Security Assistance Teams

Abstract

Both the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) provide the authority for conducting security assistance training and technical assistance in a foreign country. When such training or technical assistance is requested, the concerned U.S. implementing agency (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or other joint service or Department of Defense activity) will often use its own uniformed service resources to fill the requirement. If this causes an adverse impact on the combat readiness of the military department (MILDEP), then Department of Defense (DoD) civilian or contractor personnel may be used. There are many special terms and acronyms that are used in the security assistance training and technical assistance areas (e.g., TAFT, TAT, FTS, ETSS, MTT, etc.). The conventional wisdom is that these multiple names are needed to distinguish between substantive forms of teams, either in their purpose, composition, or duration. The security assistance community is rather set on these terms as evidenced by their appearance in such documents as the "Joint Security Assistance Training (JSAT) Regulation" (AR 12-15/SECNAVINST 4950.4/AFR 50-29) dated 28 February 1990 and the "Security Assistance Management Manual" (SAMM) (DOD 5105.38-M) dated 1 October 1988, with subsequent changes thereto. Many would likely argue that given the day-to-day utilization of these terms by MILDEP specialists, any attempt to consolidate the various terms would be comparable to learning a new vocabulary with new definitions. This article will briefly distinguish the various types of security assistance teams, identify them by their proper names, and describe the process for their scheduling and utilization. However, the reader is cautioned to refer to official references for any authoritative definitions, descriptions, or procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA496371

Entities

People

  • Bill L. Cochran

Organizations

  • Defense Security Cooperation Agency

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  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programming
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Management
  • United States

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.