What do mission-type orders look like in JADO?
- Barry, Lt. Col. Matthew, "Organizing for Mission Command," published in Wild Blue Yonder (May 27, 2024), Winner of the LeMay Doctrine Center Essay Contest.
- Corrado, Maj. Salvatore A., "Communicating in a Degraded Environment: Command and Control during Contested Operations," AFGC thesis, 2025, 49 pgs.
- Corrado explains that in JADO, Mission-Type Orders (MTOs) utilize condition-based authorities that focus strictly on the purpose of the operation, rather than dictating exactly how a task must be performed. Based on a modified five-paragraph format, an MTO should concisely state the mission, the task organization, the commander’s intent, and the broad concept of operation. This structure provides tactical commanders the autonomy, speed, and flexibility needed to integrate effects across domains and rapidly re-role assets for unplanned contingencies without waiting for reliable communications from higher headquarters.
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- O'Gwin, Lt. Col. Christopher W., "Any Challenge, Any Time, Any Place: Special Operations Forces and Full-Spectrum Competition," AWC PSP, 2020, 31 pgs.
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- Weir, Maj. Jonathan M., "Mission Type Orders--Defining Misison Command for Air Refueling," AF Global College, 2024, 40 pgs.
- Wentink, Mark A., "America's Mission Command Advantage," AWC Elective Paper (The Chinese Warfighter), 2021, 11 pgs.
- Wentzel, James B., "Multi-Domain Deterrence: Asymmetric Advantages within a Complex World," ACSC thesis, 2019, 70 pgs.
- Yoon, Captain Esther, "JADC2 Will Not Win the Conflict: Rethinking C2 in a China-Taiwan Scenario," SOS AUAR elective paper, 2021, 9 pgs.