1. The War for Helmand,

3. Task Force
Tour
Size
16 bde
Apr-Oct 06
3,150 (4,500)
3 cdo
Oct 06-Apr 07
5,200
12 mech
Apr-Oct 07
6,500
52 bde
Oct 07-Apr 08
7,750
Apr-Oct 08
8,530
Oct 08-Apr 09
8,300

4. Helmand

5. First Cut
From enemy-focused to population-centric

7. Focus on fighting, 2006-07 16 bde: ‘attrition of Taliban forces’
3 Cdo: ‘keeping the Taliban at bay’
12 Mech: taking the offensive

8. Brigade
Troops in contact
16 Air Assault
537
3 Commando RM
821
12 Mechanised
1096

9. 52 brigade: new approach Prize = the population
Main effort = win their consent
Approach = rebalance kinetic and non-kinetic activity

10. Explaining change New people, new ideas Switch in Taliban tactics
Increased resources

11. Task Force
Tour
Size
16 bde
Apr-Oct 06
3,150 (4,500)
3 cdo
Oct 06-Apr 07
5,200
12 mech
Apr-Oct 07
6,500
52 bde
Oct 07-Apr 08
7,750
Apr-Oct 08
8,530
Oct 08-Apr 09
8,300

14. More please…

16. Second cut
Evolution of British approach

18. Game changer

21. The War for Helmand,
Top 5 takeaways

22. 1. Boots on the ground

23. This is the main COIN platform

24. Small wars require big armies

26. Flooding the South

27. Afghans want these guys

28. ANSF numbers

29. The best counterinsurgents

30. 2. Unity of command

32. The man and his plan

33. 3. Bloody business

34. COIN requires MCO

35. No pain, no gain

36. Best avoid big battles in towns

38. 4. The bad guys

39. …ain’t 10 feet tall

40. The other side of the Hill

41. 5. The 80%

43. Developing COIN capability

44. Security first, governance foremost