Commander's Intent. An Aerospace Tool for Command and Control?

Planning for employment of joint teams begins with articulating and understanding the objective, purpose of the operations, and commanders intent the commanders vision of the end state to be achieved. THIS ARTICLE examines the mission-tasking concept of commanders intent from an Air Force perspective. What is it Why do both the Army and Marine Corps consider it a vital combat leadership technique for all levels of command while the Air Force puts little official emphasis on it Could greater use of commanders intent make a good Air Force command and control system even better