COMDTINST 3010.19E governs Coast Guard after-action and corrective-action programs for documenting lessons learned and improvement actions.
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The publication defines AAR, best practice, contingency, CPS, and corrective action concepts. It identifies required AAR situations, standard report fields, submission deadlines, approval requirements, and CPS search and tracking functions.
Applies to: All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, chief of headquarter directorates must comply with the policies contained.
An AAR must be submitted via CPS within 60 calendar days after completion of a unit’s participation in an exercise, planned real world event, real world incident, or training event.
AARs must be approved by the unit Commander, Commanding Officer, Officer-in-Charge, or their designated representative prior to submission in CPS.
The exception to the 60 day requirement is for National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) notification drills, which must be approved and submitted in CPS within ten days.
After-Action Report (AAR): A command-approved entry in the Coast Guard Standard After Action Information and Lessons Learned System (CGSAILS) module of CPS that captures observations of an exercise, planned real world event, or real world incident and provides recommendations for improvements to Coast Guard response and recovery procedures or policies.
The following situations require an AAR entry into CPS: (1) Real world incidents or planned real world events designated as (or bearing the characteristics of) ICS Type 1 or Type 2 incidents as described in Reference (b).