The organization that oversaw the Army’s six security force assistance brigades was formally inactivated in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Leaders of the Security Force Assistance Command cased the organization’s colors in a ceremony Jan. 8, closing a chapter in the Army’s effort to provide trimmed down formations of experienced officers and NCOs who could help promote regional security for combatant commands through training and advising partners and allies, according to an Army news release.

“Today, we honor not just the inactivation of a headquarters, but the legacy of soldiers whose dedication strengthened partnerships across the globe,” Col. Mathew Bunch, commander of the Security Force Assistance Command, said in the release. “From its inception, the Security Force Assistance Command headquarters enabled advisers to deploy with purpose, clarity and the support necessary to build meaningful relationships with allies and partners.”

The Security Force Assistance Command headquarters was stood up in December 2018 within U.S. Army Forces Command, about 18 months after the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, or SFAB, was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, and one month after the 2nd SFAB was activated at Fort Bragg.

By mid-2020, the SFAC had overseen activation, organization, training and equipping of four more SFABs, each aligned with combatant commands and located across the U.S. Through sustained engagement on various deployments, advisers strengthened allied capacity, enhanced interoperability and reinforced the Army’s commitment to working with partner nations, the release said.

The 1st SFAB was aligned with U.S. Southern Command and the 2nd SFAB was aligned with U.S. Africa Command. The 3rd SFAB was activated at Fort Hood, Texas, and aligned with U.S. Central Command, and the 4th SFAB was stood up at Fort Carson, Colorado, and aligned with U.S. European Command.

The Army also activated the 5th SFAB at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and aligned it with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and an Army National Guard unit, known as the 54th SFAB, had battalions in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Texas, in support of the other five SFABs.

With the inactivation of the Security Force Assistance Command, only the 1st, 3rd and 5th SFABs remain operational, said Maj. Ryan Miller, spokesman for Security Force Assistance Command.

Miller explained that the 1st and 3rd SFABs will now report to the newly formed U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command at Fort Bragg, while the 5th SFAB will report to U.S. Army Pacific.

The 2nd and 54th SFABs have been inactivated, while the 4th SFAB is set to be deactivated by the end of January. The 3rd SFAB is slated to deactivate later in 2026, Miller said.