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  Figure 8-3. Support to security force assistance, example
  Note. The designation of force assistance teams used in figure 8-3 is not to be prescriptive of how
  a battalion might support a particular SFA activity. Designations are intended to be used as guides
  illustrating one way the battalion may task organize to support multiple SFA activities within an
  area of operations.
  8-262. Subordinate units of the BCT conducting SFA are best located inside the base of the FSF to be
  trained. Collocation facilitates integration with the FSF and allows the two forces to form mutual
  understanding and trust. Collocation and the close cooperation often facilitate and improves the population’s
  perception of the legitimacy of United States and FSF, which can be an essential condition of the overall
  mission’s end state.
  8-263. When protection conditions require, a U.S. area may be established in the FSF base, although this is
  not optimal. Key considerations for collocation may include the threat, FSF acceptance, physical space inside
  the FSF base, sustainment capabilities, medical facilities, and availability of response forces.
  8-264. When U.S.forces are operating out of smaller outposts in an urban environment, the local populace
  sees the integration and presence of the United Statesand FSF working together. This integration not only