ADP 6-0 Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces (2019. 7. 31.)

Description

This publication supersedes ADP 6-0, dated 17 May 2012 and ADRP 6-0, dated 17 May 2012.

Preface

ADP 6-0, Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces, provides a discussion of the fundamentals of mission command, command and control, and the command and control warfighting function. It describes how commanders, supported by their staffs, combine the art and science of command and control to understand situations, make decisions, direct actions, and lead forces toward mission accomplishment.

To comprehend the doctrine contained in ADP 6-0, readers should understand the nature of operations and the fundamentals of unified land operations described in ADP 3-0, Operations. Army leadership attributes and competencies are vital to exercising command and control, and readers should also be familiar with the fundamentals of leadership in ADP 6-22, Army Leadership, and FM 6-22, Leader Development. The Army Ethic guides decisions and actions while exercising command and control, and readers must understand the ideas in ADP 6-22. As the operations process is the framework for exercising command and control, readers must also understand the fundamentals of the operations process established in ADP 5-0, The Operations Process.

The doctrine in ADP 6-0 forms the foundation for command and control tactics, techniques, and procedures. For an explanation of these tactics and procedures, see FM 6-0, Commander and Staff Organization and Operations. For an explanation of the techniques associated with command and control, see ATP 6-0.5, Command Post Organization and Operations, as well as other supporting techniques publications.

The principal audience for ADP 6-0 is Army commanders, leaders, and unit staffs. Mission command demands more from subordinates at all levels, and understanding and practicing the mission command principles during operations and garrison activities are imperative for all members of the Army Profession.

The Army historically fights with joint and multinational partners as part of a coalition, and ADP 6-0 is nested with joint and multinational doctrine. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters that require joint capabilities to conduct operations, or serving as a joint task force or multinational headquarters, should also refer to applicable doctrine concerning command and control of joint or multinational forces.

ADP 6-0 implements North Atlantic Treaty Organization standardization agreement 2199, Command and Control of Allied Land Forces.

Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S., international, and, in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their Soldiers operate in accordance with the Army Ethic, the law of war, and the rules of engagement. (See FM 27-10 for a discussion of the law of war.)

ADP 6-0 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. Terms for which ADP 6-0 is the proponent publication (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*) in the glossary. Definitions for which ADP 6-0 is the proponent publication are boldfaced in the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition.

ADP 6-0 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

The proponent of ADP 6-0 is the United States Army Combined Arms Center. The preparing agency is the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, Mission Command Center of Excellence.