Introduction The leadership and the principles of successful warfare are fundamental aspects peculiar to the commander’s military performance. Armed conflicts and military operations are the primary responsibilities of the commander’s mission and the complex issue to examine. According to the ADP 6-0 Mission Command , commanders implement command and control (C2) by integrating the art of command and the science of control. Therefore, the commander plays a crucial role in combat since he is responsible for making the right decisions promptly, as well as under intense pressure. The wrong and ill-timed decisions lead to severe outcomes, including human casualties, and might affect national strategic objectives. With that said, military commanders must adhere to the core principles of mission command, which facilitates effectiveness and success when delegating responsibilities to subordinates and distributing appropriate resources to meet the assigned tasks. The seven principles of mission command serve as the framework for a sufficient commander’s performance. One can achieve beneficial results by following these principles, which include “competence, mutual trust, shared understanding, commander’s intent, mission orders, disciplined initiative, and risk acceptance” 1 . This paper examines the LTC Honeycutt’s capacity to appropriately utilize Mission Command that resulted in the victory of the American troops at Dong Ap Bia. As described by Ward and Burns 2 , Lieutenant Colonel Weldon F. Honeycutt led three companies of the 187th and is widely known as an aggressive officer who was called a Blackjack. He joined the army in 1946 and joined the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team during the Korean War. Honeycutt took his battalion into the battle at Hamburger Hill, which was considered as one of the bloodiest engagements of the Vietnam War. The Analysis of the Commander’s Performance The Battle of Hamburger Hill occurred in 1969 and had a significant meaning in terms of general perspective on the Vietnamese War. Despite the American victory and Honeycutt’s view of the heroic performance, the critics were less approbatory of the military leadership’s performance due to irresponsible losses 3 . The events that occurred within this battle are, therefore, considered as the most complex and disputable events of the Vietnam conflict. The perception of the Vietnamese War in 1969 was torn between the American population and the political spectrum. As such, the primary task was to satisfy both the military and the American public. Consequently, the political circles were concerned about putting an end to War as the policy of public appeasement, as well as achieving victory as the military target. As a result, the U.S. military established a new strategy, which was based on searching and destroying missions, meaning that the troops were focused on investigating the area in order to detect an enemy. Such a tactic resulted in the 187th Infantry’s attack on Dong Ap Bia Mountain, which was later called Hamburger Hill. The Hamburger Hill battle occurred at the beginning of May, in 1969, and was a combined operation of South Vietnamese ARVN troops and U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 101st Division. The American forces were determined to explore the territory in