Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5000.68 NUMBER 5000.68
October 27, 2010 October 27, 2010
USD(P) USD(P)
SUBJECT: Security Force Assistance (SFA) SUBJECT: Security Force Assistance (SFA)
References: See Enclosure 1 References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibilities regarding the
preparation of DoD personnel and operational planning for, as well as the conduct of, SFA
across the Department of Defense in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD)
5111.1 (Reference (a)); Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (b)); titles 10 and
22 of the United States Code (References (c) and (d)), the guidance in Deputy Secretary of
Defense Memorandum (Reference (e)), and DoDDs 5132.03 and 3000.07 (References (f) and
(g)) as they pertain to SFA (see Glossary for definitions).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the
Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security
by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the
“DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS
. See Glossary.
4. POLICY
. It is DoD policy that:
a. The Department of Defense shall develop and maintain the capability within DoD general
purpose forces (GPF), special operations forces (SOF), and the civilian expeditionary workforce
(CEW) to conduct SFA activities in support of U.S. policy and in coordination with the relevant
U.S. Government (USG) departments or agencies (hereafter referred to collectively as “USG
agencies”).
