rehearsal Exercises (MRE/MRX). In the "available" phase of the ARFORGEN cycle, the FA57 not only serves as a trainer, but performs as the Battle Command Officer (BCO) or Knowledge Management Officer (KMO) translating information into knowledge. Based on the Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR) the FA57 brings the most critical information forward to the commander as knowledge to facilitate decision making. FA57 currently has 217 authorizations in the Active Army and 209 in the Reserve Component (both in the generating and operational force) with ranks ranging from Captain to Colonel. The makeup of the FA57 officer population includes 87% from Maneuver, Fires, and Effects Branches with 35% of those officers having Combat Training Center (CTC) Observer Controller experience.

To find out more about FA 57, please visit the FA 57 Website

Civilian Program 36 (CP 36)

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CAA Organization Chart