4th Security Force Assistance Brigade

4th Security Force Assistance Brigade
Distinctive unit insignia
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
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Beret flash

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]

Formation

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]

Composition

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 cavalry 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]

References

1. (7 Dec 2018) Security Force Assistance Command, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade activate at Fort Bragg
2. CSA Paper #1 (2021) Army Multi-Domain Transformation: Ready to Win in Competition and Conflict
3. "US Army activates 4th SFAB at Fort Carson". Army Technology. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. Wellmann, Phillip Walter (29 April 2020). "Army stands up adviser brigade ahead of Afghanistan deployment". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
5. "Security Force Assistance Command, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade activate at Fort Bragg". U.S. Army. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
6. Brooks, Drew (10 December 2018). "Fort Bragg picked for new 800-soldier unit". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
7. U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 Sep 2022) 4th SFAB ACOET Media Roundtable