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).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2023
Accession Number
AD1200158

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Military Advisors
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • 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

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.