Security Force Assistance

Security Force Assistance This FM primarily focuses on the brigade combat team and advisors. It also provides a wider doctrinal framework for SFA. It is organized in the following manner: * Chapter 1 focuses above the combat team. It provides the overall doctrinal context for SFA. * Chapters 2 through 6 focus on the combat team level. These chapters provide a framework for SFA, its considerations for the combat team operations process, considerations for augmenting the modular brigade for security force assistance, its considerations for the unit employment, and its sustainment considerations. * Chapters 7 through 10 focus on the individual advisor. These chapters discuss the advisor, advisor cultural and communication considerations, the advisor working with counterparts, and cross-cultural influencing and communication. * The appendices discuss Army special operations forces imperatives, legal considerations, and media considerations.

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