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Book Synopsis Security Force Assistance and the Brigade Combat Team by : Gary A. Rosenberg
Download or read book Security Force Assistance and the Brigade Combat Team written by Gary A. Rosenberg and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Army is in the process of making choices regarding how to efficiently provide a wide array of options to the US President for dealing with current and future security concerns. A key issues related to this choice concerns the method used to establish and maintain a Security Force Assistance (or train, advise, and assist) capability in Army General Purpose Forces. The focus of this research was to answer a question. Do modular Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) and the supporting force structure have the capability to effectively cover the full spectrum of operations, specifically SFA missions in both phase IV (Stabilize) and Phase 0 (Shape) environments? The answer to the primary question indicated that a BCT, with augmentation can be effective in conducting SFA missions in phase IV (Stabilize) environments, however, unless the Army is willing to change its culture and adopt certain recommendations, significant challenges to effectively accomplishing SFA missions in Phase 0 (Shape) environments using the BCT approach are likely to be encountered.
Book Synopsis Future of Security Force Assistance: Is the Modular Brigade Combat Team the Right Organization by :
Download or read book Future of Security Force Assistance: Is the Modular Brigade Combat Team the Right Organization written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review directs the Military Services to develop, within their general-purpose forces (GPF), the capability to conduct security force assistance, more specifically to train, advise, and assist foreign security forces. The Army wants to meet this requirement with the Modular Brigade Combat Team (BCT), while critics advocate a different approach, such as a permanent 'advisor corps.' This thesis seeks to answer the following primary research question: Is the Modular Brigade Combat Team the optimal solution for meeting future requirements to train, advise, assist and partner with foreign security forces? To answer this question, several secondary research questions were explored. These questions included, determining the capabilities and capacity required, the roles of both general-purpose forces (GPF) and special operations forces (SOF), and what kind of advisors and trainers are required. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of the advisor corps concept and the BCT were examined. Research and analysis determined that future capability and capacity requirements, as well as the delineation of mission sets between GPF and SOF remain difficult to quantify. Analysis also determined that training personnel to be advisors is a more practical method than selecting advisors. Evaluation of the advisor corps concept revealed that it is costly and does not provide improved capability. The answer to the primary research question is that the Modular BCT is the optimal solution, but only if the Army can change cultural norms that have the potential to impede effectiveness.
Book Synopsis The Brigade Combat Team by : Robert D. Morschauser
Download or read book The Brigade Combat Team written by Robert D. Morschauser and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Enabling Others to Win in a Complex World by : Liam Walsh
Download or read book Enabling Others to Win in a Complex World written by Liam Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beginning in 2013, the U.S. Army began an effort to 'engage regionally and respond globally.' A central tenant of this strategy, building upon National strategic guidance, is the necessity to build partner capacity. Army units, through the regionally aligned forces concept, may find themselves conducting security force assistance (SFA) missions across the globe as a means to achieve these ways. However, after examining the Army's SFA mission in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from 2003-10, it becomes apparent that institutional and organizational shortcomings plagued the Army's initial efforts in this critical aspect of the campaign. Many of these shortcomings remain in the Army today, particularly within the Army's core formation -- the brigade combat team (BCT). This monograph examines the Army's role in conducting SFA in Iraq, drawing key lessons for the Army's experience there, and then provides recommendations as to how the Army can better optimize the BCT to conduct SFA, while still retaining its core mission to fight and win America's wars"--Publisher's web site.
Book Synopsis Security Force Assistance by : Ronald J. Metternich
Download or read book Security Force Assistance written by Ronald J. Metternich and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Army has identified the modular Brigade Combat Team (BCT) as the organizational structure to conduct the Army's Security Force Assistance (SFA) mission. This paper examines the overall ability of the brigade combat team to execute the SFA mission. It analyzes the BCT organizational structure and core capabilities against its SFA mission tasks and the lessons learned from recent deployments. The intent of this analysis is to identify gaps in manning and training to enable the Army to further improve planning, preparation and execution of the BCT in support of Security Force Assistance.
