Synopsis "Deployment and Redeployment Operations (Joint Publication 3-35)"
This publication, "Deployment and Redeployment Operations (Joint Publication 3-35)," 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. It explains the deployment, JRSOI, and redeployment processes, and planning and execution considerations that may impact United States force projection operations. It discusses the responsibilities and command relationships for supported and supporting combatant commands and Services, and the interaction with other Department of Defense and federal agencies, foreign nations, allies, multinational organizations, and other groups.The deployment, reception, and integration of US air, land, maritime, and special operations forces in support of combatant commander (CCDR) requirements is a series of operational events enabled by logistics. The deployment process begins with planning for force projection under contingency planning or in a crisis. The operation plan (OPLAN) contains a deployment concept and may contain time-phased force and deployment data (TPFDD) that identifies force requirements and flows the forces into the theater as required by the concept of operations (CONOPS). Deployment operations enable joint forces to conduct campaigns, major operations, and to respond to other contingencies by securing positional advantages that contribute to the achievement of operational and strategic objectives. At any given time there could be multiple requirements to employ military forces. Each operation could have a different strategic priority, and could be of a different size and scope. To effectively support multiple requirements, and apply the right level of priority and resources to each, requires effective global force management. The joint deployment process is divided into four iterative and often simultaneous phases: planning, predeployment activities, movement, and joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (JRSOI). Deployment planning occurs during both Joint Operation Planning and Execution System contingency planning and crisis action planning. It is conducted at all command levels and by both the supported and supporting commanders. Deployment planning activities include all action required to plan for the deployment and employment of forces. Predeployment activities are all actions taken by the joint planning and execution community, before actual movement, to prepare to execute a deployment operation. It includes continued refinement of OPLANs, from the strategic to the tactical level at the supported and supporting commands. It includes sourcing forces, completion of operation specific training, and mission rehearsals. Movement includes the movement of self-deploying units and those that require lift support. It includes movements within the continental US, deployments within an area of responsibility (AOR), and end-to-end origin to destination strategic moves. JRSOI, is the critical link between deployment and employment of the joint forces in the operation area. It integrates the deploying forces into the joint operation and is the responsibility of the supported CCDR.
