Department of the Army announces upcoming deployment of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade
By U.S. Army Public Affairs January 11, 2018
WASHINGTON -- The Army announced today a spring 2018 deployment of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, to provide training and advising assistance to Afghan National Security Forces.
"Security force assistance brigades are specialized units whose core mission is to conduct advise-and-assist operations with allied and partner nations," said Gen. Mark A. Milley, chief of staff of the Army. "These units will help us achieve the national security objectives by, with, and through allied and partnered indigenous security forces for the next 25-50 years."
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