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Operation Anacond Principles Of Mission Command

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PRINCIPLES OF MISSION COMMAND 1 Operation Anaconda: Principles of Mission Command SSG Tigilau, Saili N. 42A Senior Leaders Course (SLC) RC Phase 1 Class 23-003 Instructor: SFC Brian C. Bethea Fort Knox, Kentucky 10 March 2023 PRINCIPLES OF MISSION COMMAND 2 Principles of Mission Command According to ADP 6-0 (2019), mission command is the Army?s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation (Department of the Army). In the case study written by Richard Kugler on Operation Anaconda, the seven principles of mission command was imperative on how future missions …show more content…

(Department of the Army, 2019) With Operation Anaconda, the Commander?s intent is to build mutual trust with the Afghan military forces with ensuring the civilian population would not be harmed. Although the Afghan forces aided the U.S. forces by blocking escape routes on the eastern mountainside of the valley, the trust was broken when they fled upon impact. Mission Orders Using the mission order for Operation Anaconda was crucial to accomplishing the mission. Although the troops did encounter mishaps from bad intelligence received in the initial phase of the battle, they were able to quickly adapt and adjust their planning based on the available resources and intelligence assessments. As stated in ADP 6-0, mission orders are directives that emphasize to subordinates the results to be attained, not how they are to achieve them. …show more content…

The risk acceptance principle states that danger, mental and physical injury, and death is a risk in any military operation. So many risks taken in Operation Anaconda by leaders in to accomplish their primary goal. Nevertheless, the mission was executed successfully in which helped establish the principles of Mission Command that is instill in today?s mission. Conclusion Operation Anaconda was the operation that established the importance of battle preparation for years to come. This battle took place in Shahikot Valley 2002 between the U.S. Military and its allied forces in effort to remove Al Qaeda and Taliban forces from the valley. Theoretically, the battle should have lasted for three days, however, due to severe weather conditions, terrain inclinations, enemy combatants and joint force structures not fully established, it led this battle into a long seventeen-day war. The challenges faced by the leaders during this battle would later benefit the execution of mission in the days to come. By utilizing the seven principles of mission command to issue clear intent and empower the initiative of our subordinates to make

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