text: Introduction
  Command and control is fundamental to joint and Army operations. Command and control is the exercise of
  authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the
  accomplishment of a mission (JP 1). The Army’s approach to command and control in unified land operations
  is mission command.
  Mission command is the Army’s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision
  making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation (ADP 6-0). Mission command guides
  commanders, staffs, and subordinates in their approach to operations. The command and control warfighting
  function enables commanders and staffs of theater armies, corps, divisions, and brigade combat teams to
  synchronize and integrate combat power across multiple domains and the information environment.
  Commanders cannot exercise command and control alone. Commanders exercise command and control
  through the command and control warfighting function. The command and control warfighting function is
  the related tasks and a system that enable commanders to synchronize and converge all elements of combat
  power (ADP 6-0). See introductory figure-1 on page viii.