The 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade (4th SFAB) is a

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 nati ...

of the

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. It is based in

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, under the

Security Force Assistance Command The Security Force Assistance Command (SFAC) is a division-level command element for the United States Army's new security force assistance brigades (SFAB). These units' core mission is Security force assistance to conduct training, advising, as ...

. 4th SFAB is aligned with

EUCOM The United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russi ...

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Formation

The 4th Brigade was established on 29 April 2020. According to the United States Army, Security Force Assistance Brigades are the dedicated conventional organisations for conducting

security force assistance Security Force Assistance (SFA) is the strategic-level military practice of a donor country creating, equipping, training, advising, and supporting one or more groups of a foreign host country, such as a military, police, paramilitary, coast gua ...

around the world. Each brigade will have a regional focus and its capabilities would enable it to perform with minimal cultural and regional orientation.

Composition

Each Security Force Assistance Brigade consists of about 800 senior and non-commissioned officers. As of 23 Sep 2022 4th SFAB was composed of "2 infantry battalions, 1 calvary squadron, an artillery battalion, an engineer battalion, and a logistics battalion".U.S. Army Public Affairs
(23 Sep 2022) 4th SFAB ACOET Media Roundtable
4th SFAB had up to 20 Advisor Teams at EUCOM, but the total fluctuates as teams roll on and off their missions; at any given time one third of the SFAB is resetting, one third is in unit training, and one third is on-mission at EUCOM.

References

{{reflist Brigades of the United States Army Military units and formations established in 2020 Military advisory groups