Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

available: our own armored Humvees and two U.S. Navy HH-60
Seahawk helicopters. We put together a solid plan. A small team of
SEAL snipers would clandestinely move into position some distance
away to maintain eyes on the target and cover our assault force as we
approached the target building. Our assault force would then enter the
house, clear all rooms, eliminate threats, and (with any luck) recover the
hostage. Jocko would remain with the vehicles and coordinate supporting
assets until the target building was clear. We would all then return to
base and get the hostage to medical care.
Moving with a purpose, I drove across Camp Ramadi, the large U.S.
base on the outskirts of the city where the bulk of American forces lived
and worked, for a quick meeting with the U.S. Army company
commander in charge of the area where the target building was located.
The major and his company had been deployed to Ramadi more than a
year. They had fought fierce battles against a deadly enemy all through
this particular section of the city, had lost several brave Soldiers, and
suffered many more wounded. He knew the neighborhood like the back
of his hand. His tanks and troopers would support us on the operation in
the event we got in a bind. The major and his company were U.S. Army
National Guardsmen, which meant that at home they were part-time
Soldiers. Back in the world, he was a schoolteacher. But here in Ramadi,
he and his men were full-time warriors, and damn good ones. He was an
outstanding combat leader and professional officer. We had tremendous
respect for the major and his company and valued his expertise in the
area. I went over our plan with him, and he gave me some pointers as to
how we could best get into the area undetected, and how his Abrams
tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles might best support us. I listened
carefully.