U.S. Army Center for Army Analysis

Official Page of the U.S. Army Center for Army Analysis (CAA). A Field Operating Agency of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, CAA conducts decision support analysis across the spectrum of conflict, in a Joint, Inter-agency, Inter-governmental, and Multinational context to inform critical senior level decisions for current and future national security issues. CAA is a recognized authority on the independent analysis of land warfare interests in a joint and combined context at the operational-strategic levels. CAA conducts a wide variety of analyses including; establishing requirements and evaluating force structure, design, and capabilities in the context of joint/combined forces for theater, low-intensity, and contingency operations; assessing force modernization programs, affordability, requirements, and tradeoffs supporting Army inputs to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System; analysis of combat support and service support systems, logistics, and personnel; assessing strategic concepts, alternative strategies, and military options; conducting workshops, tabletop exercises, and political-military wargaming; applying optimization methods to evaluate installation and stationing problems; developing and maintaining scenarios, models, databases, and techniques necessary to support CAA’s analytical mission and functions. A sub-component of CAA, the U.S. Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO), is the Army’s enterprise-level organization for modeling and simulation (M&S) policy, coordination and workforce management. AMSO develops the strategy and policy for the Army M&S enterprise; executes effective governance and resource management through leadership and synchronization; leads coordination of the Army M&S enterprise and cross-community areas including Joint, Inter-agency, Inter-governmental, and Multinational environments, Industry and Academia; and trains, educates and manages the Army analysis and M&S workforce (both military & civilian).