3-10. 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). It allows sustainment leaders to anticipate and improvise methods for providing support as conditions change and based on the tactical situation. Mission command also helps sustainment commanders exercise better control of sustainment forces as they receive feedback. Successful mission command is enabled by: competence, trust, shared understanding, commander’s intent, mission orders, initiative, and risk acceptance. For additional information see ADP 6-0.