Publication index
ADP 6-0
Command and Control
ADP 6-0 is the Army's doctrine for command and control, and the home of mission command -- the approach to command and control that empowers subordinates to act within the commander's intent. The July 2026 edition drops the older 'Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces' title and is organized around command, control, and the command and control warfighting function. Its seven principles of mission command are among the most commonly asked board material.
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- ADP
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- July 2026
What to take from it
- Mission command is the Army's approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution.
- Seven principles of mission command: competence, mutual trust, shared understanding, commander's intent, mission orders, disciplined initiative, and risk acceptance.
- Command and control -- not mission command -- is the warfighting function.
- Mission orders tell subordinates what to accomplish and why, not how.
- Supersedes ADP 6-0 dated 31 July 2019; the publication is now titled simply Command and Control.
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