Mission Command Flashcards
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mission command
Is 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. Mission command is not only a philosophy but also a warfighting function. The commanders integrate and synchronize the other warfighting functions.
6 Principles of mission command
- Provide a clear commander’s intent
- Exercise disciplined initiative
- Create shared understanding
- Accept prudent risk
- Build cohesive teams through mutual trust
- Use mission orders
- Provide a clear commanders intent
a. A clear and concise expression of the operation and the desired military end state.
b. Helps subordinate and supporting CDRs to act to achieve the goal w/o further guidance
- Exercise disciplined initiative
a. Disciplined initiative is action in the absence of orders, when existing orders no longer fit the situation, or when unforeseen opportunities or threats arise.
i. Subordinates create opportunity by taking action to develop the situation
ii. Guided by CDR’s intent
- Create shared understanding
a. Operations require a shared understanding of:
i. Operational environment
ii. Problems and approaches to solving them
iii. Purpose of the operation
b. Shared understanding forms the basis for mutual trust
c. Requires continual collaboration and dialogue
d. Allow subordinates and partners to gain insight into commander’s leadership style, issues, and concerns
- Accept prudent risk
a. Is the deliberate exposure to potential injury or loss when the commander judges the outcome in terms of mission accomplishment as worth the cost.
i. Risk vs. reward
ii. Action worth the outcome
iii. Risk management (Determine risk, analyze and minimize, determine level or risk and how to mitigate it)
- Build cohesive teams through mutual trust
a. Empowering subordinates builds mutual trust and builds cohesion
b. Shared confidence among CDRs, subordinates, and partners
c. Demands unity of effort
- Use mission orders
a. They are used to assign tasks, allocated resources, and issue broad guidance.
DIRECT
Commanders direct the manner in which subordinate units cooperate to accomplish the mission through their concept of operations. The commander directs the warfighting functions (Mission command, Movemt & Maneuver, Intel, Fires, Sustainment, and Protection).
How does the commander direct?
Through plans and orders & branches and sequels
LEAD
CDRs provide purpose, direction, and motivation to subordinate commanders, their staff, and soldiers. In many instances, a commander’s physical presence is necessary to lead effectively. CDRS balance their time between leading the staff through the ops process and leading subordinate cdrs and soldiers away from the command post.
ASSESS
Cdrs continuously assess the situation to better understand current conditions and determine how the op is progressing.
Measurement of performance
are we doing tasks to standard
Measurement of Effectiveness
are we doing tasks achieving the effect to get us to endstate
Offense
offensive actions are combat ops conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain, resources, and population centers. They impose the CDR’s will on the enemy.
four charac of offense
- Concentration
- Audacity
- Rapid Tempo
- Surprise
- Concentration
massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose
- Audacity
means boldly executing a simple plan of action
- Rapid Tempo
controlling or alternating the tempo retains the initiative (violence of action).
- Surprise
by attacking the enemy at a time or place the enemy does not expect or in a manner that the enemy is unprepared for
4 Tasks of Offense
- Movt to contact
- Attack
- Exploitation
- Pursuit
- Movt to contact
Offensive task designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact.
a. Search and attack
b. Cordon and search
- Attack
offensive task that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both.
a. Ambush
b. Counterattack
c. Spoiling attack (disrupt their attack)
d. Demonstration
e. Feint
f. Raid
- Exploitation
is an offensive task that usually follows the conduct of a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth
