Misson Command ADP 6-0 Flashcards
What is Mission command
A: the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations.
What is a team?
A: A team is a group of individuals or organizations that work together towards a common goal.
Q. How do staff members assist the commander?
A: Staff assists the Commander in the details of planning, preparing, executing, and assessing by conducting
the operations process.
What allows for integration and synchronization of Army Forces throughout the conduct of Unified
Land Operations?
A: using The Mission Command Philosophy and Warfighting Function together.
Q. Para 2 What is Mission Command?
A: the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative to
empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations.
Para 4 What three ideas does mission command doctrine incorporate?
A: the exercise of mission command, the mission command philosophy, and the mission command
warfighting function.
Q. Para 5 What should Commanders provide subordinates during Mission Command?
A: with their intent, the purpose of the operation, the key tasks, the desired end state, and resources.
Para 8 What is Mutual Trust?
A: shared confidence among commanders, subordinates, and partners.
Para 9 Where does mutual Trust come from?
A: successful shared experiences and training, usually gained incidental to operations but also
deliberately developed by the commander.
Para 13 What is a commander’s intent?
A: a clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state.
Para 16 What is disciplined initiative?
A: action in the absence of orders, when existing orders no longer fit the situation, or when unforeseen opportunities
or threats arise.
Para 18 When can Commanders or Soldiers deviate from lawful orders?
A: only when they are unlawful, needlessly risk the lives of Soldiers, or no longer fit the situation.
Para 19 What are Mission Orders?
A: directives that emphasize to subordinates the results to be attained, not how they are to achieve them .
Q. Para 20 What is Prudent risk?
A: a deliberate exposure to potential injury or loss when the commander judges the outcome in terms of mission
accomplishment as worth the cost.
Q. Para 23 What is Command?
A: the authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank
or assignment.
