text: Security Force Assistance
  SFA AND THE GENERATING FUNCTION
  2-33. The generating function of the partner FSF usually resides at the Service component level and develops
  and sustains the operating forces. Many partner nations do not organize their armed forces with as clear a
  delineation between the generating and operating functions as the United States. As such, SFA planners and
  implementers must recognize that, with some partners, generating and operating functions may be executed
  by the same headquarters. The military schools, training centers, and arsenals of the host nation generally
  perform generating function processes. Core developmental activities within the executive function may
  include organizing, training, equipping, building, advising, supporting, and liaising with the partner on—
  * Doctrine.
  * Organization.
  * Training.
  * Materiel.
  * Leader development and education.
  * Personnel.
  * Facilities.
  SFA AND THE OPERATING FUNCTION
  2-34. The operating function generally resides in the strategic, operational, and tactical formations of a
  security force. The operating function is concerned with the employment of military capabilities through the
  warfighting functions in support of joint operations. Core developmental activities within the executive
  function may include organizing, training, equipping, building, advising, supporting, and liaising with the
  partner on—
  * Command and control.
  * Movement and maneuver.
  * Intelligence.
  * Fires.
  * Sustainment.
  * Protection.
  * Information.
  SFA ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
  2-35. The Army uses the operation assessment activities of monitor, evaluate, recommend, and direct during
  the planning and execution of SFA. Assessment is a continuous process that measures the overall
  effectiveness of employing joint force capabilities during military operations (JP 3-0). Army forces use the
  operational assessment to monitor and evaluate U.S. and FSF performance and effectiveness, influence
  decision making at appropriate levels, and to initiate leader action to change or terminate developmental
  activities. The operation assessment reinforces assessment, monitoring, and evaluation requirements for SC
  initiatives and indicates returns on investment, allows policymakers to identify and improve or eliminate
  ineffective initiatives, and provides credible information in support of policy and legislation (DODI 5132.14).
  2-36. Properly planned and executed assessment processes generate information and decisional
  advantages. These advantages include improving the understanding of a partner force’s capacity and
  capability across the entire governance, executive, generating, and operating construct and the operating
  environment.
  ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
  2-37. Assessment precedes and guides the other activities of the operations process. Assessment involves
  deliberately comparing forecasted outcomes with actual events to determine the overall effectiveness of force
  employment. More specifically, assessment helps the commander determine progress toward attaining the
  desired end state, achieving objectives, and performing tasks. Assessments are conducted throughout the