4th Security Force Assistance Brigade | |
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Active | 28 April 2020 - present |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Security Force Assistance Brigade |
Role | Train and advise foreign militaries Security force assistance |
Size | 800 troops |
Part of | Security Force Assistance Command |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Carson, Colorado |
Color of Beret | Brown |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Johnny Casiano |
Command Sgt. Maj. | CSM Herbert B. Gill |
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The 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade (4th SFAB) is a Security Force Assistance Brigade of the United States Army. It is based in Fort Carson, Colorado, under the Security Force Assistance Command. 4th SFAB is aligned with EUCOM.
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 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". 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
- (7 Dec 2018) Security Force Assistance Command, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade activate at Fort Bragg
- CSA Paper #1 (2021) Army Multi-Domain Transformation: Ready to Win in Competition and Conflict
- "US Army activates 4th SFAB at Fort Carson". Army Technology. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Wellmann, Phillip Walter (29 April 2020). "Army stands up adviser brigade ahead of Afghanistan deployment". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Security Force Assistance Command, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade activate at Fort Bragg". U.S. Army. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Brooks, Drew (10 December 2018). "Fort Bragg picked for new 800-soldier unit". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 Sep 2022) 4th SFAB ACOET Media Roundtable