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1 army Regulation 11 33 army ProgramsArmy LessonsLearnedProgram(ALLP)HeadquartersD epartment of the ArmyWashington, DC17 October 2006 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 11 33 army Lessons Learned Program (ALLP)This major revision dated 17 October 2006--o Expands Program objectives to include the goal of creating an informationsharing culture within the army (para 1-5a).o Clarifies and reinforces brigade-sized and larger units responsibility tosubmit their after action reviews to the Center for army Lessons Learned andestablishes submission procedures (para 2-3).o Establishes specific responsibilities for the Center for army Lessons Learned (para 2-9).o Establishes the requirement for a Lessons Learned course to train designatedunit individuals on how to establish and maintain local Lessons learnedprograms (para 2-9s).o Describes HQDA planning and management policies and guidelines applicable tothe army Lessons Learned Program (chap 3).o Expands and explains the Lessons Learned collection and solution developmentprocess (chap 4).

2 O Provides a decision flow chart of the deliberate Lessons Learned process (fig4-1).o Provides a decision flow chart of the rapid Lessons Learned process (fig 4-2).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC17 October 2006 army ProgramsArmy Lessons Learned Program (ALLP)* army Regulation 11 33 Effective 17 November 2006H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o u m m a r y . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n e s t a b l i s h e spolicy, procedures, and responsibilities forArmywide management of the army Les-sons Learned This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army Reserve unlessotherwise and exception proponent of this regulation is theDeputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7. The pro-ponent has the authority to approve ex-ceptions or waivers to this regulation thata r e c o n s i s t e n t w i t h c o n t r o l l i n g l a w a n dregulations.

3 The proponent may delegatethis approval authority, in writing, to ad i v i s i o n c h i e f w i t h i n t h e p r o p o n e n tagency or its direct reporting unit or fieldoperating agency, in the grade of colonelor the civilian equivalent. Activities mayrequest a waiver to this regulation by pro-v i d i n g j u s t i f i c a t i o n t h a t i n c l u d e s a f u l lanalysis of the expected benefits and musti n c l u d e f o r m a l r e v i e w b y t h e a c t i v i t y ssenior legal officer. All waiver requestswill be endorsed by the commander ors e n i o r l e a d e r o f t h e r e q u e s t i n g a c t i v i t yand forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer toAR 25 30 for specific management control regulation contains management con-trol provisions and identifies key manage-ment controls that must be u p p l e m e n t a t i o n.

4 S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and the establishment ofcommand and local forms are prohibitedwithout prior approval from the DeputyC h i e f o f S t a f f , G 3 / 5 / 7 , A T T N :DAMO ZA, 400 army Pentagon, Wash-ington, DC 20310 improvements. Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) directly to HQDA, DeputyC h i e f o f S t a f f , G 3 / 5 / 7 , A T T N :DAMO SS, 400 army Pentagon, Wash-ington, DC 20310 Distribution of this publi-c a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e i n e l e c t r o n i c m e d i aonly and is intended for command levelsC, D, and E for the Active army , theA r m y N a t i o n a l G u a r d / A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard of the United States, and the (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Program objectives 1 5, page 1 Concepts 1 6, page 1 Chapter 2 Responsibilities, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 2 1, page 2 Deputy chiefs of staff, directors, and special staffs 2 2, page 2 Commanding Generals of army commands, army Service component commands, and direct reporting units 2 3,page 3 Director, army National Guard 2 4, page 3 Chief, army Reserve 2 5, page 3*This regulation supersedes AR 11 33, dated 10 October 11 33 17 October 2006iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedChief, Center for Military History 2 6, page 4 Commanding General, army Training and Doctrine Command 2 7, page 4 Commanding General, Combined Arms Center 2 8, page 4 Director.

5 Center for army Lessons Learned 2 9, page army Combat Readiness Center 2 10, page 6 Chapter 3 Lessons Learned Policies and Change Management, page 6 Policies 3 1, page 6 Change management 3 2, page 6 Chapter 4 Lessons Learned Process, page 7 General 4 1, page 7 Rapid Lessons Learned process 4 2, page 9 Military decisionmaking process 4 3, page 9 Observations, insights, and Lessons 4 4, page 9 Lessons Learned defined 4 5, page 10 Collection 4 6, page 10 Storage 4 7, page 11 Analysis, issue identification, and lead agent determination 4 8, page 11 Action plans 4 9, page 12 Solution dissemination and implementation 4 10, page 13 Change behavior 4 11, page 13 Follow up 4 12, page 13 Appendix , page 14 Figure ListFigure 4 1: Deliberate Lessons Learned process, page 8 Figure 4 2: Rapid Lessons Learned process, page 9 GlossaryiiAR 11 33 17 October 2006 Chapter 1 Introduction1 1.

