text: Stability
  of security force assistance brigades (known as SFABs). On occasion, the BCT as a whole or selected unit(s)
  of the BCT may support SFA activities. SFA will encompass various activities related to the organizing,
  equipping, training, advising, and assessing of FSF and their supporting institutions. SFA activities conducted
  by SFABs and BCTs build host nation capacity and capabilities to defend against internal, external, and
  transnational threats to stability. (See FM 3-22 for additional information.)
  HOST-NATION OWNERSHIP AND LEGITIMACY
  8-8. Ownership and legitimacy is a condition based upon the perception by specific audiences of the
  legality, morality, or rightness of aset of actions, and of the propriety of the authority of the individuals or
  organizations in taking them. Legitimacy enables host nation ownership by building trust and confidence
  among the people. The foundation of ownership and legitimacy affects every aspect of operations from every
  conceivable perspective. Ownership of the mission and legitimacy of the host-nation government enables
  successful operations characterized by stability operations tasks.
  8-9. Security sector reform is a comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken by way a host
  nation to improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice (JP 3-07).
  Note. Security sector reform can be an activity conducted during security cooperation (see
  paragraph 8-112).
  8-10. The BCT’s primary role in security sector reform is to support the reform, restructuring, or
  re-establishment of the armed forces and the defense sector across the range of military operations. The
  overall objective is to support in a way that promotes an effective and legitimate host-nation government and
  its ownership of the mission that is transparent, accountable, and responsive to civilian authority. (See
  ADP3-07 for additional information.)
  STABILIZATION FRAMEWORK
  8-11. A stabilization framework based on conditions within the area of operations of initial response,
  transformation, and fostering sustainability, helps the BCT determine the required training and task
  organization of forces before initial deployment, and serves as a guide to actions in an operation focused on
  stability operations tasks. A BCT deployed into an area of operations where the local government is
  nonexistent may conduct a set of tasks while another BCT may conduct another set of tasks in an area of
  operations with a functioning local government. The phases described in the following paragraphs facilitate
  identifying lead responsibilities and determining priorities. (See FM 3-07 for additional information.)
  INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE
  8-12. Initial response actions generally reflect activity executed to stabilize a crisis state in the area of
  operations. The BCT typically performs initial response actions during, or directly after, a conflict or disaster
  in which the security situation prohibits the introduction of civilian personnel. Initial response actions aim to
  provide a secure environment that allows relief forces to attend to the immediate humanitarian needs of the
  local population. They reduce the level of violence and human suffering while creating conditions that enable
  other actors to participate safely in relief efforts.
  TRANSFORMATION PHASE
  8-13. Stabilization, reconstruction, and capacity building are transformation actions performed in a relatively
  secure environment. Transformation actions occur in either crisis or vulnerable states. These actions aim to
  build host nation capacity across multiple sectors. Transformation actions are essential to the continuing
  stability of the environment and foster sustainability within the BCT’s area of operations.