MISSION COMMAND IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Empowering to Win in a Complex World

For more than a decade, our leaders and Soldiers have consistently demonstrated mission command a philosophy of leadership that decentralizes execution by providing clear intent in various combat environments that demanded agile and adaptive leaders to make decisions in accordance with their commanders intent. While acknowledged in doctrine as a core element in unified land operations, the acceptance andpractice of mission command in garrison and training is less apparent. Mission command has served us well in the unforgiving crucible of ground combat and will be essential for winning in complex future environments. Since our task as leaders is to win, we must take every opportunity to reinforce mission command in garrison and training to maximize our personnel readiness for whatever the future may bring