Building the Capacity of Partner States through Security Force Assistance

This report provides the following elements: " An overview of the SFA rationale, focused primarily on Department of Defense support for and relations with foreign security forces. " Description of the possible employment of U.S. conventional forces and platforms in support of the SFA mission (see SFA in Current and Previous National Security Strategies ). " Exploration of current operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (see SFA Linkage to Iraq and Afghanistan Strategies ). " Resident training capability in U.S. forces as a tool for geographic combatant commanders. " Issues Congress may consider ( Do Legislative Authorities Restrict Conducting SFA? ) The report summarizes congressional reaction to SFA proposals and provides a detailed account of the issues raised by SFA concepts and programs. A glossary is also provided (see Glossary, page 59).