text: Chapter 3
  Security Cooperation in Crisis
  Situation: Banderia has experienced a natural disaster which has created a crisis in
  the country. Simultaneously, the primary U.S. adversary in the region, Hegemonia, is
  using this natural disaster as a pretext to threaten invasion of Banderia to assist ethnic
  Hegemonian people living in Banderia. Hegemonian elements have entered Banderia
  to set conditions for an invasion. This is greatly exacerbating the situation and creating
  a political-military crisis.
  Concept Synopsis: SFA forces (SFABs and other entities engaged in advise and
  assist missions) in theater provide immediate early warning and situational awareness
  to the theater army and combatant command. These forces also take on an immediate
  role as information collectors for the theater army to gain further situational awareness
  and answer requests for information. The state national guard in the continental United
  States also receives multiple reports via social media and email through the committed
  relationships they have cultivated over the years with the Banderian military. This
  information is relayed to the theater army and the state sets up a crisis center in the
  state headquarters to assist in responding and passing information.
  The Crisis Unfolds: The myriad SFA elements in theater advise, assist, support, and
  liaise Banderian forces to respond to the disaster. This involves receiving and
  coordinating international aid while simultaneously preparing for possible combat
  operations with Hegemonia. SFABs and ARSOF elements use pre-positioned
  equipment to immediately transition to embedded advisory teams capable of executing
  LSCO. Due to the scale of the crisis, on-call security force advisor teams are deployed
  from the continental United States to further embed with operational forces, and a high
  level strategic advising team is embedded with the ministry of defense to provide
  executive force level advising. These forces maintain awareness of their noncombat
  status but are prepared to transition to combat with their partner security force. They
  are also prepared to withdraw to another country and work through their partner
  security force if U.S. policymakers decide to execute that course of action. They
  establish immediate reach-back to U.S. enablers across all domains.
  Preparing for Conflict: U.S. conventional ground forces prepare to deploy from the
  continental United States if directed. Due to pre-existing access agreements
  established during competition, theater opening teams from the theater support
  command are able to rapidly establish nodes to receive both humanitarian assistance
  and deploying U.S. combat forces. Existing access, basing, and overflight agreements
  have facilitated the immediate use of Banderian airspace by U.S. forces to conduct
  reconnaissance of Hegemonian preparations for combat. Ultimately, the rapid build-up
  of joint combat power and demonstration of U.S. resolve raises the risk calculus for
  Hegemonia, convincing them not to invade Banderia and stand down their forces.
  TRANSITION TO COMPETITION OR ARMED CONFLICT
  3-66. When integrated deterrence, de-escalation, and cost imposition fail in crisis, partner FSF formations
  can be supported by SFA forces in a coalition support or liaison role to facilitate a rapid transition to conflict
  by enabling multinational maneuver and setting the conditions to defeat the adversary. SFA teams can
  integrate with FSF to enable multinational maneuver through a tailorable mix of SFA support enablers for
  long-range fires, protection, cyber, electromagnetic warfare, and other capabilities. FSF land forces supported
  by SFA support teams can help the multinational force commander establish the required “footholds” for
  maritime, air, and ground forces to operate through and from. These FSF formations and capabilities will be
  an integral part of the joint and multinational targeting and fires integration process, providing additional
  combined strategic effects as required from competition through conflict.