Accession Number:

ADA561991

Title:

The Appropriate Army Organization to Conduct Security Force Assistance

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Personal Author(s):

• Prairie, John S.

Report Date:

2011-12-22

Pagination or Media Count:

44.0

Abstract:

During the past decade, combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused shifts in National Security priorities. Senior leaders have identified the strategic requirement to build viable partner forces capable of maintaining internal stability, defending against external threats, and assisting in the fight against violent global extremists. The Army has translated this strategy into the security force assistance SFA doctrine. However, since the creation of SFA, there has been debate as to which organization is best suited to train, advise, and assist foreign security forces FSF. In the past, Special Operations Forces SOF conducting foreign internal defense FID were the primary force of choice to accomplish this mission set. But recently this paradigm has shifted. Conventional forces have been reorganized and augmented, allowing them to take the lead role in training both Iraqi and Afghan security forces. This project will analyze and compare the capabilities of Army Special Forces units and Brigade Combat Teams-Stability, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of their use in SFA, and recommend the means to attain the national end-state.

Descriptors:

• *ARMY
• *BRIGADE LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• *MILITARY ADVISORS
• *MILITARY ASSISTANCE
• *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• *MILITARY TRAINING
• *SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
• AFGHANISTAN
• IRAQ
• MILITARY CAPABILITIES
• MILITARY DOCTRINE
• MISSIONS
• SECURITY
• STABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE