Geographic Combatant Command Procedures for Civilian Casualty Assessments: Appendix
Abstract
As the combatant command with the largest and most-active areas of current operations, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) maintains specific policies relating to the reporting of, assessment of, and response to civilian casualty reports and confirmed incidents. CENTCOM's 2018 Command Policy Letter No. 97 delineates the procedures for reporting, assessing, tracking, investigating, and publicly releasing information regarding reports of civilian casualties within the theater. The policy states that "effective [civilian casualty] response includes timely and accurate reporting, public release of [civilian casualty] information (in coordination with host nation sensitivities), and dissemination of lessons learned to improve military operations and prevent future incidents." The policy directs the joint task force and component commanders to establish procedures to properly address incidents from all sources of civilian casualty reporting. These steps are followed by CENTCOM headquarters in the event of a report of potential civilian casualties that is not within the purview of the command's joint task forces for its two operations: Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which is part of the Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan. Specific procedures for OIR's Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and for RS are discussed in the subsequent sections.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1158180
Entities
People
- Gabrielle Tarini
- Karen M. Sudkamp
- Larry Lewis
- Michael J. Mcnerney
- Michelle Grise
- Pauline Moore
Organizations
- RAND Corporation