Top leaders did not see what Blaber saw on the ground. Here is how Blaber described Delta Force: “Although the Delta Force culture is one of quiet professionalism that values humility over self-aggrandizement, that same culture also instills an innate sense of responsibility to always strive to make a contribution to the greater good.”Ī recurring theme in the book is to always listen to the “guy on the ground.” His story at the beginning of the book reflects that idea. And illumination on how to accomplish the mission comes after the first two steps.īlaber is a humble writer. Incubate means thinking about how to execute the task.
Saturation comes with gathering the information required for the mission. Saturate, Incubate, Illuminateīlaber uses the sequence ‘saturate, incubate, illuminate’ to plan for a mission. Get the most important things done first before tending to your own needs. Take care of them, and they will take care of you.įinally, “me” is last. Second, the men come next because they’re the ones executing the mission. The mission comes first because that is most important. However, Blaber understood his mission and opted to stay in his original posture.
The mission was to conduct a show of force near the city, but his team came under heavy fire from fortified positions surrounding Tikrit.Įven after gaining control of the situation, top leaders encouraged Blaber via radio to move into Tikrit. He emphasizes this point by describing a mission he conducted near Tikrit, Iraq. Urn:oclc:780902042 Republisher_date 20120917021520 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120907045929 Scanner begins with the three M’s of a successful operation: the mission, the men, and me. OL11947246W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 85.01 Pages 362 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1101443197 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:12:46 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA157110 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York DonorĪlibris Edition 1st ed.
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