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TF RAKKASAN
OPERATION ANACONDA

     LESSONS
     LEARNED
LESSONS LEARNED
•   MUST HAVE OVER-THE-HORIZON COMMS FOR OUR AIRCRAFT
    AND C2 NODES.
•   NEED INTRA-THEATER FIXED-WING RESUPPLY CAPABILITY
    DEDICATED TO THE AIR ASSAULT FORCE.
•   PLAN AND RESOURCE FOR FIRE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS ALL
    WEATHER AND ALL TERRAIN.
•   NEED THE LIGHT WEIGHT COUNTER-MORTAR RADAR FOR
    PORTABLE, OMNI-DIRECTIONAL CAPABILITY.
•   C2 AIRCRAFT IS A MUST-HAVE.
•   NEED LIGHT WEIGHT MOBILITY ONCE ON GROUND.
•   EMBEDDED MEDIA ACCURATELY PORTRAY THE ARMY
    STORY.
•   CONTINUE TO PRACTICE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN
    CONVENTIONAL AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.
•   OPERATION WAS A VALIDATION OF THE ARMY’S CTCs.
NOTABLE
             ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•   FIRST CONVENTIONAL BATTLE OF OPERATION ENDURING
    FREEDOM – AND LARGEST
•   LARGEST AND LONGEST-DURATION LIGHT-INFANTRY
    ENGAGEMENT SINCE VIET NAM
•   HIGHEST-ALTITUDE LAND BATTLE IN U.S. HISTORY
•   14 COMBAT AIR ASSAULTS PERFORMED DURING THE OPERATION
    WITHOUT THE LOSS OF A SINGLE SOLDIER OR AIRFRAME IN TASK
    FORCE RAKKASAN – 1,411 SOLDIERS INSERTED, 1,411 EXTRACTED
•   FIRST CANADIAN GROUND COMBAT SINCE KOREA
•   OPERATION WAS UNDERTAKEN BY A COALITION OF SEVEN
    COUNTRIES
•   CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK MISSIONS WITH APACHE HELICOPTERS
•   PROOF OF SURVIVABILTY AND LETHALITY OF APACHE AIRFRAME
•   INTRODUCTION OF THE ‘M-GATOR’ TO COMBAT IN AIR-
    MECHANIZED ROLE
•   TRUE JOINT FIGHT: USA, USAF, USN, USMC, AND SOF

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Operation ANACONDA AAR

  • 2. LESSONS LEARNED • MUST HAVE OVER-THE-HORIZON COMMS FOR OUR AIRCRAFT AND C2 NODES. • NEED INTRA-THEATER FIXED-WING RESUPPLY CAPABILITY DEDICATED TO THE AIR ASSAULT FORCE. • PLAN AND RESOURCE FOR FIRE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS ALL WEATHER AND ALL TERRAIN. • NEED THE LIGHT WEIGHT COUNTER-MORTAR RADAR FOR PORTABLE, OMNI-DIRECTIONAL CAPABILITY. • C2 AIRCRAFT IS A MUST-HAVE. • NEED LIGHT WEIGHT MOBILITY ONCE ON GROUND. • EMBEDDED MEDIA ACCURATELY PORTRAY THE ARMY STORY. • CONTINUE TO PRACTICE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. • OPERATION WAS A VALIDATION OF THE ARMY’S CTCs.
  • 3. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS • FIRST CONVENTIONAL BATTLE OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM – AND LARGEST • LARGEST AND LONGEST-DURATION LIGHT-INFANTRY ENGAGEMENT SINCE VIET NAM • HIGHEST-ALTITUDE LAND BATTLE IN U.S. HISTORY • 14 COMBAT AIR ASSAULTS PERFORMED DURING THE OPERATION WITHOUT THE LOSS OF A SINGLE SOLDIER OR AIRFRAME IN TASK FORCE RAKKASAN – 1,411 SOLDIERS INSERTED, 1,411 EXTRACTED • FIRST CANADIAN GROUND COMBAT SINCE KOREA • OPERATION WAS UNDERTAKEN BY A COALITION OF SEVEN COUNTRIES • CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK MISSIONS WITH APACHE HELICOPTERS • PROOF OF SURVIVABILTY AND LETHALITY OF APACHE AIRFRAME • INTRODUCTION OF THE ‘M-GATOR’ TO COMBAT IN AIR- MECHANIZED ROLE • TRUE JOINT FIGHT: USA, USAF, USN, USMC, AND SOF