3-6. One of mission command’s strengths is that it provides a measure of self-regulation during the conduct of operations. Under mission command, control tends to be decentralized and flexible whenever possible in the context of operations. Orders and plans rely on subordinates’ abilities to coordinate among themselves to create shared understanding and synchronize operations. By delegating decision-making authority to facilitate decentralized execution, mission command increases tempo by improving a subordinate’s ability to act in rapidly changing situations. As a result, the mission command approach to command and control is inherently less vulnerable to disrupted communications.