6 PurposeThis regulation, which applies to the entire army , establishes a system for the collection, analysis, archiving, anddissemination of observations, insights, and Lessons (OIL); tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP); after actionreviews (AAR); operational records; and Lessons Learned from actual army operations, experiments, and trainingevents. The purpose of collecting, identifying, analyzing, disseminating, and integrating Lessons Learned and criticaloperational information and knowledge is to sustain, enhance, and increase the army s preparedness to conduct currentand future operations. The intent is to systematically correct army doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadershipand education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) deficiencies through research, development, acquisition, andplanning 2. ReferencesRequired and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix 3.

7 Explanation of abbreviations and termsAbbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the 4. ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities are listed in chapter 5. Program objectivesa. Create an information sharing culture within the army in which every Soldier sees himself or herself as acollector of positive (sustain) and negative (improve or change) information with a responsibility to submit thisinformation through his or her chain of command. Success in this culture is defined as the continuous collection andsubmission of OIL from every unit level; from the individual Soldier to the most senior Provide a system in which OIL pertaining to real or perceived capability gaps can be submitted, analyzed, andcategorized by branch, Battlefield Operating System, or portion of the army Provide a mechanism for net centric collaboration during the process of analyzing submitted OIL and solutiondevelopment between the field, the Center for army Lessons Learned (CALL), and the proponents ultimately chargedwith implementing Provide a system nested within the Department of Defense wide (DOD wide) Lessons Learned Programs todisseminate collected and analyzed information to the appropriate organizations or proponents charged with effectingchange in the army .

8 The intent is to correct immediate and systemic institutional deficiencies and provide a seamlesssystem, linking the field with the army s proponents and its senior Monitor recommended changes throughout implementation and reevaluate the issue to determine if it has actuallybeen 6. Conceptsa. Every Soldier, Department of the army (DA) civilian, and army contractor will submit to CALL relevant OILfrom army specific, Coalition, Joint and multi Service operations, either directly or indirectly via unit AAR events foranalysis and dissemination. The army Lessons Learned Program (ALLP) identifies and addresses systematic problems/issues within the army . At the same time, the ALLP helps army commanders better train and prepare their units toconduct operations across the full spectrum of operations, providing analytical products and information from ongoingactual operations, training exercises, and army combat development and The ALLP is the army s system for change based on direct guidance from the army s senior leadership as wellas army , Joint, and DOD doctrine and planning publications that outline the capabilities and requirements of thecurrent and future army (for example, FM 3 0; FM 7 0; National Security Strategy; Joint Vision; Defense PlanningGuidance; The National Military Strategy; Presidents Management Agenda; army Campaign Plan; army StrategicGuidance).

9 C. The ALLP complements the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) by identifyingrelevant army issues and trends to be addressed and providing the analysis and supporting documentation required todevelop and implement The army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) evaluates issues which are collected and forwardsthem to the appropriate functional proponent where solutions are developed for the army . Proponents, as designated inAR 5 22, are responsible for tracking the progress of the issues until they are resolved, not the submitters of the Recognizing the army s Joint responsibilities, dissemination of this information will not be limited to Armyelements; as appropriate, it will include the Joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational (JIIM) community,1AR 11 33 17 October 2006such as the American, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand, army Standardization Program , and otherService Lessons Learned All Lessons Learned data repositories, maintained by army commands, army Service component commands(ASCC), and direct reporting units (DRU), will be linked electronically to the CALL Web site and managed inaccordance with AR 25 1 and the Chief Information Officer, G 6 s (CIO/G 6 s) data 2 Responsibilities2 1.

10 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 The Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 (DCS, G 3/5/7), will a. Provide army Staff oversight of the ALLP and serve as the army Staff integrator for all army , Joint,multi Service, and Coalition staff actions and activities relating to the Establish policies and priorities for the Provide the budgetary and personnel resources to implement the Manage the issues derived from Armywide OIL with Joint interoperability implications for introduction andresolution in Monitor the implementation of recommended DOTMLPF changes derived from Armywide OIL and ensure theyare integrated into key Programs and initiatives across the army to include the army planning, programming,budgeting, and execution process (PPBE); the army Modernization Plan; the army Campaign Plan; the Research,Development, and Acquisition Plan; the Military Construction, army Program ; the Base Realignment and Closure; theJoint Requirements Oversight Council.