text: Mission Command
  above, specified tasks, and implied tasks. The commander considers the mission of adjacent units to
  understand how they contribute to the decisive operation of their higher headquarters. The analysis results
  yield the essential tasks that, with the purpose of the operation, clearly specify the action required. This
  analysis produces the mission statement—a short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization’s
  essential task(s),purpose,and action containing the elements of who,what,when,where,and why (JP 5-0),
  but seldom specifies how.
  Commander’s Intent
  4-66. The 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,provides focus to the staff,and helps subordinate
  and supporting commanders act to achieve the commander’s desired results without further orders, even
  when the operation does not unfold as planned (JP 3-0). It is critical that staff planners receive the
  commander’s intent as soon as possible after receiving the mission. The commander’s intent succinctly
  describes what constitutes success for the operation. The commander conveys intent in a format determined
  most suitable to the situation.
  4-67. The commander’s intent may include the operation’s purpose,key tasks,and the conditions that define
  the end state. When describing the purpose of the operation, the commander’s intent does not restate the
  “why”of the mission statement. Rather,it describes the broader purpose of the unit’s operation in relationship
  to the higher commander’s intent and concept of operations. 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 any 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. End state is the set of required
  conditions that defines achievement of the commander’s objectives (JP 3-0).
  4-68. The commander’s 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.
  The commander’s intent must be understood two echelons down.
  Concept of Operations
  4-69. Theconcept of operationsis a statement that directs the manner in which subordinate units cooperate
  to accomplish the mission and establishes the sequence of actions the force will use to achieve the end state
  (ADP 5-0). The BCT concept of operations expands on the commander’s intent by describing how the
  commander wants the force to accomplish the mission. The concept of operations states the principal tasks
  required,the responsible subordinate unit,and how the principal tasks complement one another.
  4-70. The BCT commander and staff use four components of the operational framework to help
  conceptualize and describe the concept of operations in time, space, purpose, and resources. First, the
  commander is assigned an area of operations for the conduct of operations. Second, the commander can
  designate deep, close, rear, and support areas to describe the physical arrangement of forces in time and
  space. Third, within this area, the commander conducts decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations to
  articulate the operation in terms of purpose. In the fourth and final component, the commander designates
  the main and supporting efforts to designate the shifting prioritization of resources. (See chapter 2 for a
  detailed discussion on the operational framework.)
  Note. The BCT does not conduct operationally significant consolidate gains activities unless
  tasked to do so,usually within a division consolidation area.
  Task Organization
  4-71. Task organization is a temporary grouping of forces designed to accomplish a particular mission
  (ADP5-0). The BCT commander establishes command and support relationships to task organize the force.
  Command relationships define command responsibility and authority. Support relationships define the