The Brigade Combat Team - Stability and Security Force Assistance Operations

Abstract

The Army deployed its first Brigade Combat Team - Stability (BCT-S), formerly known as Advise and Assist Brigades, to Iraq in April, 2009. Since then, additional brigades have deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. These brigades are based on the Army's modular Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and are designed to partner with host nation conventional forces in order to increase their rate of development and enhance their effectiveness. This essay explores the functionality of the BCT-S for Security Force Assistance (SFA) operations by discussing the organization and mission of the BCT-S and identifying its individual and collective pre-deployment training requirements, noting shortfalls, and providing recommendations on how the Army can better prepare these formations for this increasingly relevant mission. Additionally, the ongoing debate over establishing a permanent force for SFA is summarized and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2010
Accession Number
ADA518257

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  • Robert D. Morschauser

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  • United States Army War College

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  • Human Systems
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  • Combat Operations
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  • Personnel Management
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  • Training
  • United States
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