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Accession Number:

AD1157467

Title:

Combat Multiplier: Examining the Security Force Assistance Brigades Role in Future Army Strategic Deterrence

Author(s):

• Pelham, John T IV

Author Organization(s):

• US Army Command and General Staff College

Report Date:

2021-06-18

Abstract:

Current United States strategic commitments for forward-deployed forces place considerable stress on the force generation and readiness of Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs). The Army could add more ABCTs to the existing force structure. However, given the fiscal and materiel costs associated with doing so, other options may be more feasible to ensure the US meets these strategic obligations. Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) train and equip to satisfy many of the existing ABCT rotational mission set without costly force additions, but which requirements can they fulfill? Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs) also possess many of the capabilities required for that mission set. Insufficient research and doctrine currently exist to identify which facets of the current mechanized rotational mission sets an SFAB, SBCT, or similar formation could assume from an ABCT or another mechanized unit.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

108

File Size:

0.88MB

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Identifiers:

• Organization; Personnel; Deterrence (Strategy); Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs); Deployment; Employment (of forces); Military readiness; Military capability; Force structure; Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT); Military missions; United States European Command; Korea (South); Regionally aligned forces; NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Operation Spartan Shield

Communities of Interest:

• Energy and Power Technologies

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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