Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Planning Failures of Operation Anaconda In January 2002, intelligence began reporting on a heavy concentration of Taliban and al Qaeda forces in and around the Shahikot Valley area of Afghanistan. With the intelligence available and experience to date, the U.S. Coalition Forces began planning Operation Anaconda. The end state of U.S. officials was to drive all enemy forces out of their strongholds within the valley, allowing coalition forces to capture or kill the enemy (2003). Even though

Unity of Command during Operation Anaconda “Unity of command is defined as all forces operate under a single commander with the requisite authority to direct all forces in pursuit of a common purpose.” (Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, 2013, p. V-1). Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Mountain only had tactical control of some of the organizations involved and due to United States Central Command (CENTCOM) not being centrally located this caused delays in decision making. Even

The command structure of Operation Anaconda was multi-headed and lacked unity due to the U.S. military presence not being fully established prior to, or during, execution which adversely effected the operation. According to College of Aerospace Doctrine, combat operations were directed by CENTCOM under General Franks, based at MacDill AFB FL, with 2 subordinate commands, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) and Coalition Forces Air Component Command (CFACC). CFACC was led by U.S. Air Force

were on the line with just one military operation to save and bring them home. Yet, the failure of Operation Eagle Claw brought death to military personnel and shame to America. Operation Eagle Claw was a mission to end the hostage crisis in Iran which was in a political upraise against the United States. The planning of Operation Eagle Claw was too complex and planners over looked the military aviation doctrine to hastily get the hostages to safety. Operation Eagle Claw’s failure was due to prolonged

INFORMATION PAPER 1. SUBJECT: Information on the command relationships within USAFRICOM, CTF-T, and CJSOTF, CFLCC, CFMCC, CFACC, and CCMOTF. 2. PURPOSE: Explain to the J-3 ‘Who works for who?’ and ‘What are various commanders allowed/not allowed to do given the prescribed command relationships?’. 5. KEY POINTS: • USAFRICOM – Geographic Combatant Command for most of the continent of Africa. • CTF-T – Combined Task Force Tunisia. A task force stood up by USAFRICOM commander in order to

lives were on the line with just one military operation to save and bring them home. Yet, the failure of Operation Eagle Claw brought death to military personnel and shame to America. Operation Eagle Claw was a mission to end the hostage crisis in Iran which was in a political upraise against the United States. The planning of Operation Eagle Claw was too complex and planners over looked military aviation doctrine to hastily get the hostages safe. Operation Eagle Claw’s failure was due to prolonged American

escalation by Saturn, the United States has decided to stand up a Joint Task Force (JTF) with in the Pegasus Command (USPEGCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) JTF-PANTHEON command and HQs has been assigned to the Navy by the CCDR “based on the scope and scale of the operation and nature of the mission”1 being mainly Sea Operations. The JTF command will also be designated the supported command from the lateral component commands for

Mission Command Professional Experience Analysis Paper According to the Mission Command White Paper, “mission command must be institutionalized and operationalized [sic] into all aspects of the joint force” (Dempsey, 2012). Instilling mission command throughout an organization is a command team task (JSOFSEA, n.d.). As a member of the command team, the senior enlisted leader is in a unique position to offer something company grade officers or noncommissioned officers may have only in limited supply

Running head: OPERATION ANACONDA JOINT PLANNING 1 OPERATION ANACONDA JOINT PLANNING 7 Operation Anaconda Joint Planning SFC Durham, Joshua B. Master Leader Course Operation Anaconda Joint Planning Enemy combatants, in familiar terrain, chose to stand and fight from fortified positions; forcing commanders to improvise and adapt quickly to unforeseen circumstances. Support elements received the operational order within just one week of the expected execution date. Staff elements

Lack of Planning during Operation Anaconda It has been 16 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon which resulted in thousands dead, thousands injured and millions affected across the globe. In the wake of these terrorist attacks, the Nation had been rocked at its core, as symbols of our freedom lay in rubble and ash. These acts of terrorism aimed to tear the country apart but much to the terrorists’ surprise, their acts brought the Nation together with