DATE: July 22, 2019 2:10:13 PM CDT SFAB activates on Fort Hood Brig. Gen. Charles Masaracchia and Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Harris, command team of the 3rd SFAB, unfurl the brigade’s colors during an July 16 activation ceremony here. FORT HOOD, Texas — The 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade officially activated at Fort Hood during a ceremony at Abrams Physical Fitness Center Tuesday morning. The brigade, led by Brig. Gen. Charles Masaracchia and Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Harris, started its mission at the Great Place last year, but was formally activated as a brigade under the Army’s Security Force Assistance Command this week. U.S. Army Forces Command Commanding General Gen. Michael Garrett was host of the activation.