text: Security Cooperation in the Competition Continuum
  SC in Competition
  Situation: The country of Banderia has been a regional partner of the United States
  for several years. Banderia is a rapidly developing country that participates in regional
  security organizations, frequently contributes forces to United Nations missions, and
  shares many interests with the United States. Banderia is greatly concerned that its
  rival, Hegemonia, is rapidly growing in military capability and frequently acts contrary
  to Banderian and U.S. interests.
  Concept Synopsis: Theater army planners and AOR security cooperation
  practitioners must develop a cohesive and comprehensive SC plan that improves
  Banderian capability and interoperability. Informed by the combatant command, the
  theater army security cooperation directorate working with the security cooperation
  organization, develop a theater SC plan for the AOR and each country. In country, the
  security cooperation organization hosts a weekly meeting with the SPP liaison officer,
  MODA advisor, security force advisor team leaders, Air Force advisors, and ARSOF
  operational detachment alpha leaders to ensure their activities are fully synchronized.
  Members of the DOS political-military section also attend this meeting. The results are
  shared with the theater army security cooperation division, the security force
  assistance brigade headquarters, the SPP National Guard headquarters, and the
  theater special operations command. All advisory elements in the country regularly
  update their assessments and record all significant activities. This enables incoming
  advisory elements from all organizations to easily read and fully understand what
  advisory activities have already occurred in Banderia and the current assessment of
  the Banderian military across the executive, generating, and operating forces. Theater
  army and combatant command security cooperation elements also have access to
  these assessments, which informs their own assessments of their respective SC plans.
  All SC efforts pass the Leahy vetting process and are reviewed to consider the Child
  Soldier Prevention Act and Women, Peace, and Security Act requirements. Among
  other things, this supports the security sector reform efforts led by the DOS political-
  military section.
  The Embassy: Nesting with the combatant command and higher level strategic
  documents, the country team and security cooperation organization have developed a
  SC plan as part of the ICS which nests with chief of mission (COM) guidance and
  higher level DOS strategies. The ICS and theater Army SFA plans generally agree,
  and the parties have effectively addressed any differences to achieve unity of effort.
  Security Assistance: The security cooperation organization’s security assistance
  plan involves using FMS and FMF to purchase necessary equipment for the Banderian
  army. These cases include contracted trainers for basic operating skills and renewable
  maintenance and ammunition contracts. USASAC resources this equipment from
  Redstone Arsenal, and SATMO has planned to field a mixture of hybrid SA teams
  comprised of multicomponent military, civilian, and contractors. Key members of the
  Banderian military are being sent to U.S. schools via IMET on a recurring basis; training
  facilities for the equipment are being built, and necessary doctrinal manuals are being
  developed for the Banderian military.
  MODA: The combatant command and DSCA have established a long-term MODA
  program with Banderia, and senior MODA advisors rotate into Banderia for 1-year
  assignments.