NEW SECURITY ASSISTANCE BRIGADE ROLE MARKS BIG SHIFT IN ARMY THINKING

/ May 4, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The advent of a modular brigade augmented for a security assistance role, a concept introduced in a new field manual, marks a significant shift in how the Army approaches the security force assistance mission, according to Army and outside sources. The Army's vice chief, in an e-mail sent last week to Inside the Army , endorsed modular brigade combat teams, equipped with enablers, as a logical choice for carrying out such missions. The new concept is the result of months...

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