What is the Security Assistance Network (SAN)?

SAN is a web-based system (also known as SANweb) that hosts various Security Cooperation applications and a library system for sharing documents. SAN also provides administrative functions to monitor and manage user accounts, control access to hosted applications and provides logs for system access and actions performed by the users. The SAN's counterpart, International SAN (ISAN), provides limited access to partner countries. It has only one application, Partner Security Cooperation - Training Management System.

A data system within Security Assistance Network Web used primarily by Security Cooperation Organizations and International Military Student Offices to manage the Security Cooperation training program for the foreign partner. SC-TMS produces International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Sales management reports, invitational travel orders, and other training management documents.

Activities undertaken by the DoD to encourage and enable international partners to work with the United States to achieve strategic objectives. It includes all DoD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments, including all DoD-administered security assistance programs, that: build defense and security relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests, including all international armaments cooperation activities and security assistance activities; develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations; and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to host nations.

A national of a foreign government, with military or civilian status of that government, who is receiving education or training or is touring USG activities under the sponsorship of the security assistance training program.

An internet-based data system developed by Defense Security Cooperation University for use in the Security Cooperation Organization to manage the Security Assistance (SA) training program. TMS uses Standard Training List and Military Articles and Services List data downloaded from the SA Network to produce International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Sales management reports, invitational travel orders, and other training management documents.

A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also called CCMD.

The military department or defense agency responsible for the execution of military assistance programs. With respect to FMS, the military department or defense agency assigned responsibility by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to prepare an LOA and to implement an FMS case. The implementing agency is responsible for the overall management of the actions that will result in delivery of the materials or services set forth in the LOA that was accepted by a foreign country or international organization.

A catalogue of materiel, services, and training used in the planning and programming of International Military Education and Training (IMET), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Separate MASLs are maintained for IMET and FMS training that provides data on course identification, course availability, price, and duration of training.

The master list of formal training available to the international community. It contains course descriptions, prerequisites, duration (in weeks), location, cost, international notes, special medical and health coverage information (e.g. medical paperwork required for Fast Track countries), dependent authorization, English language prerequisites and a training analysis code signifying the type of training.

List of all the Security Cooperation training courses that a country has requested from DoD and the status of the courses.

Provides for administrative support of international students while in training at schoolhouses. The IMSO also manages and conducts the DoD Field Studies Program for their schoolhouse.

The Regional Defense Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program (CTIWFP) (now referred to as the Regional Defense Fellowship Program (RDFP)) is a DoD security cooperation program conducted under 10 USC 345. The purpose of RDFP is to educate and train mid- and senior level partner defense and security officials; build and strengthen a global network of combating terrorism (CbT) and irregular warfare (IW) experts and practitioners at the operational and strategic levels; build and reinforce the CbT and IW capabilities of partner nations through operational and strategic level education; contribute to efforts to counter ideological support to terrorism; provide a flexible and proactive program to respond to emerging CbT and IW requirements.

Plan developed by Security Cooperation Organization in coordination with the host country counterparts which consolidates the host country's training needs for the budget year and the planning year (i.e. Host Country Training Requirements for the next two years). Includes program objectives and justifications.