Author :Lieutenant Colonel Joshua J., Lieutenant Joshua Potter, US Army Publisher :CreateSpace ISBN 13 :9781494437640 Total Pages :126 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (376 download)
Book Synopsis American Advisors by : Lieutenant Colonel Joshua J., Lieutenant Joshua Potter, US Army
Download or read book American Advisors written by Lieutenant Colonel Joshua J., Lieutenant Joshua Potter, US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manuscript describes how US military advisors prepare for and conduct operations in war. Through two separate year-long combat tours as a military advisor in Iraq, the author brings true vignettes into modern military strategy and operational art. Further, the author provides multiple perspectives in command relationships. Through years of personal experience, direct interviews, and Warfighting knowledge, the author challenges conventionally accepted truths and establishes a new standard for understanding the impact of American advisors on the modern battleground.
Book Synopsis Enabling Others to Win in a Complex World :. by : Liam P. Walsh
Download or read book Enabling Others to Win in a Complex World :. written by Liam P. Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adaptive Support written by U S Military and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-03 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the creation of the Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB) and analyzes how the Army can provide effective support to the unit's mission. This is significant due to the absence of current academic research pertaining to the SFAB. The intent of this research is to identify the sustainment challenges that the SFAB may encounter and present possible solutions for the Army to overcome them. In order to understand how to provide effective support, this study explains the SFAB mission, force structure, and the operational environments where SFA forces will doctrinally be employed. A qualitative research methodology is used to analyze this data through a collective case study design. The two case studies selected for this research represent the two types of operational environments where the SFAB will be employed and uses an embedded analysis to identify the sustainment challenges in each. The end result is a comprehensive understanding of the SFAB, the sustainment challenges that the unit will encounter, and possible solutions for overcoming them.This compilation also includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.The American people expect the military to be ready to respond to future challenges while being stewards of the resources given to them. Because of this, military leaders are constantly balancing "what they want to do" with "what they must do." The Budget Control Act of 2011 significantly reduced the force structure of the Army (U.S. Congress 2011). Leaders have to think critically in order to ensure that the Army is effectively and efficiently using its limited resources. According to the Atlantic Council, a U.S. policy think tank, "an adverse effect [of using Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) for Security Force Assistance (SFA), is that] it creates temporary makeshift organization with limited skills for this vital and complex long-term missions, and it destroys the readiness of the entire BCT by breaking it apart, making it unavailable for other combat operations". In order to save resources, the Army is creating the Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB) to assume the responsibilities of conducting SFA operations around the globe. The SFAB is an emerging force structure model that creates a brigade specializing in training and equipping foreign security forces. The SFAB concept is one of the top priorities for the Chief of Staff of the Army. This new force structure has the potential to be a resource-saving capability for the military; however, leaders must ensure that this new organization is properly resourced to succeed at accomplishing the SFA mission. The military continually trains to operate in uncertain environments with complex problems. One of the major challenges of creating a new organization is ensuring that it has the resources to succeed. The Army must balance each unit's resource requirements with its capabilities in order to create an effective unit capable of accomplishing its mission. The challenge is finding the balance. The unit must be able to adapt and overcome any shortfalls without hindering the mission.
