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. [1] 4th SFAB is aligned with EUCOM. [2]
The 4th Brigade was established on 29 April 2020. [3] [4]
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. [5]
Each Security Force Assistance Brigade consists of about 800 senior and non-commissioned officers. [6]
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". [7] 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. [7]