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The JALLC

the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre EntranceThe JALLC is NATO's centre for performing joint analysis of operations, training, exercises, and experimentation. JALLC also maintains the NATO interactive and managed Lessons Learned Database and undertakes Lessons Learned Outreach. The JALLC is located in Monsanto, on the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal and has a permanent staff of 50 service and civilian personnel from 18 NATO countries, under the command of a brigadier general. JALLC's work takes us across the entire spectrum of NATO operations, exercises and activities. We are also a leading element for the development of and analysis in the NATO Lessons Learned Process.

JALLC Origins

The precursor body to the JALLC was the Permanent Maritime Analysis Team (PAT) based at Northwood, UK. The PAT was established in 1978 and conducted operational analysis of NATO maritime exercises using a staff predominantly composed of naval officers. The PAT, suitably augmented, formed the core of the team tasked with analysis of the NATO IFOR and SFOR operations in the Former Yugoslavia. The final report by the IFOR Joint Analysis Team (JAT) recognised the lack of a standing NATO joint analysis capability, which led to the formation of a NATO Working Group tasked to develop the concept for a JALLC. The operational requirement for the JALLC was approved by the NATO Military Committee (MC) in June 1997.
The Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre Opening day cerimony The detailed JALLC implementation concept, which also recommended that the JALLC be located in Portugal, was submitted to the International Military Staff (IMS) in January 2000 and approved by the NATO MC, with the associated capability package approved by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on 07 December 2001. Finally, the NAC approved on 02 May 2002 the activation of the JALLC as a NATO Military Body from 02 September 2002 and the simultaneous de-activation of the PAT.
The JALLC was formally opened on 06 December 2002 and declared full operational capability on 28 March 2006.

JALLC Location

The JALLC is co-located at Monsanto, Lisbon with the Headquarters of the Portuguese Air Force - Comando Aéreo (CA) and the Combined Air Operations Centre CAOC10, (a multinational air operations centre). The site is in the middle of Monsanto Park, known as the “Green Lung” of Lisbon and is about 2 kilometres west of downtown Lisbon and 17 kilometres east of NATO Headquarters Joint Forces Command Lisbon (JFC Lisbon). The JALLC building is located in the Southeast corner of the base. The base has opportunities for sports, breakfast/lunch/diner and coffee breaks as well as a MultiBanco (ATM) machine.