Korea has been a country of multiple conflicts with its neighboring countries to the North. In 1950, North Korea ended the established treaty that the Soviet Union and the United States established in 1948. North Korea took control of most of the peninsula pushing South Korea to Pusan. The Battle off Inchon orchestrated by General Douglas MacArthur was one of the greatest battles in history. It proved to be the redeeming maneuvers South Korea and the United States (8thArmy Commander General Walton H. Walker) needed to decelerate North Korean advancement. General MacArthur’s goal during this battle was to cut off North Korean main supply route, regain critical lost land, and save lives. He executed mission command effectively by understanding, visualizing, describing, directing, assessing, and leading US and Korean troops, which successfully accomplish his mission at Inchon Landing. Gen MacArthur with the reputation of conducting several successful amphibious maneuvers against the Japanese was postured to command one of the …show more content…
When he takes command of the United Nations, he assesses the problem and direction in which he will take to succeed in this battle. He continues to do this as he moves from one-step to the next. At no point in his command does he not look at the situation and make adjustments based on the situation. Although, he states his main effort and end state of how he will accomplish he does not deter from his main line of effort. The fact that he continues to assess throughout the mission is a factor and it attributes to his success as a commander. Continuously assessing and maintaining positive control and awareness of the mission keeps a commander informed of the progress of the mission. He was bold, tenacious, and successful with his command style, which was the reason President Truman made him commander of the UN