text: Chapter 3
  3-23. Close collaboration between the BCT commander and the Cavalry squadron commander, as well as
  close synchronization between the BCT staff and the squadron staff, are critical to developing the BCT’s
  visualization of reconnaissance and security operations. (Refer to ADP 5-0 for more information.)
  Assignment of a mission focused on specific reconnaissance and security objectives provides the focus for
  developing the commander’s visualization that, in turn, provides the basis for developing plans and orders.
  During preparation and execution, the commander’s visualization helps commanders (and their subordinates)
  make timely decisions as they adapt to changing conditions and the updated information reports produced by
  the BCT’s reconnaissance and security operations.
  Describe
  3-24. After commanders visualize an operation, they describe it to their staffs and subordinates to facilitate
  shared understanding and purpose. During planning, commanders ensure subordinates understand their
  visualization well enough to begin course of action development. During execution, commanders describe
  modifications to their visualization; modifications informed by continuous reconnaissance and security
  operations in updated planning guidance and directives resulting in fragmentary orders that adjust the unit’s
  mission. Commanders describe their visualization in doctrinal terms refining and clarifying their
  visualization, as circumstances require. Commanders express their visualization in terms of—
  * Commander’s intent.
  * Planning guidance.
  * CCIR.
  * Essential element of friendly information (EEFI).
  * Reconnaissance and security guidance.
  Commander’s Intent
  3-25. Commander’s intent is a clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired
  military end state that supports mission command and provides focus to the staff. Commander’s intent assists
  subordinate and supporting commanders in achieving the commander’s desired results without further orders,
  even when the operation does not unfold as planned. (Refer to JP 3-0 and ADP 5-0 for more information.)
  3-26. The commander’s intent statement describes what constitutes success for the reconnaissance and
  security operation including the operation’s purpose, key tasks, and the conditions that define the end state.
  Intent links the mission, concept of operations, and tasks to subordinate units. A clear commander’s intent
  facilitates a shared understanding and focuses on the overall conditions that represent mission
  accomplishment. During execution, the commander’s intent spurs disciplined initiative.
  3-27. The commander’s intent must be easy to remember and clearly understood by commanders and staff
  two echelons lower in the chain of command. (Refer to ADP 5-0 for a detailed discussion of writing the
  commander’s intent statement.) The more concise the commander’s intent, the easier it is for everyone to
  recall and understand. Commanders develop and personalize their intent statement using the following components:
  * Expanded purpose.
  * Key tasks.
  * End state.
  3-28. When describing the expanded purpose of the reconnaissance and security operation, the commander’s
  intent does not restate the why of the mission statement. Rather, it addresses the broader purpose of the
  operation and its relationship to the force as a whole. Often, the commander’s intent incorporates how the
  operation relates to one or more of the fundamentals of reconnaissance and security. The commander’s intent
  clearly conveys the expanded purpose of an operation.
  3-29. Key tasks are those significant activities the force must perform as a whole to achieve the desired end
  state (ADP 6-0). Key tasks are not specified tasks for a subordinate unit; however, they may be sources of
  implied tasks. During execution when significant opportunities present themselves or the concept of
  operations no longer fits the situation, subordinates use key tasks to keep their efforts focused on achieving
  the desired end state.