Dismounted Infantry Situational Awareness Assessment in

"Small infantry unit situational awareness (SA) can be observed, inferred, and measured during virtual simulations using a variety of non-intrusive tools and techniques. Dismounted infantry SA implies that the small unit leader and his team understand themission objectives and their specific roles and responsibilities to work together toward successful mission completion. They perceive the environmental cues and dynamic conditions of their tactical situation and comprehend their potentially positive ornegative impact. The Situational Awareness - Simulation Training and Assessment Toolset (SA-STAT) system will increase soldier, team, and team leader effectiveness through identification of improved training and assessment techniques that increasesituational awareness, responsiveness, and mental agility for making sound decisions. These characteristics support concepts for the Objective Force and complement the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Our strategy is to build upon STRICOM's OneSAFTestbed Baseline (OTB) in the interest of reducing costs, shortening development time, and providing a product that will be compatible with the Army direction for DIS/HLA simulation software. There are restrictions regarding distribution of the OTBsoftware used as a platform for development. The SA-STAT system will be custom-designed software with the potential for upgrades and maintenance for an extended product life. It is unlikely that we will be