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Redeployment from Operations (RfO)

loading a vehicle on a truckThe JALLC was tasked to collect, collate and summarize the lessons and best practices about redeployment from operations taken from the experience and perspective of multi-national military and international organizations.

This data may prove to be helpful to any military force or organization preparing to redeploy from Afghanistan. Public and Unclassified material related to this project can be found in the page bellow.
Classified information related to RfO can be also found in:

  • The NATO LL Database
  • The JALLC NATO Secret RfO site.
  • The JALLC Perm Rep site on IMS

Lessons or best practices relevant to redeployment from operations may be submitted by contacting any of the points of contact listed below:

The JALLC Project Team Points of Contact:

Lessons may be submitted in any format, if feasible please use this Downloadable Form

Related Documents

The Comprehensive Approach: An Iraq Case Study

the Comprehensive Approach: An Iraq Case Study

This JCOA Study which covers the period of Operation Iraqi Freedom (January 2007 to December 2008) is COIN-oriented and has a link to both redeployment and transition issues. Success was achieved during the IRAQ transition period through strengthening host nation government legitimacy, capacity building and strategic messaging.

The article Comprehensive Approach: An Iraq Case Study, published by the Joint Center for Operational Analysis US Joint Forces Command, is available for download.

JFQ 60: Private Contractors in Conflict Zones: The Good the Bad, and the Strategic Impact

the Private Contractors in Conflict Zones

The presence of contractors on the battlefield is not a new phenomenon but has dramatically increased over the years. In Afghanistan today there are even more contractors than soldiers. This means that contractors are a serious factor of influence on redeployment.

The article JFQ 60: Private Contractors in Conflict Zones: The Good the Bad, and the Strategic Impact, published by the National Defense University (NDU) (www.ndu.edu), is available for download.

Responsible Drawdown: Synchronizing the Joint Vision

the JFQ59 Responsible Drawdown article

In this JFQ article the writers explain the difficulty of planning and executing the redeployment of US forces from IRAQ (Operation Iraqi Freedom) when the existing doctrine falls short and the available time is limited.The writers explain how the operation was planned and executed by following the 7 core logistic capabilities.

The article, published by NDU press (www.ndu.edu), contains lessons from redeployment on various levels. Download here the full article JFQ59 Responsible Drawdown.

JP 4-0 Joint Logistics

the JP 4-0 Joint Logistics article

The Joint Publication (JP) 4-0 is mentioned in the Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ) article on Responsible Drawdown as one of the doctrinal documents used for planning the US redeployment from IRAQ.
This revised edition of Joint Publication 4-0, Joint Logistics, is the keystone document of the joint logistics series and provides the doctrinal framework which describes how logistics is delivered to support joint operations across the range of military operations.

The article JP 4-0 Joint Logistics , published by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) (www.dtic.mil), is available for download.


JP 3-35 Deployment and Redeployment Operations

the JP 3-35 Deployment and Redeployment Operations article

The Joint Publication (JP) 3-35 is mentioned in the Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ) article on Responsible Drawdown as one of the doctrinal documents used for planning the US redeployment from IRAQ. This publication provides doctrine and principles for planning and executing deployment, Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration (JRSOI), and redeployment of the Armed Forces of the United States.

The article JP 3-35 Deployment and Redeployment Operations, published by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) (www.dtic.mil), is available for download.


Final Evaluation - Netherlands Participation in ISAF 2006 – 2010

The Final Evaluation Netherlands Participation in ISAF

Evaluation report on the Dutch contribution to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), 2006-2010. The evaluation covers the period in which the Netherlands was responsible for the Uruzgan Province as lead nation from 1 august 2006 till the 1st August 2010, the Deployment Task Force (DTF) in 2006 and the Redeployment Task Force (RDTF) which finished her work in 2011.
The original report in Dutch contains lessons on numerous topics but fortunately there is an English version of the document.

The Dutch version of the document can be found on the Netherlands Government Website http://www.rijksoverheid.nl

How to get out of Afghanistan

the NDC - How to get out of Afghanistan research paper

In this NATO Defense College (NDC) Research paper the author focuses on the influence of the neighbouring countries on the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) redeployment and how NATO / nations deal with it. A wide number of topics are adressed including the challenges and responsibilities.

The reserach paper NDC Reserach paper 79 - How to get out of Afghanistan, published by the NATO Defense College (NDC) (www.ndc.nato.int), is available for download.