MISSION COMMAND


Software adapts to evolving needs to


ensure that Soldiers remain the decisive edge by COL Jonas Vogelhut and Michael P. Anthony


The recent change in Army doctrine from “Battle Command” to “Mission Command” is more than just word play. As Field Manual 3-0, Operations, states, “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 full-spectrum operations.”


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t is our warfighting function that enables troops at all echelons to understand what goals need to be accomplished and to find ways of achieving those goals even when


they are separated from higher headquarters. It holds the commander and the Soldier account- able for creating a shared understanding of the operational environment from the bottom up, as well as the top down. To support this vision, the Army is refining the system-of-systems structure


INTEGRATING CAPABILITIES


A Soldier uses Command Post of the Future (CPOF), which, along with Command Web, is integral to the Project Manager Mission Command strategy that is “collapsing” separate capabilities, such as fires, maneuver, sustainment, airspace management, and air defense into a fully interoperable product line. (U.S. Army photo.)


and design to empower our formations from “the edge” to the highest levels of mission command.


The individual empowered Soldier gives U.S. forces a decisive edge in combat. Many of the U.S. Soldier’s decisive capabilities come from support systems. When confronted with an agile enemy, however, these tools must be able to change quickly in response to altered enemy tactics and capabilities. Historically, the time


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ACQUISITION


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