Operation Husky Operation Husky Case

The successful execution of Operation Husky following allied victory in North Africa occurred despite failures in mission command and joint interoperability. This evaluation measures key command and control actions and consequences of Operation Husky against the three major components of mission command including understanding, intent and mutual trust as established in current military doctrine and guidance. A review of pertinent case studies indicates major flaws in allied mutual trust and less important failures related to common understanding by key British and American military leaders. Analysis also reveals their successful execution of commander’s intent positively influenced the overall success of the mission. Secondly, this evaluation compares joint integration effectiveness in Operation Husky to current doctrine, specifically the joint functions. The most relevant joint functions relative to combined and integrated operations in Operation Husky are Fires and Movement and Maneuver. The allied successes in Operation Husky had the potential to be larger and more definitive had they been able to better achieve the key components of mission command and been able to more effectively leverage joint and combined integration at the …show more content…
However, despite what some would consider major problems like mistrust between senior leaders and an inability to integrate the air component operationally, the allied command achieved pre-determined objectives. While the Axis Force was provided a small victory in their successful withdrawal of troops and equipment, it was mitigated by the Allied gains in training and battle experience. The cautious and conservative approach by Strategic Leaders was likely due in part to their pre-operation understanding of their challenges with mission command and joint