The quality of training at the tactical level gave U.S. forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom an "insurmountable" edge over enemy forces, including Saddam Hussein's best-prepared troops, according to a draft U.S. Joint Forces Command "lessons learned" report. On the other hand, "critical operational-level capabilities remained essentially untrained," and defense officials should address the joint training challenges U.S. Central Command had to deal with during OIF, the document states. Despite such problems, "there was little in common when comparing individual and...
