Shawn M. O’Brien / United States Army: U.S. Army War Colleg
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This AY-10 USAWC resident student paper examines the opportunity for Army National Guard Soldiers to train/assist and mentor host-nation security forces. The paper includes: (1) analysis of the current structure of Brigade Combat Teams augmented for security force assistance, (2) exploration of future challenges of operating in a counterinsurgency environment and of the development of the Guard to augment the U.S. Total Force by building foreign competency and capacity, and(3) background regarding the extent of the experience and partnerships that the Guard can offer to security force assistance teams.The paper concludes by offering recommendations for further development to enable additional citizen soldiers’ effectiveness in contingency operations in the 21st century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.