Combat Studies Institute

Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism: An Interview with Major William Black. Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll13/id/623 (accessed 12 August 2011).

This is an interview with Major William Black. Black served as a captain with Coalition Task Force 82 as a battle captain and a company commander, as well as a liaison officer to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan from the period of August 2002 to February 2003 during the Operation Enduring Freedom II. In the interview Black shares his experiences from a captain’s perspective on a wide variety of topics, from communications and leadership issues to his thoughts on how coalition partners can be better employed and incorporated into U.S. military operations.