In assigning missions, the commander must consider that national honor and prestige may be as important to a contributing nation as combat capability. all partners must be included in the and their opinions must be sought in mission assignment.

Command is: a. the ability to control information exchange within and across organizations involved in an incident. b. assumed by the individual who is the highest-ranking person on the scene regardless of experience or training level. c. based on the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident. d. directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.