Security Force Assistance Brigade
A Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) (pronounced ESS-fab) is a specialized United States Army unit formed to conduct security force assistance (SFA) missions: to train, advise, assist, enable and accompany operations with allied and partner nations. SFABs are intended to reduce the burden of such operations on conventionally-organized Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs), allowing BCTs to focus on fighting near-peer threats.
1st Security Force Assistance Brigade activation ceremony
Security Force Assistance Command
4th Security Force Assistance Brigade
5th Security Force Assistance Brigade
Security force assistance
Security Force Assistance (SFA) a term originating in the United States Armed Forces for military adviser assistance with "training, equipping and advising allied or 'partner' militaries to enable them to defend themselves without 100,000 Americans on the ground to do it for them." SFA is used when improving the security of the host country aligns with the national interests of the donor country. It may be used alongside or instead of larger commitments of the donor country's military personnel and matériel. This means SFA can provide an alternative to large-scale operations if a war becomes controversial or politically difficult.
American advisers teaching mortar firing techniques to Afghan soldiers during the War in Afghanistan
Eastern Bloc and Soviet Union military advisers during the Angolan Civil War
Iraqi army soldiers finish training assisted by American advisers during the Iraq War.
Soviet Armed Forces advisers help plan operations during the Angolan Civil War.
