Fort Moore
U.S. Army Fort Moore and The Maneuver Center of Excellence
Advanced Situational Awareness Site
Advanced Situational Awareness
Course Descriptions
ASA-A Description: The course curriculum focuses on teaching students to integrate the six domains of human behavior into training and combat, and to demonstrate how they can be applied to enhance the Squads ability to achieve overmatch in a universal operational environment. This is accomplished by placing students in classroom and field environments, and presenting them with experiential based, predictive, tactical based, problem solving situations. Course Outcomes: All attendees will leave the course with observable competence in the core competencies of ASA and be able to advise their command structure to utilize ASA to promote left-of-bang thinking and mission planning. The desired outcomes are listed below: Desired Outcome: Integrate ASA principles and Human Behavior Pattern Recognition and Analysis (HBPR& A) problem-solving into training and combat operations. Desired Outcome: Mitigate insider threats using (HBPR& A). Desired Outcome: Apply Human Behavior Pattern Recognition and Analysis to Soldier fitness and resilience. Desired Outcome: Sustain ASA Basic Knowledge, Abilities and Attitudes training.
ASA-B Description: ASA equips Soldiers with critical thinking, problem-solving, and analysis in order to be aware of human behavior and their surrounding environment. ASA trains them to employ this knowledge with enhanced observation techniques – equipping the individual and unit to be "left-of-bang".
This is accomplished in a classroom and field environment with realistic, complex scenarios requiring demonstration of critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
ASA trains Soldiers on how to become more situationally aware of their surrounds by teaching human behavior skills.
Maslow's hierarchy is used to explain societal needs based on their geographical location. Each society has a different bases of needs. This is vital to a Soldiers comprehension IOT be predicative and proactive.
The ASA algorithm gives Soldiers a systematic approach when hunting for anomalies. Kill, Capture or Contact.
Biometrics is a physical response to an emotional stimulus. These responses are autonomic and are observable.
ASA enhances a Soldiers observation techniques.
The OODA Loop is a vital part of the decision making process.
Students learn the principles of Human Behavior Pattern Recognition and Analysis in a classroom environment.
Students learn the principles of Human Behavior Pattern Recognition and Analysis in a classroom environment.
Students learn the principles of Human Behavior Pattern Recognition and Analysis in a classroom environment.
Students learn the principles of Human Behavior Pattern Recognition and Analysis in a classroom environment.
Students use learns learned in the classroom to observe scenario based training to try and become more predictive and proactive. This enhances critical thinking skills.
Students use learns learned in the classroom to observe scenario based training to try and become more predictive and proactive. This enhances critical thinking skills.
Observation Training during the FTX.
Ground Sign Awareness training.
STX lane.
ASA training can be conducted anywhere. For example Soldier in Italy act out scenarios for others to watch.
ASA training can be conducted anywhere. For example Soldier in Italy act out scenarios for others to watch.
The view of the simulated village of Alta, Africa. Students observe this village from distances ranging from 400 meter to 1000 meters using optics and thermal devices. Students try to predict the behavior of the everyday life in the simulated village and separate locals from insurgents.
Students move towards the town to conduct a shura with the town elder. Students must be able to apply all lessons learned in the course to move safely through the village.
A simulated gas station provides a realistic environment that students will patrol past during the STX.
Connexs are used to simulate realistic building in the scenario based training during the 2 days of field training.
A simulated mosque that students will observe during the 2 day FTX.
Students conduct an street side meeting trying to gather information on the atmosphere of the village.
ASA instructors conducting an After Action Review with students after the Situational Training Exercise (STX). STX tests students ability to react to human behavior as working as a member of a maneuver element.