Marine Advisor Advantage: Institutionalizing Security Force Assistance
Abstract
The strategic imperative of institutionalizing Security Force Assistance (SFA) capabilities requires the U.S Marine Corps (USMC) to further professionalize SFA efforts across planning, training, education, and execution. To best meet this requirement the service should establish a Marine Advisor Unit (MAU) at each Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) that provides regional combatant commanders with a scalable cadre of screened, trained, and regionally-oriented Marine advisors. The brand name recognition, focus on small-unit tactics, and low-cost habits, of the USMC uniquely position s the service with a competitive advantage to meet the growing demand for SFA expertise. To fully leverage the USMC advantage in advising FSFs will require institutionalizing the long-term capacity to train, educate, equip, and professionalize a dedicated cadre of regionally-oriented Marine advisors formed in dedicated advisor units at each MEF.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 16, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA601625
Entities
People
- Arlon D. Smith
Organizations
- Marine Corps University