This JDN consists of four chapters: (1) Chapter I. Defines SFA as an integral part of three key DOD concepts: security cooperation, the range of military operations, and instruments of national power.(2) Chapte r II. Describes the roles of DOD, the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, and other US departments and agencies in conducting SFA.(3) Chapter III. Outlines SFA goals, imperatives, functional considerations in security force development, security force frameworks, theater planning considerations, and SFA assessment.(4) Chapter IV. Examines employment principles, tools, and techniques used in conducting SFA activities