United States Foreign Military Fund Execution in Bulgaria

1. United States Foreign Military Fund Execution in Bulgaria Defense Security Cooperation Agency

2. Overview • Definition of Security Cooperation • U.S. Security Cooperation Programs • U.S. Security Assistance—as a subset of Security Cooperation • Foreign Military Sales Process • Foreign Military Fund Program in Bulgaria

3. US Definition of Security Cooperation • All US Department of Defense interactions with foreign defense establishments to build defense relationships which promotespecific U.S. security interests, develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to a host nation.

4. Security Cooperation Programs • Combined Operations (US operations with other countries) • Counter-Drug Support • Acquisition and Cross Servicing Support • Warsaw Pact Initiative • Global Peace Operations Initiative • Train and Equip Afgh and Iraq Security Forces • Support of Coalition Forces in Combined Operations • Reimbursement to Countries of US Expense • Component Commander Initiative Fund • Grant Excess Defense Articles for Afgh and Iraq • Security and Stability Assistance • Building Partner Capacity for Foreign Militaries • Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account

5. Security Cooperation Programs • Combined Exercises • Joint Combined Exercise Training • Exercise Related Construction • Developing Country Combined Exercise Program • Defense Health Program • Combined Intelligence Operations • International Armaments Cooperation • Information Exchange Program • Exchange of Engineers and Scientist • Foreign Comparative Testing • Cooperative Research, Development, Test, Evaluation and Production • No-cost Equipment Loans • Arrow Missile

6. Security Cooperation Programs • International Training and Education • Department of Defense Regional Centers of Strategic Study • Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program • Senior War College • Military Academy Exchanges • Professional Military Education Student Exchange • Flight Student Exchanges • Aviation Leadership Program • Latin American Training Waiver

7. Security Cooperation Programs • Humanitarian Assistance and Mine Action Programs • Humanitarian and Civic Action during Military Operations • Humanitarian Transportation Assistance • Foreign Disaster Relief • Humanitarian Daily Rations • Excess Property Humanitarian Assistance • Humanitarian Demining Assistance • Commanders’ Emergency Response Program • Military-to-Military Contact Program • Traditional Combatant Commander Activities • Developing Country Attendance at Bi-lateral Meetings • State Partnership Program • Defense Personnel Exchange Program

8. Security Assistance • Security Assistance has its roots in the US Revolutionary War • Institutionalized during WWII • Advances US interest in a global environment • Security Assistance is founded in public law • Eleven Different Programs • Controlled by the Department of State but administered and executed by the Department of Defense

9. Security Assistance Programs • Foreign Military Sales (FMS) • Program which eligible foreign governments purchase defense articles, services and training from the U.S. • Purchasing government pays all cost associated with the sale • Fiscal Year 2008 estimated 80 countries and international organizations would participate in FY 08 FMS program totaling estimated sales of $17 Billion. • Foreign Military Financing (FMF) • Congressionally funded grants and loans which enable eligible foreign governments to purchase U.S. defense articles, services, and training through either FMS or direct Commercial Sales channels • The initial FMF requests for FY 2007 and 2008 were almost $5 Billion • International Military Education and Training (IMET) • Provides grant financial assistance for training in the U.S. to selected foreign military and related civilian personnel • FY 2007 11,000+ IMET students from 100+ countries—IMET budget in FY 2008 was $89.5 Million

10. Security Assistance • Foreign Military Construction Services • Sales and design/construction services by U.S. to eligible purchasers • Economic Support Fund • Supports Economic and Political Stability • FY 2008 the fund provided $3.3 Billion • Peace Keeping Operations • Funds Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty observers, efforts in Cyprus, Balkans, East Timor, sub-Saharan Africa, Afghanistan and Dafur region • FY08 $221 Million • International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement • FY 08 -- Over $650 Million • Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs • FY08 -- Over $464 Million • Direct Commercial Sales • FY08 – Over $17.4 Billion • Excess Defense Articles • Third Country Transfers

11. Security Assistance Organizations • Security Assistance Organization Functions • President assigns U.S. Military members to Security Assistance Offices inside and under the authority of the Ambassador • The Security Assistance Office is responsible for the following functions: • Equipment and services case management • Training management • Program monitoring • Evaluation/planning of host government’s military capabilities/requirements • Administrative support • Promoting rationalization, standardization, interoperability, and other defense cooperation measures • Liaison functions exclusive of advisory and training assistance

12. Foreign Military Sales Process

13. FMF Program in Bulgaria Modern Equipment Training / Logistics support Develop a transparent / NATO-like Logistics system Modernize processes in the Ministry of Defense English Language