SECURITY COOPERATION REFRESH


TOP-LEVEL BRIEFING


Brig. Gen. Douglas Lowrey, second from left, then-commander of USASAC, and Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, third from left, receives a briefing on tactical gear purchased through foreign military sales during a key leader engagement in central Colombia in April. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, USASAC)


plans build-in a mechanism that allows for creative concepts of armaments cooperation to address shared security priorities such as expanding interoperability.


Another critical benefit of the DASA (DE&C) strategist’s efforts is to coordinate, project and clarify foreign partners’ security assistance training. Tose efforts include geographical combat- ant command-approved partner training at Army schoolhouses, as well as the planning, coordination and deployment of training assistance teams to support foreign military sales cases. Tere are also the anticipated security assistance roles such as new equip- ment training assumed by security force assistance brigades now aligned with combatant commands and under the operational leadership of Army component commands.


Te Army component’s challenge to effectively employ the security force assistance brigade is to marry the unit with the appropriate authorities and funding streams aligned with strate- gic goals identified by the geographical combatant command’s campaign plan.


CONCLUSION Congress’ inclusion of an entire chapter within Title 10 address- ing security cooperation gives focus and legitimacy to DOD’s important contributions to foreign partner security capabilities. Tanks to the refreshed marriage of the Army’s international engagement entities of DASA (DE&C) and Army G-3/5/7, the


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Army’s international engagements now have the unity of effort needed to deliver more capability into the hands of foreign part- ners and, best of all, results in more effective and interoperable U.S. Army coalition readiness.


For more information, go to https://www.dasadec.army.mil/.


ROBERT MAGINNIS is a contractor with Sigmatech Inc. supporting DASA (DE&C) as a global strategist. He is a retired U.S. Army officer who recently completed 18 years with HQDA G-3/5/7 working security cooperation policy and training. He holds an M.S. in management science from the Naval Postgraduate School, a B.S. in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he’s a graduate of numerous Army schools including the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College’s Strategy Course.


MICHAEL PRATER serves as the principal adviser to the DASA (DE&C) for global security assistance and armaments cooperation and brings to the position 17 years of defense-related experience. He is the primary interface with the Army staff regarding security assistance and armaments cooperation and contributes to Army strategies, campaign plans, policies and operational orders. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, focused on acquisition and contracts management from Strayer University.


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