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Battle of Goose Green (The Falklands Conflict)

Battle of Goose Green Mission Command

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Battle of Goose Green (The Falklands Conflict)

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Agenda

• Gratuitous Picture of Puppy• Overview• Battle of Goose Green• LTC ‘H’ Jones• Understand• Direct• Lead• Assess• Conclusion of the Battle• Aftermath of the Conflict

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Overview

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Battle For Goose Green

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Understand

• Developed Training Plan Based On Threat Environment

• Personally Briefed All Commanders and Key Assets

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Direct

• Provided Specific Guidance to Subordinate Commanders

• Ordered His D Co CDR to “Take the Hill”

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Lead

• Lead a Charge Against a Machine Gun Position

• Seamless Transition from CDR to XO

• Insisted His Subordinate Commanders Lead the Battle With Their Men

• Argentinean Officers Observed Torturing and Executing Their Own Soldiers

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Assess

• MAJ Keeble Identified a Need for a Tactical Pause

• Identified Self Limitations and Enemy Strengths

• Assessed Enemy Morale

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Aftermath of the Conflict

• Argentina Driven From the Falklands

• The Commonwealth Restored Under British Protection

• Complete Collapse of the Punta Government and Rise of Democracy in Argentina

• Thorough Reassessment of Military Capabilities and Doctrine on Both Sides

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Bibliography

1. Aldea, David. "Blood and Mud at Goose Green." Military History, April 2002: 44-49.

2. Griffin, Jim. "Still Relevant After All These Years." Naval Review; Proceedings, May 2012: 48-52.

3. Hastings, Max. Battle for the Falklands. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1983.

4. Oakley, Derek. The Falklands Military Machine. Kent: Spellmount LTD, 2002.

5. Stanton, Martin N. "The Falklands War; A Reassessment of the Argentinean Effort." Command: Military History, Strategy and Analysis, no. 47 (February 1998): 52-59.

6. www.Google.com

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