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1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The flash for the beret is a shield-shaped insignia attached to the beret. The colors red and blue denote security and authority. The red stripes reflect the three units, past and present, responsible for advise and assist missions: (1) Military As... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The shoulder sleeve is a shield with a sword, spearhead and stars. The Tab will have the word "ADVISOR" on it. The advisor tab is a unit tab, not a skill tab. The specialized advisor mission is the reason for the tab. The shape of the shield and s... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The unit insignia for 1st SFAB is a gold shield with a black sword pointing upwards with a beveled stripe. The bend is indicative of authority and direction and is supported by the cottises (narrow stripes) to allude to assistance. The beveled aspe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Security Force Assistance Brigades wear brown berets. SFAB Soldiers will be on the ground with their partners - fighting side by side with them in all conditions, so the brown beret symbolizes dirt or mud akin to the "muddy boots" moniker given to le... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Security Force Assistance Brigades wear brown berets. SFAB Soldiers will be on the ground with their partners - fighting side by side with them in all conditions, so the brown beret symbolizes dirt or mud akin to the "muddy boots" moniker given to le... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Security Force Assistance Brigades wear brown berets. SFAB Soldiers will be on the ground with their partners - fighting side by side with them in all conditions, so the brown beret symbolizes dirt or mud akin to the "muddy boots" moniker given to le... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL WASHINGTON -- The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) hosted an activation ceremony today at the National Infantry Museum on Fort Benning, Georgia. "Our team is honored to make history as the Army's first purpose-built SFAB to deploy in support of our national security objectives. As advisors, we stand ready to train, advise, assist, accompany and enable our Afghan National Security Forces partners to secure peace in Afghanistan," said Col. Scott Jackson, commander of the 1st SFAB. "I am proud of our advisors' hard work to build and train this unit, and I am confident in their skills, and ability to get the job done. I couldn't ask for a better team to fight alongside." The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade is slated to deploy in spring to provide training and advising and assistance to Afghan National Security Forces.

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The SFAB will wear brown berets, a common shoulder sleeve insignia and unit specific distinctive insignia to recognize these specialized units whose core mission is to conduct training, advising, assisting, enabling and accompanying operations with allied and partner nations. "The beret, flash and uniform patches are a recognition of the heritage of military training and advising, codified as a professional Army community," said Gen. Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army. SFAB soldiers will be on the ground with their partners - fighting side by side with them in all conditions, so the brown beret symbolizes dirt or mud akin to the "muddy boots" moniker given to leaders who are always out with the troops. Brown berets are not similar to any other beret currently in the Army inventory. The flash for the beret is blue with red stripes at an angle from bottom-left to top-right. A small white square indicates the number of the unit. The shoulder sleeve is a shield with a sword, spearhead and stars. The unit tab will have the word "ADVISOR" on it. And the unit insignia for 1st SFAB is a blue-and-gold shield with a black sword pointing upwards with a beveled stripe. The SFABs are not designed for irregular warfare, unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, counterterrorism or any of the other missions that are unique to Special Forces. Only Special Forces have the capability to do those missions. Foreign Internal Defense (FID) and Security Force Assistance are the only mission areas that overlap. SFABs and Special Forces will be complementary. SFABs provide training in certain key competencies of conventional forces such as armor, artillery, or aviation for which Special Forces are too engage with other missions to do on a large scale. Media queries about this specific unit should be addressed to Maj. Matthew Fontaine, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade public affairs officer, at matthew.e.fontaine.mil@mail.mil or 706-544-0005. All other media queries should be addressed to Maj. Christopher Ophardt at christopher.d.ophardt.mil@mail.mil or 703-693-6356.