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U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) | |
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Active | 1967 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Role | Foreign Military Sales |
Size | 400 military personnel and civilians |
Part of | United States Army Materiel Command |
Garrison/HQ | Redstone Arsenal – Huntsville, Alabama |
Nickname(s) | USASAC |
Motto(s) | Strength in Cooperation |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Myra Gray (acting) |
Insignia | |
Army Materiel Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, USASAC's higher headquarters |
The United States Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) implements security assistance programs, including the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, for the Department of the Army. USASAC is responsible for the United States Army security assistance information management and financial policy and provides logistics guidance to the army's security assistance community. The command also supports the U.S. government's emergency assistance, humanitarian aid, and military operations other than war, including peacekeeping operations by the United Nations. [1] [2]
USASAC traces its origins to the U.S. Army's technical service era and was designated a Major Subordinate Command (MSC) of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) in 1975. [1]
Security assistance is administered by the United States Department of State. In conjunction with the White House, United States Congress, and the United States Department of the Treasury, military security assistance programs are executed by the United States Department of Defense (DOD). Security assistance "promotes regional stability, deters aggression, maintains alliances, and disseminates democratic values between the United States and its allies". [3]
In carrying out the Army security assistance mission, USASAC calls on all AMC Life Cycle Management Commands, as well as other Department of Defense agencies and U.S. industry for support. [4] USASAC is responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases, from development to execution, financial management, accounting, and settlement. Each sale of equipment to overseas customers comprises the same "total package" of quality material, spare parts, training, publications, technical documentation, maintenance support, and other services that AMC provides to U.S. Army units.
The USASAC was engaged in the "train and equip" mission in both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as provided support to 21 coalition partners. [5] It was anticipated that sales in 2008 would exceed $15 billion. USASAC helped provide Iraq with weapons and ammunition, including Hellfire missiles, after it requested them in order to respond to increased domestic violence. [6] USASAC is also responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases. Each sale to overseas customers comprises the same "total package" of quality material, spare parts, training, publications, technical documentation, maintenance support, and other services that United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) provides to United States Army units. USASAC manages about 4,600 FMS cases valued at more than $134 billion. [7] [8]
In 2022, Poland's purchase of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks was facilitated by Security Assistance Command. [9] Delivery is scheduled to begin in early 2025. [9]
Before the 1962 reorganisation of the U.S. Army which created the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), the Mutual Security Division of the United States Army Ordnance Corps was response for the foreign aid programs. AMC's role in security assistance was established in February 1965 when the Logistic Control Office of the Supply and Maintenance Command (SMC) was assigned from the U.S. Army Terminal Command, Atlantic to the New Cumberland Army Depot in Pennsylvania. That same year, the Mutual Security Directorate of the SMC Logistic Control Office, New York was transferred to New Cumberland and on 1 August 1965, the U.S. Army SMC International Logistics Center (ILC) was established as a separate activity at New Cumberland.
In 1966, the growing ILC was re-designated the U.S. Army International Logistics Center, and the SMC was discontinued and its functions were assumed by AMC. The ILC continued to expand to support the Vietnam War as elements of the MSA were transferred to New Cumberland and Mutual Security Field Offices for Europe, the Far East, and the Southern Command were transferred to administrative control of the ILC.
Army security assistance was elevated to Major Subordinate Command status on 1 November 1975 when the U.S. Army International Logistics Command (USAILCOM) was formed at Headquarters, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM, formerly AMC, re-designated AMC in 1984), Alexandria, Virginia. An expanded USAILCOM was reorganised in 1977 and re-designated the U.S. Army Security Assistance Center (USASAC), reflecting its mission (delegated by the CG DARCOM) as the Department of the Army Executive Agent for Security Assistance materiel programs.
USASAC gained 200 employees in 1979 when the Office of the Project Manager, Saudi Arabia National Guard modernization was assigned to USASAC. The army's security assistance mission was further consolidated in August 1985 when USASAC and Headquarters AMC developed and implemented the Army Centralised Case Management System, under which USASAC was designated the US Army as the single point of contact for managing Foreign Military Sales (FMS). On 1 April 1990, USASAC was re-designated as the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command to reflect its expanded responsibilities.
During the Gulf War, USASAC supported U.S. forces' management of Saudi Arabia's helicopter assets and parts and equipped Kuwaiti civilians with combat uniforms as they accompanied U.S. in-theatre combat forces during the Liberation of Kuwait.
The 1995 Khobar Towers bombing terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia killed seven and injured dozens of USASAC employees.
On 1 October 2001, USASAC relocated its headquarters to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, completing a planned move onto government-owned property. Due to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission report, both Army Materiel Command and USASAC headquarters were relocated to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
The USASAC has served 140 allies and friendly countries and multinational organizations, with support by AMC, other DOD agencies, and in partnership with U.S. industry, USASAC provides materiel, training, education and, other services to help our allies strengthen their defensive capabilities, deter aggression, achieve regional stability, and promote democratic values.
U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization (USASATMO) that facilitates deployment of training teams throughout the world in support of equipment purchased through FMS. [2]
Office of the Program Manager - Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM- SANG) and the Ministry of Interior - Military Assistance Group (MOI-MAG) operate out of Saudi Arabia to provide on-the-ground support to Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia. [2]
Commander | Date assumed command |
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Major General Thomas H. Lipscomb | September 1967 |
Major General Robert C. Forbes | September 1968 |
Brigadier General Michael E. Leeper | October 1969 |
Major General Arthur W. Kogstad | July 1970 |
Brigadier General Wallace C. Magathan | March 1972 |
Major General Joseph E. Fix, III | July 1973 |
Major General Tom H. Brain | October 1976 |
Major General John R.D. Cleland | July 1979 |
Major General Thomas F. Healy | September 1980 |
Major General Claud M. Kicklighter | November 1981 |
Major General Edward C. O'Connor | August 1983 |
Brigadier General Harry D. Walker | July 1986 |
Major General Thomas W. Kelly | August 1987 |
Brigadier General Walter W. Kastenmayer | January 1988 |
Major General Thomas G. Lightner | June 1988 |
Major General Raymond E. Haddock | January 1991 |
Major General William A. Fitzgerald Jr. | July 1992 |
Major General Michael S. Davison Jr. | June 1994 |
Major General Larry G. Smith | August 1997 |
Major General Bruce K. Scott | October 1999 |
Major General Joe. G. Taylor Jr. | August 2002 |
Major General Craig D. Hackett | September 2003 |
Brigadier General Clinton T. Anderson | September 2005 |
Brigadier General Michael J. Terry | September 2007 |
Brigadier General Christopher Tucker | 16 September 2009 |
Major General Frank "Del" Turner | 30 September 2011 |
Major General Jeffrey W. Drushal | 16 July 2018 |
Brigadier General Douglas Lowrey | 10 August 2020 |
Brigadier General Garrick Harmon | 17 May 2021 [10] |
Brigadier General Jason Nicholson | 24 May 2024 |
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