The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (54th SFAB) is a

Security Force Assistance Brigade A Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) (pronounced ) is a specialized United States Army unit formed to conduct security force assistance (SFA) missions: to train, advise, assist, enable and accompany operations with allied and partner natio ...

of the

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. It is an

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formation headquartered out of

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and falls under the Regular Army's

Security Force Assistance Command The Security Force Assistance Command (SFAC) is a division-level command element for the United States Army's new security force assistance brigades (SFAB). These units' core mission is Security force assistance to conduct training, advising, ass ...

Formation

The 54th Brigade was established in March 2020. Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (28 April 2020) Latest SFAB activates, prepares for Afghanistan mission
/ref> Power, mission command and tactical radio equipment for the 1st, 2nd and 54th SFABs’ M1151 High Mobility Multi-purposed Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) were upgraded to SFAB priorities. According to the United States Army, Security Force Assistance Brigades are the dedicated conventional organisations for conducting

security force assistance Security Force Assistance (SFA) is the strategic-level military practice of a donor country creating, equipping, training, advising, and supporting one or more groups of a foreign host country, such as a military, police, paramilitary, coast gua ...

around the world. Each SFAB would have a regional focus and its capabilities would enable it to perform with minimal cultural and regional orientation.

Composition

Each Security Force Assistance Brigade consists of about 800 senior and noncommissioned officers. The 54th SFAB consists of six battalions and a headquarters company spread throughout six states.Memorandum for NG J1 RRF (All-Entire RRF), ARNG 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) (SMOM #18-040)
National Guard Bureau, dated 30 April 2018, last accessed 6 October 2018 * Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Indiana * 1st Battalion,

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* 2nd Battalion,

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* 3rd Battalion, Florida * 4th Battalion,

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* 5th Battalion,

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* 6th Battalion,

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