Question

Commanders delegate decision-making authority to subordinates wherever possible, to minimize detailed control and empower subordinates to take initiative and make decisions based on understanding of the _______________ rather than on constant communications.

Answer 1

Answer: Commander's guidance

Explanation:

Commander's guidance is the instruction and ideas that is provided by commander to subordinates for functioning and execution of plan. Mission command through commander provides help in decentralized execution of mission .

According to the question, subordinates of mission are involved in following commanders instruction and command for execution mission rather than interacting with each other constantly  throughout the mission for updates, progress etc.