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Command relationships were initially “sketchy” until the 5th SFG headquarters and main body arrived on 10 October. The confusion about JSOTF command was cleared up. The relationships were clarified, and the Army and Air Force staffs were united as a JSOTF-North team when COL Kisner, at the initial joint staff meeting, turned to COL Mulholland and said, “Boss, what are your orders?” Thus, in this most professional and gentlemanly manner, Mulholland assumed command, and Kisner became his deputy. JSOTF-North became Task Force (TF) Dagger, and with Kisner’s concurrence, the K2 base was renamed “Stronghold Freedom,” the initials “S” and “F” connecting it to Special Forces. With command and control established, Army LTC Warren Richards, SOCJFCOM, shifted his focus from base security and force protection to making the operations staff more effective. This prompted collocation of the JSOTF and JSOAC command centers into a long series of interconnected tents across the taxiway from the ISOFAC. The resulting “Snake” turned the established communications lines upside down.

Figure 48. COL Frank Kisner and COL Mulholland.