Operation Enduring Freedom Redefines Warfare

摘要

When U.S. forces, aided by coalition allies, launched operation Enduring Freedom against al Qaida and its Taliban sponsors, the combat marked the beginning of a new era in warfighting. Few military experts predicted the rapid success that coalition forces achieved in routing al Qaida from its sanctuaries and the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. The world had a glimpse of a well-planned operation, staffed by the best trained military in the world, equipped with a technology advantage unparalleled in warfare history. The key to understanding the successes of operation Enduring Freedom lies not in the past, but in the future. That future is defined by the advanced information technologies that underpinned coalition warfighting.