Mutual trust is a concept that is especially important for military action. In mission command, it pertains to principles of understanding and security that extend to different part of command. In particular, mutual trust means that the different commanders, officers and generals of the military are competent in their respective areas of operation. An assuredness of competence allows personnel to relegate different tasks among each others, plan and coordinate efforts between different people and achieve results.
Mutual trust is vital in organizing military operations, where interaction between the mission control and its subordinates plays a central role. Similarly, trust between larger entities also has influence on the success of combat missions. In the case of launching operation Urgent Fury, the cooperation and mutual trust between the US and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States were chiefly responsible. Between the two parties, both held certain power, responsibility, and had access to information the other did not possess (“U.S. Marines in Grenada,” 1983). For the sake of cooperation, bonds of mutual trust were established. The US worked under a belief that the threat to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is legitimate, and their intervention is a necessary aid to protecting the balance of the region. On their side, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, in turn, believed that the US was sufficiently prepared to handle the mission. It was necessary for both parties to be capable of fulfilling their parts of the interaction, as methods for maintaining mutual trust. In this operation and many others in the future, the continued maintenance of a two-way trust relationship is a requirement for success.
Reference
U.S. Marines in Grenada. (1983). Home. Web.