(1) Destroy: General MacArthur clearly used the destroy mechanism in defeating the NKPA. The amphibious landing and subsequent attack by X Corps, the enemy LOCs and supply lines were severed. This attack lead with naval bombardment from the US and British Navy just offshore. The Fifth Air Force provided close air support to cut off the LOCs north of Seoul, and deliver air-ground support to the Eighth Army in the south as they assault the Pusan area.
(2) Isolate: Objective was designed to cut off the NKPA in half by severing their LOCs and controlling their supply routes. General MacArthur and his staff accomplished this mission through well-planned, coordinated, joint operations. As the amphibious landing force moved east toward Seoul
(2) Isolate: Objective was designed to cut off the NKPA in half by severing their LOCs and controlling their supply routes. General MacArthur and his staff accomplished this mission through well-planned, coordinated, joint operations. As the amphibious landing force moved east toward Seoul