FAST FACTS

FISCAL YEAR 2021

The Defense Security Cooperation University

Registered Nearly 14,000 Online Courses

Completed by the Security Cooperation Workforce

*Figures are current as of the end of FY21

1,330 Member Workforce

119 Military | 708 Civilian | 503 Contractor

Includes DSCA Headquarters and DSCA Component staff 

DSCA Director Oversees Staff at DSCA Headquarters in Arlington, VA, and 7 Components

Defense Institute of 

International Legal Studies 

(DIILS)

Rhode Island

05 Defense Security 

Cooperation University 

(DSCU) West

Ohio

06 Information Management and Technology 

(IM&T) Enterprise Application Development 

and Support

Pennsylvania

07

Humanitarian Demining 

Training Center (HDTC)

Virginia

01 Institute for Security 

Governance (ISG)

California

02 Case Writing Division 

(CWD)

Ohio

03 American Institute

in Taiwan (AIT)

Taipei, Taiwan

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DSCA incorporates our values into 

every aspect of performing our 

mission and planning for the future. 

OUR VALUES

DSCA’s vision is to lead the 

Security Cooperation (SC) 

enterprise in delivering effective, 

enduring, and timely solutions, 

and serve as the source for SC 

expertise and innovation for our 

defense and foreign policy 

stakeholders to ensure the 

United States remains the global 

partner of choice.

OUR VISION

DSCA’s mission is to advance U.S. 

defense and foreign policy interests 

by building the capacity of foreign 

partners in order to encourage and 

enable allies and partners to 

respond to shared challenges.

OUR MISSION

Leads Community of 20,000

Throughout the Enterprise

Security Cooperation

Workforce Professionals

Trained 38,000+

Foreign Military Students

Partnered with 160+

Countries & Organizations

Represented U.S. Industry in more than 30

International Competitions of Various Types
Those funded through Building Partner 

Capacity programs and Foreign 

Assistance Act (such as Global Train 

and Equip) totaled $2.34 billion.

$2.34

BILLION

Approximately $28.67 billion in arms sales funded

by partner nations and international organizations own 

money under the Foreign Military Sales Program.

$28.67

BILLION

Foreign Military Sales funded by the 

Foreign Military Financing program totaled 

$3.80 billion.

$3.80

BILLION

Implemented $34.81 Billion

in Arms Sales 

Deployed 65 Ministry

of Defense Advisors

in 17 Countries

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Oversight of

15,697 FMS Cases

Open Case Value of

$640 Billion+

• Completed 800+ Projects

• Supported 102 Partner Nations

• Executed 75 Humanitarian Assistance Transportation

Program Private Donation Deliveries

• $124.40 Million for Worldwide 

Humanitarian Assistance

• $119.10 Million for Coronavirus Aid, Relief,

and Economic Security Act Funding

• $1.96 Billion for Department of Defense support

to the Department of State for Afghan Evacuees

Humanitarian Assistance

3-Year Rolling Average

for Arms Sales:

$47 Billion

Conducted 383 Advisory,

Training & Education Events

• Conducted 105 Events

• Involving 1,200+ International Participants

• From 81 Partner-Nation Militaries 

DIILS

• Conducted 278 Advisory, Education, and

Training Engagements

• By 298 U.S. Faculty & Subject Matter Experts

• Involving 2,800+ Ministerial & Military Personnel

• From 67Partner Nations

ISG

International Education & Advising

*Figures are current as of the end of FY21

Executive Agent for 6 Regional

Centers for Security Studies

George C. Marshall European Center

for Security Studies (GCMC)

Garmisch, Germany (Est. 1993)

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center

for Security Studies (DKI APCSS)

Honolulu, HI (Est. 1995)

William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric

Defense Studies (WJPC)

Washington, DC (Est. 1997)

Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)

Washington, DC (Est. 1999)

Near East-South Asia Center

for Strategic Studies (NESA)

Washington, DC (Est. 2000)

Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies

Anchorage, AK (Est. 2021)

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