| Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Founded | 2 September 2002 |
| Type | Military education and training |
| Role | Collective security |
| Part of |  Allied Command Transformation |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Motto | NATO's Lead Agent for Lessons Learned |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | (since 16 July 2025) BRG Cristinel- Dumitru Colibaba  Romanian Land Forces1 |
The Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC)2 is a NATO body located in Monsanto (Lisboa), Portugal.
Commissioned on 2 September 2002, it serves as NATO’s lead agent for Lessons Learned and joint analysis, operating under Allied Command Transformation (ACT).
Its motto is Analyse | Learn | Improve.
History
The Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre was commissioned on 2 September 2002. Its mission is to serve as NATO's centre for performing joint analysis of operations, training, exercises and experimentation, including establishing and maintaining an interactive managed NATO Lessons Learned Database.3 The JALLC is also responsible for producing the NATO Joint Analysis Handbook4 and the NATO Lessons Learned Handbook,5 for hosting the NATO Lessons Learned Conference6 and for organizing the NATO Lessons Learned Staff Officers Course at SWEDINT.7
In 2010, the JALLC established the JALLC Advisory and Training Team8 to assist NATO, NATO/partner nations/organizations to develop or improve their lesson learning and information sharing capability for the mutual benefit of the Alliance. Also, the NATO Lessons Learned Portal9 was launched to complement the NATO Lessons Learned Database with an area further enabling sharing of lessons learned information.
Mission
The JALLC’s mission is to support Alliance-wide implementation and sustainment of NATO’s Lessons Learned policy by monitoring and supervising the NATO Lessons Learned process across operations, exercises, training and experimentation.
The Centre produces evidence-based analytical outputs to support NATO’s decision-making and transformation processes.
Structure and Organisation
The JALLC is one of three joint organisations within the ACT structure, alongside the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway, and the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC). It reports to SACT (Supreme Allied Commander Transformation).
Products and Publications
The JALLC produces a range of unclassified analytical products:
• Factsheets — concise summaries of analysis projects on specific topics or exercises
• Key Issues and Trends (KIT) reports — thematic analytical reports identifying patterns across multiple operations and exercises
• JALLC Analysis Handbook — the NATO standard for conducting joint analysis, currently in its 4th edition (2024)
• The Explorer — the JALLC’s newsletter, covering analysis topics and centre activities
• NATO Lessons Learned Portal (NLLP) Analysis Newsletters — periodic updates on portal activity and lessons trends
NATO Lessons Learned Portal (NLLP)
Launched to replace the original NATO Lessons Learned Database, the NLLP (https://nllp.jallc.nato.int/) is the Alliance’s central platform for capturing, sharing and implementing lessons.
The JALLC manages and maintains the portal, which is accessible to NATO personnel and partner nations at unclassified and classified levels.
Location
The JALLC is co-located with the Portuguese Air Force Operational Command (Comando Aéreo) at Avenida Tenente Martins, Monsanto, Lisboa, Portugal.
References
References
- "News". Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre, JALLC.
- NATO Lessons Learned Database Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, JALLC.
- Joint Analysis Handbook Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, JALLC.
- NATO Lessons Learned Handbook Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, JALLC.
- NATO Lessons Learned Conference Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, JALLC.
- NATO Lessons Learned Staff Officers Course, Sweden.
- JALLC Advisory and Training Team, JALLC.
- NATO Lessons Learned Portal, JALLC.
External links
External links
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