FA Journal articles

Recent articles from FA Journal

History as prologue--beginning of a new era.(Army's Joint Fires Coordinator (JFCOORD))
March 1, 2007... This March-April 2007 edition of Field Artillery marks an end of an era. During the past century, this professional magazine has performed a critical role in preparing the Field Artillery (FA) for war. It also has furnished a forum for vigorous debate over doctrine, modernization, equipment...

Correction to: "the FA Master Gunner and reset of the redeployed FA battalion".(Incoming)(Correction notice)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... In my column in the January-February 2007 edition, I made an incorrect statement when recommending how to rate Master Gunners. In the article, I suggested the following rating scheme: the command sergeant major (CSM) rate the Master Gunner and the S3 senior rate the Master Gunner with the...

2007 Fires Seminar--5-7 June; "Artillery strong: evolving fires".
March 1, 2007... The 2007 Fires Seminar will be held at the Reimer Conference Center in the Field Artillery School, part of the Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from 5 to 7 June. Tuesday, 5 June, will be a session for Army and Marine Corps FA and Fires brigade/regimental and battlefield...

History of Field Artillery magazine: pointing the way to the future.
March 1, 2007... The following is the history of the professional magazine for Army and Marine Field Artillerymen from the first edition, January-March 1911, to this final March-April 2007 edition. The article is written in two overlapping parts: (1.) 1911 through 1987 taken from information written by then...

Troubleshooting the gunnery solution--a leader STX.
March 1, 2007... Field Manual 6-40 Field Artillery Manual Cannon Gunnery has been recognized widely by the Army and Marine Corps as the training publication with clear and uncontested truth about meeting the requirements for accurate predicted fires. Surprisingly though, this manual (last updated as a...