Book Synopsis Security Force Assistance by : Department of the Army
Download or read book Security Force Assistance written by Department of the Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of persistent conflict, the United States supports the internal defense and development of international partners, regardless of whether those partners are highly developed and stable or less developed and emerging. While many of these partners are nations, they can also include alliances, coalitions, and regional organizations. U.S. support to these partners ranges from providing humanitarian assistance to major combat operations. U.S. support includes conducting conflict transformation, bolstering partner legitimacy, and building partner capacity. A vital part of these three aspects of U.S. support is assisting partner security forces. Security force assistance (SFA) is not new for Army forces. In fact, General George Washington's Inspector General of the Army acted as an advisor for Army forces. Baron Friedrick Wilhelm von Steuben instilled discipline and professionalism into an army that previously lacked formalized training. His 1779 Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, adapted from the Prussian army, formed the doctrinal backbone of the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. Additionally, the lineage of the Army's operations field manual, FM 3-0, can be traced to this document. As a benefactor of advisors such as von Steuben, the Army has since undertaken what is called SFA several times throughout its history. Army doctrine defines security force assistance as the unified action to generate, employ, and sustain local, host-nation, or regional security forces in support of a legitimate authority (FM 3-07). SFA is part of the FM 3- 0 construct of full spectrum operations. Similarly, it is conducted across the spectrum of conflict or in any of the operational themes. SFA is normally part of a larger security sector reform effort, while in other instances, SFA is not tied to reform but to building partner capacity. Three general situations exist in which SFA may occur: an internally focused bilateral relationship, an externally focused bilateral relationship, and a multilateral relationship. Consequently, SFA supports the appropriate partner's plans. When SFA supports a host nation, it also supports that host nation's strategy. If SFA supports a host nation's externally focused efforts, it must support the host nation's national security strategy. SFA may support regional security forces, such as those of the African Union or the Organization of American States. In these cases, SFA supports that organization's plans. This field manual (FM) is the Army's doctrinal publication for security force assistance (SFA). It provides doctrinal guidance and direction for how U.S. forces contribute to SFA. It focuses on the brigade combat team (BCT) conducting SFA and advising foreign security forces. It is based on lessons learned from previous advising efforts and recent combat operations with a view to the future. It supports the Army Education System instruction on the theory and conduct of SFA. The two primary audiences for this manual are leaders in BCTs conducting SFA and Soldiers assigned as advisors. The BCT is the largest fixed tactical organization and the key formation of the Army's modular organization. Army modularity allows commanders to add selective units to assist the BCT as it conducts SFA. The BCT and higher echelons provide the framework for advisors to function and accomplish the mission—developing foreign security forces and, when appropriate, working by, with, and through foreign security forces to achieve the desired end state of the host nation's internal defense and development. Thus, Soldiers assigned as advisors are the key element of SFA. This FM provides the conceptual framework for conventional forces to conduct SFA within the construct of full spectrum operations, across the spectrum of conflict. It addresses SFA at operational and tactical levels.
Book Synopsis The U.S. Army's Evolving Role in Security Force Assistance (Sfa) by : U. S. Mlitary
Download or read book The U.S. Army's Evolving Role in Security Force Assistance (Sfa) written by U. S. Mlitary and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-13 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines one central issue: How has the U.S. Army improved security force assistance (SFA) design with the implementation of the SFA Brigade (SFAB)? Secondarily, it investigates whether failures at the strategic policy level inhibited the accomplishment of enduring security objectives related to the establishment of the new unit. To address this question, the study will briefly describe concepts of U.S. strategic thought that underlie the policy consensus to conduct SFA activities in fragile regions. This study will evaluate the innovation and adaption of the Army's SFA organizations/doctrine, so as to determine how well it fits into a greater U.S. strategy. It will also critically analyze SFA policy and procedures in order to identify areas for improvement. Two hypotheses are proposed with a research-based evidence chain suggesting both are confirmed. First, this study suggests SFABs are being established to increase the warfighting readiness of the Army, reduce SFA burdens on U.S. special forces, and secure resources to meet enduring security requirements. Second, ad-hoc approaches to SFA by the U.S. Army up to this point were in fact a by-product of disjointed policy, large resource disparities at the departmental level, and an overreliance on military solutions. As such, this study concludes with policy recommendations to rebalance and integrate various security programs that focus on institutional capacity in order to secure gains made by SFA.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.I. Introduction * A. Major Research Question * B. Significance of the Research Question * C. Literature Review * D. Potential Explanations and Hypotheses * E. Research Design * F. Study Overview and Chapter Outline * II. The Strategic Context of Security Force Assistance * A. Introduction * B. How SFA Fits into U.S. Grand Strategy * C. How SFA Fits into U.S. Strategic Guidance * D. SFA and Fragile States * E. Conclusion * III. Security Force Assistance Policy and Plans * A. Introduction * B. Assumptions Made During SFA Planning * C. Constraints Overlooked During SFA Planning * D. Implications of Assumptions and Constraints * E. Critical Analysis of Current SFA Policy * F. Conclusion * IV. The U.S. Army's Role In Security Force Assistance * A. Introduction * B. Innovation and Adaption - The U.S. Army's SFA Growing Pains * C. Innovation and Adaption of SFA Doctrine * D. Innovation and Adaption of SFA Organizations * E. Balancing Operational Requirements to Increase Readiness and Meet Mission * F. Conclusion * V. Conclusion * A. Findings * B. RecommendationsThe U.S. Army has been the primary Military Department (MILDEP) utilized to build foreign militaries and defense institutions in order to establish long term stability, prevent attacks on the homeland, and promote peace in regions thought to be critical to U.S. interests. The U.S. Army has routinely turned to its general-purpose forces (GPF) and brigade combat teams (BCT) to accomplish these missions; this study will investigate conventional military readiness shortfalls and training challenges due in large part to the overutilization of GPF for SFA purposes. To be sure, the U.S. Army's methods at SFA have evolved over time and have been exceedingly ad hoc in nature--arguably leading to unintended policy outcomes and undermining the Army's war-fighting readiness.
