text: Man the Force
  Figure 3-2. Personnel accounting and strength reporting flow
  3-60. For contractor personnel, the DOD designates the SPOT as the enterprise system to manage and
  maintain by-name accountability of CAAF and other designated contractor personnel in the AO. The tracker
  is a web-based application allowing authorized users to view, input, and manage contractor personnel
  pre-deployment, accountability, and location data.
  3-61. Contractor personnel accounting includes using SPOT to identify, capture, and record the personal
  identification information and assigned location of individual contractor employees. Without such
  information, it is impossible to integrate CAAF into military operations, especially when it comes to
  determining and resourcing government support requirements such as facilities, life support, force protection,
  and Army Health System support in hostile or austere operational environments. Contractor personnel
  accounting information can also be aggregated and used to provide commanders contractor personnel
  visibility. Contractor personnel visibility includes information on the location, movement, status, and identity
  of contractor personnel, which facilitates the capability to act upon that information to improve overall
  performance of contracted support to the mission.
  3-62. Commanders maintain accountability of Army Civilians, CAAF, and AAFES and ARC employees
  assigned or attached to support contingency operations. The CAAF coordination cell, attached to the Army
  field support brigade (AFSB), assists in establishing and maintaining the tracking and accountability of all
  CAAF and other contractors as directed. The AFSB logistic branch uses SPOT and the Joint Asset Movement
  Management System to accomplish their CAAF accountability and tracking missions, and incorporates
  contractor numbers in their reports to the TPOC and ASCC G-1/AG. The ASCC G-1/AG is responsible for
  developing PASR policies for contractors. The TPOC, G-1/AGs, and S-1s execute these policies. The
  G-1/AG monitors the personnel accountability process to ensure subordinate units are executing it properly.
  Refer to ATP 4-98, Army Field Support Brigade, and ATP 4-10/MCRP 4-11H/NTTP 4-09.1/AFMAN
  10-409-O, Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Operational Contract Support, for
  additional information on SPOT and CAAF accountability.
  KEY TERMINOLOGY
  3-63. Listed below are key terms commonly used in personnel strength reporting:
  * Assigned Strength includes all Soldiers currently assigned on orders to the unit; however, the
  Soldier’s duty status may vary.