4-46. Commanders may change task organization to respond to an existing or a projected situation, such as forming a detachment left in contact before conducting a withdrawal. Commanders of recently reorganized units place special attention on ensuring that each element understands the unit’s overall mission. This requires commanders to ensure that objectives are synchronized and subordinates understand their control measures, movement routes, defensive positions, fire support plans, and specifically assigned tasks. It also requires specifying the standard operating procedures that each element of a task-organized unit employs. Synchronizing and integrating task-organized elements results in more effective employment of available combat power.