Book Synopsis Security Force Assistance by : Army Training Doctrine And Command
Download or read book Security Force Assistance written by Army Training Doctrine And Command and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field manual (FM) is the Army's doctrinal publication for security force assistance (SFA). It provides doctrinal guidance and direction for how U.S. forces contribute to SFA. It focuses on the brigade combat team (BCT) conducting SFA and advising foreign security forces. It is based on lessons learned from previous
Book Synopsis Security Force Assistance by : Scott W. Power
Download or read book Security Force Assistance written by Scott W. Power and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the past century, the U.S. Army has engaged in advising foreign forces, now known by the doctrinal term Security Force Assistance (SFA). In each case, advisory units were assembled ad hoc and, following the mission, the effort was disbanded. Given recent experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan and considering the future nature of conflict, the U.S. Army has a need for a permanent Security Force Assistance capability. Further, this capability is best captured by an enduring structure. The structural solution employed in current overseas contingency operations is to imbed advisory teams into existing organizations from theater level to Brigade Combat Team, as opposed to having separate organizations under independent command and control, such as an 'Advisor Corps.' This research project will analyze the various recommendations for conducting SFA in the 21st Century and conclude with a feasible recommendation on the way ahead to achieve an enduring capability.
Book Synopsis Improving Security Force Assistance Capability in the Army's Advise and Assist Brigade by : Major Brennan, Brennan Cook, US Army
Download or read book Improving Security Force Assistance Capability in the Army's Advise and Assist Brigade written by Major Brennan, Brennan Cook, US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army's renewed emphasis on developing organizations to conduct Security Force Assistance (SFA), particularly the Advise and Assist Brigades, is indicative of both increased operational requirements in Iraq and Afghanistan and renewed interest in developing defense capacity in allied and partner nations. With over 255,000 soldiers deployed worldwide in 2009, the Army needs to develop a more effective conventional SFA apparatus to train indigenous forces to manage their own internal security requirements. By properly selecting, training, and utilizing quality conventional force personnel to fulfill SFA requirements, the Army can meet its current operational commitments while improving its ability to respond to emerging needs. Previous attempts by the French in Algeria and the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Korea to incorporate advisory missions into conventional operations highlight the need for developing highly skilled advisors capable of managing SFA tasks within Full Spectrum Operations. Current selection, training, and utilization models used by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) program, the U.S. Marine Corps' Training and Advisor Group (MCTAG), and the U.S. Army's transition teams provide comparative analysis tools for developing a way forward. What is missing from each of these programs is a centralized identification and selection process, robust yet efficient training regimen, and a utilization mechanism to ensure highly skilled and trained advisors are serving where the Army needs them most, at the brigade. Historical precedents and current training programs suggest that though the U.S. Army has vastly improved its conventional advisory efforts since the Korean War, it still requires a new approach to Security Force Assistance. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review reemphasized the importance of assisting partners and allies with their own internal defense. By creating a functional area for advisors, the Army could better enable Advise and Assist Brigades to manage Full Spectrum Operations by providing the commander with advisors specifically selected, trained, and educated for SFA missions. The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will bear the brunt of providing such assistance, and the advisor functional area program could better prepare brigade-sized units for conducting those operations in both combat and non-combat environments.
