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    Urgent Fury: The Operational Leadership Of Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III
    Urgent Fury: The Operational Leadership Of Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III
    Urgent Fury: The Operational Leadership Of Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III
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    Urgent Fury: The Operational Leadership Of Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III

    By Samuel D. Ward

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    Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III commanded the largest American joint military operation since the Vietnam War on the small Caribbean island of Grenada in 1983. This paper focuses on Metcalf’s operational leadership during Operation URGENT FURY. It begins by providing the readers an introduction to Metcalf’s life, his education and career, and the circumstances that led to Metcalf being named as the operational commander of Combined Joint Task Force 120. Examples follow from the planning and execution stages of the Grenada invasion illustrating Metcalf’s possession of the three theoretical requirements of successful operational leadership: certain personality traits (including wisdom, good judgment, and emotional balance), a present yet unobtrusive command style, and significant professional knowledge allowing for critical decision making. Discussion topics include Metcalf’s thirty-nine hours to prepare for the invasion, the decisions to bomb Fort Frederick and conduct a Marine amphibious assault at Grand Mal, Metcalf’s relationship with General Schwarzkopf, and the now-infamous media policy. The paper concludes with lessons learned drawn from Metcalf’s operational leadership performance for current and future leaders including the Vice Admiral’s favorite: “When you are in command, COMMAND!”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannenberg Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782897811
    Urgent Fury: The Operational Leadership Of Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III

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      Urgent Fury - Samuel D. Ward

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      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

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      URGENT FURY: THE OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF VICE ADMIRAL JOSEPH P. METCALF, III

      by

      Samuel D. Ward Special Agent, U.S. Department of State

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      INTRODUCTION 6

      HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 7

      METCALF’S PERSONALITY TRAITS 8

      METCALF’S COMMAND STYLE 10

      METCALF’S PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE 13

      CONCLUSION AND LESSONS LEARNED 16

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 18

      SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 19

      ABSTRACT

      Vice Admiral Joseph P. Metcalf, III commanded the largest American joint military operation since the Vietnam War on the small Caribbean island of Grenada in 1983. This paper focuses on Metcalf’s operational leadership during Operation URGENT FURY. It begins by providing the readers an introduction to Metcalf’s life, his education and career, and the circumstances that led to Metcalf being named as the operational commander of Combined Joint Task Force 120. Examples follow from the planning and execution stages of

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