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The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (1st SFAB) is a
Army.mil, dated 2018-02-08, last accessed 2018-03-02
(23 June 2016) The SFABs were to consist of 800 senior officers and NCOs, as a cadre to reform a full brigade combat team in a matter of months. In May 2017, initial SFAB staffing was underway. The volunteer Officers, Warrant Officers and non-commissioned officers have previous experience in the same positions. Commanders and leaders have previously led at the same echelon. The remaining personnel, all NCOs, are being recruited from across the Army.
accessdate=2017-05-05 Promotable E-4s ( Specialists and Corporals) who volunteer for the SFAB are automatically promoted to Sergeant upon completion of the Combat Advisor Training Course at the Military Advisor Training Academy on Kelley Hill. In the event of a national emergency, SFABs could be augmented with new Soldiers from basic training and advanced individual training to form a full brigade combat team. On 16 October 2017, BG Brian Mennes of Force Management in the Army's G3/5/7 announced accelerated deployment of the first two SFABs. This was approved in early July 2017, by the Secretary of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the Army. These two SFABs would be trained in languages, how to work with interpreters, and equipped with the latest equipment including secure, but unclassified, communications and weapons to support coalition partners,AUSA (16 October 2017) AUSA Video clip, Warriors corner #9: All things Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), part of the article, "First security force assistance brigade training for deployment"
/ref> as well as unmanned aircraft systems (UASs).(6 December 2017) Eyes in the Sky with 1st SFAB
/ref> An SFAB could provide up to 61 teams (possibly with additional soldiers for force protection). A team of twelve advisors includes combat arms experts, a medic, and personnel specializing in military intelligence, logistics, maintenance, communications, and air support.
By October 2017, the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade was established at
(23 June 2016) On January 11, 2018, it was announced that the 1st SFAB would deploy to Afghanistan in Spring 2018. On 8 February 2018, 1st SFAB held an activation ceremony at Fort Benning, revealing its colors and heraldry for the first time, and then cased its colors for the deployment to Afghanistan. It is made up of the first graduates of the Military Advisor Training Academy (MATA), also located at
/ref> The 1st SFAB conducted hundreds of persistent advising missions, and facilitated operations with thirty plus
/ref> RIC-U might be used by a coalition partner to encrypt their individual networks, when interoperating with a US Army voice network.">RIC-U.html" ;"title=" RIC-U"> RIC-U might be used by a coalition partner to encrypt their individual networks, when interoperating with a US Army voice network./ref> Sgt. Sean Harding (25 February 2020) 3rd SFAB and Kurdish Peshmerga work side by side to defeat threats
Peshmerga refers to the Iraqi Kurdish Army. In Summer 2019 Combat Advisor Teams 1221 and 1222 became the first SFAB elements to participate in the United States Military Academy's Cadet Field Training, a four-week-long program which includes a six day field training exercise.Capt. Jannelle Allong-Diakabana (07.17.2019) CATs 1221, 1222, 1st SFAB enhance capabilities at CST
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security force assistance brigade
A Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) (pronounced ) 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 natio ...
of the United States Army
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. It is based at Kelley Hill in Fort Benning
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and is under the command of Colonel
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Brian Ducote and Command Sergeant Major Pedro Chavez. On February 8, 2018, the 1st SFAB held its official activation ceremony at the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning."1st SFAB hosts activation ceremony; Heraldry announced"Army.mil, dated 2018-02-08, last accessed 2018-03-02
Organization
SFAB’s mission is to support, assist, advise and liaise with conventional armed forces of partner nations. Operationally, an 800-Soldier SFAB would free up a 4500-Soldierbrigade combat team
The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic Military deployment, deployable Military unit, unit of maneuver in the United States Army, U.S. Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver Brigade (United States Army), b ...
from a train, advise, assist mission.