Book Synopsis Building Partner Capacity/security Force Assistance by : Scott G. Wuestner
Download or read book Building Partner Capacity/security Force Assistance written by Scott G. Wuestner and published by Strategic Studies Institute. This book was released on 2009 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the current Building Partner Capacity and Security Force Assistance capabilities and capacities within the United States Army as well as Department of Defense. The current operational environment calls for us to look at history, policy, doctrine and other academic proposals to identify capability and capacity gaps. As the General Purpose Force looks forward to expanding roles in Irregular Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense and Security Assistance, does the U.S. Army have the proper force structure and minimal capability to fight and win the counterinsurgency of the future? This paper analyzes this construct and provides a framework for identifying proponency, institutionalizing lessons learned from OIF and OEF as well as providing military, police and governance structure as a tool for global engagement. This new structural paradigm will help the United States gain access, influence and build capacity throughout this new world order.
Book Synopsis Field Manual Fm 3-07.1 Security Force Assistance May 2009 by : United States Government US Army
Download or read book Field Manual Fm 3-07.1 Security Force Assistance May 2009 written by United States Government US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field manual (FM) is the Army's doctrinal publication for security force assistance (SFA). It provides doctrinal guidance and direction for how U.S. forces contribute to SFA. It focuses on the brigade combat team (BCT) conducting SFA and advising foreign security forces. It is based on lessons learned from previous advising efforts and recent combat operations with a view to the future. It supports the Army Education System instruction on the theory and conduct of SFA. The two primary audiences for this manual are leaders in BCTs conducting SFA and Soldiers assigned as advisors. The BCT is the largest fixed tactical organization and the key formation of the Army's modular organization. Army modularity allows commanders to add selective units to assist the BCT as it conducts SFA. The BCT and higher echelons provide the framework for advisors to function and accomplish the mission- developing foreign security forces and, when appropriate, working by, with, and through foreign security forces to achieve the desired end state of the host nation's internal defense and development. Thus, Soldiers assigned as advisors are the key element of SFA. This FM provides the conceptual framework for conventional forces to conduct SFA within the construct of full spectrum operations, across the spectrum of conflict. It addresses SFA at operational and tactical levels. Army doctrine is consistent and compatible with joint doctrine. FM 3-07.1 expands on fundamental principles for SFA expressed in FM 3-07. FM 3-07.1 uses text and concepts developed with North Atlantic Treaty Organization partners and ABCA (America, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand program armies). Terms that have joint or Army definitions are italicized and the number of the proponent manual follows the definition. FM 3-07.1 will be the proponent manual for foreign security forces as a term. FM 3-07.1 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/U.S. Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.
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Book Synopsis A Comprehensive Approach to Improving U.S. Security Force Assistance Efforts by : Theresa R. Baginski
Download or read book A Comprehensive Approach to Improving U.S. Security Force Assistance Efforts written by Theresa R. Baginski and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current operations, demands of persistent conflict, and enduring U.S. national security interests underscore the immediate and continuing need to improve U.S. Security Force Assistance (SFA) efforts. The frequency and importance of such activities throughout U.S. history demonstrate that the current requirements are not anomalies. Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been challenged to accomplish key national security goals due to a lack of capability and capacity to effectively advise, utilize, and partner with foreign security forces. To meet this challenge, this paper offers recommendations that build upon recent initiatives within the Department of Defense (DoD) to create a comprehensive approach to improve U.S. SFA. At the heart of the recommendations is a DoD-level organizational approach to institutionalize SFA activities effectively and to facilitate interagency and multinational unity of effort. We intend to adapt current DoD processes that encourage the ad hoc approach and implement a single DoD-level integrating organization.
