Train and advise foreign militaries Security force assistance
Garrison/HQ
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, U.S.
Color of berets
Brown
Commanders
Current commander
Col. Brandon Teague
Command Sergeant Major
Charles D. Smith
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Beret flash
Military unit
Sgt. 1st. Class Dajuan Turner, Assistant Team Leader for Maneuver Advisor Team 5213, walks a training course with his Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat (Indonesian Army) counterparts while training in Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2020.The men and women of 5th SFAB donned their brown berets for the first time in a ceremony at JBLM's Iron Mike statue, circa July 2019
5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (5th SFAB) is a security force assistance brigade in the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The unit (Vanguard Brigade)[1] stood-up on June 16, 2019, and officially activated May 28, 2020.[2][3][4] During the activation, Gen. Michael Garrett, Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command, announced that 5th SFAB would align with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.[5] The unit completed missions to Thailand and Indonesia during the Summer of 2020, strengthening relationships between the U.S. and each respective country and setting the stage for future engagements and training.[6][7] Following the completion of a Decisive Action Rotation with 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana in November 2020, the Brigade was certified for world-wide employment in 2021.[8] On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Army announced that Advisor teams from the 5th SFAB would deploy to the Indo-Pacific region during the winter of 2020–2021 to support the United States' commitment to allies and partners in the region.[9][10]
5th SFAB is a completely voluntary organization and volunteers typically serve a two to three-year tour in the organization before returning to lead tactical formations in the conventional force. While assigned to 5th SFAB, Advisors are required to attend a 54-day Combat Advisor Training Course at Fort Benning, GA and are afforded the opportunity to attend other career-enhancing schools that promote the Advisor mission.[11] Graduates will have the requisite knowledge, skills, and attributes critical to the successful execution of Security Force Assistance (SFA) tasks. The eleven advisor attributes are disciplined, mature, sound judgment, initiative, cool under pressure, tolerance for ambiguity, open-minded, empathetic, situationally aware, patient, and morally straight.[12]
^5th Security Force Assistance Brigade - SFAB
Vanguard
5th SFAB Vanguard Mission Statement
^"Army's newest brigade of combat advisers activated in Texas at Fort Hood". Stars and Stripes.
^Myers, Meghann (May 21, 2018). "These three posts will be home to the Army's next security force assistance brigades". Army Times. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^U.S. Army Capt. William Leasure, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (28 February 2020) The 5th SFAB roars to life during Exercise Lethal Vanguard
^Maj. William Leasure, 5th SFAB Public Affairs (15 Nov 2022) US Army SFAB advisors integrate with Indo-Pacific allies and partners during exercise
^Thomas Brading, Army News Service (September 3, 2020) SFAB Soldiers complete first mission to Indo-Pacific
^Kyle Rempfer (8 Sep 2020) 5th SFAB just went on its first overseas mission to Asia
^"5th SFAB, 'Ghost Brigade,' complete first-of-its kind-rotation". Archived from the original on December 23, 2020.
^"Army announces upcoming rotations for 5th SFAB teams". www.army.mil. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 Sep 2022) 5th SFAB ACOET Media Roundtable
^Current Policy of the Military Advisor Training Academy
^"5th Security Force Assistance Brigade". Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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