Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs)

Abstract

Security Force Assistance (SFA) is defined as unified action to generate, employ, and sustain local, host nation or regional security forces in support of a legitimate authority. By definition security forces include not only military forces, but also police, border forces, and other paramilitary organizations, as well as other local and regional forces. SFA involves organizing, training, equipping, rebuilding, and advising foreign security forces (FSF). Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 16, governs the Department of Defenses (DODs) SFA activities. Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) modifies, eliminates, or creates new SFA authorities and authorizes funding for Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) to conduct SFA activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1171718

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Advisors
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • Special Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Government
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting