Before deploying to Iraq, members of the first advise and assist brigade are receiving unique training tailored to their mission of bolstering the capabilities and legitimacy of Iraqi security forces. The Army recently added advise and assist brigades, designed to carry out security force assistance missions, to its modular brigade structure ( Inside the Army , April 6, p1). The 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division, a heavy brigade combat team headquartered at Ft. Bliss, TX, will...
