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466: Some Lessons Are Learned By Getting Smacked In The Face. With Lt. James Lechner

2024/11/27
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退休美国海军海豹队官员,畅销书作者,顶级播客主持人和企业家。
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Jocko Willink总结了美军特种作战司令部(JSOC)从索马里摩加迪沙战役中吸取的经验教训,强调了在特种作战中,除了熟练的战士,还需要多学科的情报系统和全面的规划分析,以及在战斗中有效利用所有常规武器来保护士兵生命的重要性。他还强调了在军事行动中,积极分享经验教训以避免重复犯错的重要性。 James Lechner详细描述了摩加迪沙战役中特遣部队游骑兵部署的缺陷,包括缺乏与其他单位的协调和共同理解,以及与其他资产和整体美国情报网络合作的缺乏正式化和低效率。他强调了与不熟悉的单位合作时,应提前进行协调和训练,或安排联络官进行沟通,以及在军事行动中,不能只依靠小规模、低成本的行动,必要时应投入足够的兵力。他还指出,一些违反常识的决策,例如缺乏充分的训练和清晰的指挥链,导致了行动的失败。他强调了军事训练必须尽可能贴近实战,包括实弹射击和对抗演练,以及在战斗中,领导力、团队合作和清晰的指挥链是至关重要的因素。他还分享了在伊拉克和阿富汗战争中的经验,强调了在反叛乱战争中,不能简单地将本国的文化和价值观强加于当地居民,以及与当地居民建立良好关系的重要性。在乌克兰战争中,他强调了诸兵种合成作战的重要性,以及无人机等新技术在现代战争中的作用。他还指出,乌克兰官方公布的俄军伤亡人数严重夸大,并分析了俄乌战争的伤亡情况和未来走向。 James Lechner还分享了他从索马里摩加迪沙战役、波斯尼亚追捕战犯行动、伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争中获得的经验教训,包括组织应该从失败中学习,并以此改进能力,而非自欺欺人;在军事行动中,一些基本原则,例如清晰的指挥链和充分的训练,是不可违反的;在反叛乱战争中,单纯依靠军事打击无法解决问题;有效的作战单位,领导力是至关重要的因素;良好的训练和团队凝聚力是部队在战斗中保持士气的关键;以及在军事行动中,敌人的反应是一个关键因素,需要充分考虑。他还谈到了在伊拉克训练伊拉克新兵的经验,以及在拉马迪战役中,他与装甲部队和特种部队进行了有效的合作,以及在阿富汗战争中,他参与了村庄稳定行动,并试图说服特种部队参与到与村民的互动中。他认为,阿富汗战争比伊拉克战争更难打,因为阿富汗的文化和基础设施落后,以及在乌克兰战争中,他强调了诸兵种合成作战的重要性,以及无人机等新技术在现代战争中的作用。他还指出,乌克兰官方公布的俄军伤亡人数严重夸大,并分析了俄乌战争的伤亡情况和未来走向。

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This chapter discusses the lessons learned from the Mogadishu mission, focusing on the importance of learning from both good and bad experiences to improve future operations.
  • Task Force Ranger's mission in Mogadishu highlighted the need for careful study of battles to extract both good and bad lessons.
  • The mission led to restructuring and better training of special operations forces to enhance coordination and effectiveness.
  • The chapter emphasizes the pragmatic approach of learning from experiences to build better-prepared teams.

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In 1993 Lieutenant James Lechner, a member of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, was selected for a top secret special operations task force being sent to Mogadishu, Somalia, to capture the insurgent leader Mohamed Farah Aideed. In early October, after conducting a number of raids in the city, the Task Force is called upon to conduct a daring daylight mission into the heart of Aideed's territory. During the raid, one of the Black Hawk helicopters is shot down and Lechner and his comrades are soon caught up in the fiercest combat involving US forces since the Vietnam War. Deep in the enemy's stronghold, the small group of Rangers and special operators now find themselves fighting not only to rescue the downed helicopter's crewmen, but also to save their own lives Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content)