On 23 June 2016, General Mark A. Milley revealed plans for train/advise/assist brigades, consisting of seasoned Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers and Non-commissioned Officers with a full chain of command, but no junior soldiers.Priorities for Our Nation's Army with General Mark A. Milley(23 June 2016) The SFABs were to consist of 800 senior officers and NCOs, as a cadre to reform a full brigade combat team in a matter of months. In May 2017, initial SFAB staffing was underway. The volunteer Officers, Warrant Officers and non-commissioned officers have previous experience in the same positions. Commanders and leaders have previously led at the same echelon. The remaining personnel, all NCOs, are being recruited from across the Army.
accessdate=2017-05-05 Promotable E-4s ( Specialists and Corporals) who volunteer for the SFAB are automatically promoted to Sergeant upon completion of the Combat Advisor Training Course at the Military Advisor Training Academy on Kelley Hill. In the event of a national emergency, SFABs could be augmented with new Soldiers from basic training and advanced individual training to form a full brigade combat team. On 16 October 2017, BG Brian Mennes of Force Management in the Army's G3/5/7 announced accelerated deployment of the first two SFABs. This was approved in early July 2017, by the Secretary of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the Army. These two SFABs would be trained in languages, how to work with interpreters, and equipped with the latest equipment including secure, but unclassified, communications and weapons to support coalition partners,AUSA (16 October 2017) AUSA Video clip, Warriors corner #9: All things Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), part of the article, "First security force assistance brigade training for deployment"
/ref> as well as unmanned aircraft systems (UASs).(6 December 2017) Eyes in the Sky with 1st SFAB
/ref> An SFAB could provide up to 61 teams (possibly with additional soldiers for force protection). A team of twelve advisors includes combat arms experts, a medic, and personnel specializing in military intelligence, logistics, maintenance, communications, and air support.
History
By October 2017, the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade was established at Fort Benning
Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone ...
.Priorities for Our Nation's Army with General Mark A. Milley(23 June 2016) On January 11, 2018, it was announced that the 1st SFAB would deploy to Afghanistan in Spring 2018. On 8 February 2018, 1st SFAB held an activation ceremony at Fort Benning, revealing its colors and heraldry for the first time, and then cased its colors for the deployment to Afghanistan. It is made up of the first graduates of the Military Advisor Training Academy (MATA), also located at
Fort Benning
Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone ...
.
1st SFAB deployed to Afghanistan in February 2018 and returned to Fort Benning in November of the same year.
On 7 July 2018, Corporal Joseph Maciel, Task Force 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion 1st SFAB, was killed in an apparent insider attack in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. On 3 September 2018, 3rd Squadron, 1st SFAB Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Bolyard was killed in an apparent insider attack while visiting the Afghan army's 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps.Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (October 4, 2018) By living on Afghan base, Army advisors aim to better enable partners/ref> The 1st SFAB conducted hundreds of persistent advising missions, and facilitated operations with thirty plus
Afghan National Army
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Kandaks (Afghan battalions), 15+ Brigades, Regional Training Centers, and Afghan divisional and corps headquarters.
Six engineering advisor teams from the brigade provided hands-on experience and testing of secure communications between NATO allies and partners during Exercise "Allied Spirit X", led by the German 1st Panzer Division, in April 2019.Capt. Jay Beeman, 5th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (April 30, 2019) Combat advisor teams sharpen skills in multinational exercise/ref> RIC-U might be used by a coalition partner to encrypt their individual networks, when interoperating with a US Army voice network.">RIC-U.html" ;"title=" RIC-U"> RIC-U might be used by a coalition partner to encrypt their individual networks, when interoperating with a US Army voice network./ref> Sgt. Sean Harding (25 February 2020) 3rd SFAB and Kurdish Peshmerga work side by side to defeat threats
Peshmerga refers to the Iraqi Kurdish Army. In Summer 2019 Combat Advisor Teams 1221 and 1222 became the first SFAB elements to participate in the United States Military Academy's Cadet Field Training, a four-week-long program which includes a six day field training exercise.
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See also
*Military Assistance Advisory Group
A Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) is a designation for a group of United States military advisors sent to other countries to assist in the training of conventional armed forces and facilitate military aid. Although numerous MAAGs ope ...
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