The Management of Special Mission of Active Thai Navy Seals in Case of Rescuing Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study planning process management of special mission of active Thai Navy SEALs in case of rescuing MooPa academy  in Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non, Chiang Rai province. It is a quantitative research, including of academic documentary research and in-depth interview with those involved in planning process management of this special case includes 1) the SEAL commander 2) the SEALs who were field operators and other agencies involving directly in the incident. The collected data were analyzed using the content analysis. the data analysis has brought to light the facts specified below.The study found that the management process of the active SEAL mission from the case of Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non as following 1) the special mission management process in personnel organizing can divided into 3 parts: commanding, operating, and support   2) Management of the unit, the team is very important in rescuing mission. It is a planning by scoping on target and safety standard awareness. There is always a morale encouragement of the personnel to be ready for the rescuing operation. They have opened for listening and hearing plans from other units and volunteers who are involved in the search. The management planning is mainly a mission-critical type.  All units gather together for joint planning for the purpose of forming relationships. There is a rehearsal of procedures with serious study on threats and the ways to improve the plan in order to better continuing operation. 3) Planning procedures of each levels of leaders of active SEALs in the naval special warfare command unit, the battle squadron in the rescue operation of the 13 MooPa academy football team, consistent with the theoretical concept of planning and administration according to the Deming’s cycle; Plan, Do, Check, Act.