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Security Force Assistance (SFA) a term originating in the United States Armed Forces for military adviser assistance with "training, equipping and advising allied or 'partner' militaries to enable them to defend themselves without 100,000 Americans on the ground to do it for them."^[1] SFA is used when improving the security of the host country aligns with the national interests of the donor country.^[2] It may be used alongside or instead of larger commitments of the donor country's military personnel and matériel.^[1] This means SFA can provide an alternative to large-scale operations if a war becomes controversial or politically difficult.^[1] Given the ending of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, with US-led multinational missions to train and equip the militaries of weak states for counterinsurgency and counterterrorism purposes, the US (and many other Western militaries) have increasingly shifted towards SFA programs that make host-nation security force more capable of conducting Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO).^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c Biddle, Stephen; Macdonald, Julia; Baker, Ryan (23 February 2018). "Small footprint, small payoff: The military effectiveness of security force assistance". Journal of Strategic Studies. 41 (1–2): 90. doi:10.1080/01402390.2017.1307745. ISSN 0140-2390. S2CID 157229640. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Matisek, Jahara; Reno, William (January 23, 2019). "Getting American Security Force Assistance Right: Political Context Matters". Joint Force Quarterly (92). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ Matisek, Jahara &, Commons, Austin (March–April 2021). "Thinking outside of the Sandbox: Succeeding at Security Force Assistance beyond the Middle East". Military Review: 34–42.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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