The operation was initially commanded by Colonel Luke Foster, based at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane.

[2] Task force activities were coordinated with the civilian Queensland Recovery and Reconstruction taskforce headed by Major-General Michael Slater.

[4] Additional ADF units were assigned to the task force as the situation worsened, and by 14 January, the task force comprised:[1] On 13 January, ADF units assigned to JTF 637 were operating from Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville, RAAF Base Amberley, Roma, Theodore, St George and the Lockyer Valley.

Maritime survey of the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay shipping channels and cleanup in the Grantham and Lockyer Valley continued into February 2011.

JTF 637 was disestablished on 4 February, although Army engineers and Navy survey ships continued to provide support.