Why Not a Joint Security Force Assistance Command?

"There is no question that the ability of Servicemembers to communicate and connect on some level with multinational partners, security forces of other nations, and indigenous populations can be a key element of combat mission success” Por ello, “A joint, functional Security Force Assistance Command (sfac) should manage security force assistance needs of the combatant commanders and have management oversight of language and cultural training requirements across dod. sfac should mirror to a significant degree the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute, be jointly resourced, and be structured and staffed to ensure flexible and responsive support to combatant commanders, while at the same time meeting the more enduring, long-term needs of the Intelligence Community". (Jakubowsky, 2018: 77).

El aprendizaje de idiomas y la formación de expertos culturales regionales es de utilidad estratégica para las operaciones cívico-militares:

"…we should recognize that our performance of security and assistance missions of the recent past— specifically in Iraq and Afghanistan—indicate inadequate language and culture training of Soldiers and other Servicemembers. We can do better" (Jakubowsky, 2018: 78).

Además, hay problemas en las asociaciones o “partnering” entre Servicios, con otras Agencias Federales, con gobiernos locales y entidades privadas porque no han sido obligadas a pensar conjuntamente. Por ello se necesita un “joint, functional Security Force Assistance Command (SFAC)”.

Palabras clave: Security Force Assistance Command, education in foreign languages and cultures, language and cultural training, partnering.

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