Command

Revolutionary War and many wars to follow, the physical concept of Mission Command was not yet developed. However, as any leader in a military force, some form of a Mission Command philosophy has been executed in major military battles. Colonel William Prescott, the Commander during the Battle of Bunker Hill, while serving with General Israel Putnam, portrayed what is now known by the United States military as Mission Command Principles. The Battle of Bunker Hill began when the order came…

implementing the ICS? The Incident Command system is the system that was created from the Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Management. This system states the tree and branches of the command system during an incident and their roles and responsibilities. It fits and flexes with any type of incident, no matter how small or large it is. Obviously, the larger the incident, the more complicated the ICS can become. The top “leader” of the Incident Command System is the Incident…

The first principle states that the command must create cohesion thru mutual trust. This simply means that teams, subordinates, and/or personnel must obtain trust for those he or she are working with both leadership and subordinates in order for the Philosophy to success. The second principle…

leader is all anyone can do. I want to eventually represent the operational units’ needs with credible background and understanding in a place where I can better influence policy decisions and lending to continued Excellence as a service. My personal Command philosophy mirrors that…

Mission Command: Visualize Pablo A. Picacio Master Leader Course Mission Command: Visualize General Petraeus used the concept of visualization of mission command during the seizure of Mosul as the 101st Airborne Division entered Mosul, Iraq. Visualization is the mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state and envisioning an operational approach; by which the force will achieve that end state (pg. 1-4) The end state of General Petraeus…

Karen Hesse’s Stowaway was a totally self-enveloping novel in the form of a sailor’s diary, about a young boy from Britain who runs away from his family problems. In the hope of returning with all of his problems sorted out. He hides aboard a boat called the Endeavor that will be traveling the world. He is discovered however by the crew mates and his adventure begins. Stowaway is a great book it even interested me as a reader who almost never reads for personal enjoyment. I really like the way…

Major General Ulysses S. Grant implemented good mission command during the Siege of Vicksburg by creating a clear commander’s intent, accepting prudent risk, and exercising disciplined initiative resulting in the victory. Grant was appointed commander of the Department of the Tennessee in October of 1962. Almost immediately he began preparations for combined land and naval operations against the Confederate-held Vicksburg . Vicksburg was one of the last strongholds and was used as a main…

In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen offers an answer to the civil-military challenge of the relationship between politicians and military leaders. Cohen suggests that the best war statesmen are active in military strategy and decision-making as well as questioning or prodding their generals. Unlike what he refers to as the “normal” theory of civil-military relationships espoused by Samuel Huntington, Cohen chooses a view more akin to Carl von Clausewitz that “war is not merely an act of policy but…

The War was in full swing. The Confederate Army was marching north and an opportunity presented itself at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the sight of the America’s bloodiest battle. The Union and Confederate armies met outside the town of Gettysburg, for what would become the turning point of the Civil War. The fields were covered with blood, men on both sides laid motionless, on the battlefield, 7,550 men were killed, another 27,450 wounded, and 10,515 missing (Battle of Gettysburg Facts).…

As the story begins, a Confederate spy, named Harrison, brings news to Longstreet and Lee. They're totally taken by shock, since Jeb Stuart has left them in the dark. Lee's troops, mostly a division led by a general named Harry Heth, accidentally get into a fight with Union cavalry close to the town of Gettysburg. The leader of that cavalry, John Buford, decides to try to hold the Confederates off and buy time for the reinforcement that would be sent In the meantime, over the Maryland border,…