That mutual trust was necessary for U.S and coalition forces to have a strong cohesion to instill the “One Team One Fight.” The commander’s level of mutual trust was very high in Operation Anaconda, this was a multinational joint operation to include U.S forces, foreign special operations forces (SOF) as well as friendly Afghan ground forces. They formed air support to assist the ground troops in overtaking the Shah Ikot Valley as well as reaching out to the local Afghan armies to provide support and assistance in blocking off escape exits. They started with battle plans of how the mission would be executed using all sources of intelligence they had.
The commanders did this by applying all their know knowledge to the mission. The principle of mission command starts with competence, competence is the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.
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