FA Journal articles from January 2002

FA Journal archives from January 2002

Transforming the Field Artillery School. (The Update point).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Major General Michael D. Maples Chief of Field Artillery On 9 January 1902, the 29th Battery of Field Artillery arrived at Fort Sill, the first FA unit to be stationed permanently at the installation. The environment at Fort Sill was...

Post-September 11th: New emphasis on transforming training. (Interview).(William G. Webster Jr.)(related article: New Safety Course Mandatory for Commanders--Battery Through Brigade)(Interview)
January 1, 2002... Q: Since 11 September 2001, what has changed about Army training? A: What has changed the most about Army training is the realization that some risks we previously have assumed because of limited resources are no longer acceptable. In my...

Faster Fires: TTP for sensor-to-shooter and clearance of fires operations.(tactics, techniques and procedures for field artillery)(related article: POF for a Specified Shooter (priority of fires))
January 1, 2002... Today's brigade task force is well-equipped and manned to place indirect combat power at the critical time and place. The problem is task force indirect fires are not responsive in the close fight. At least part of the problem is the...

Fires Training XXI: a training strategy for the 21st century.
January 1, 2002... The strategic environment has changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War. In broad categories, Figure 1 outlines these changes. Each category imposes corresponding adjustments to the way the Army must organize, equip, train and execute...

Training to reverse CTC Negative Trends: Getting fires back into the close fight.(combat training centers)
January 1, 2002... The integration of fires into the close fight remains a challenge for rotational units at our Combat Training Centers (CTCs). The Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, working closely with the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), Fort...

1-156 FA in world trade center operations.(1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery)
January 1, 2002... I was in my office on 11 September in Fishkill, New York, with a client when we both looked at the television in disbelief. A little more than three hours later, I received a call from my unit, the 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery (1-156...

The role of the reinforcing battalion.
January 1, 2002... The brigade commander's guidance was clear: deploy your multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) battalion in a reinforcing (R) role in support of a direct support (DS) battalion. All artillerymen are familiar with the seven inherent...

ARNG fielding AFATDS.(Army National Guard gets advanced field artillery tactical data system)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Approximately 67 percent of the Field Artillery is in the Army National Guard (ARNG). During the past few years, the Guard has assumed a larger role within the Field Artillery, and the relationship between our Active and Reserve Components...

The company FSO/FSNCO: to brief, but not too brief.(fire support officer)
January 1, 2002... You are the fire support officer (FSO) for an infantry or armor company attending the company rehearsal or operations order (OPORD) briefing. The company commander is describing the mission's task and purpose, detailing the sub-tasks to the...

82d Airborne division: Maneuver and fires integration program.(brigade combat team training)
January 1, 2002... The Combat Training Centers (CTCs) have identified many repetitive negative trends within the fire support battlefield operating system (BOS) in support of a brigade combat team (BCT). Foremost for all fire supporters is the trend identifying...

Accurate target location and the maneuver shooter: Are we ready to shoot?
January 1, 2002... Today's Army has the technology to achieve first round effects on the enemy with fire support systems. Yet maneuver commanders don't trust indirect fires because the majority of fire missions are ineffective. Why? In analyzing the missions...

FATC: Unique training for next-generation artillerymen.(Field Artillery Training Center)
January 1, 2002... The changes underway in one-station unit training (OSUT) at the Field Artillery Training Center (FATC), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, will produce soldiers who are more proficient in their FA skill level 10 tasks, making Cannoneers, FISTers and Fire...

CMF 13 field artillery: School course update.(Career Field Management)
January 1, 2002... In the Army, change is all around us, and the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is no different. In addition to supporting Army Transformation initiatives and the reorganization of the FA School, many of our departments have...

Distance learning keeping soldiers in units.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... To meet training challenges, the Army is implementing a distance learning system to support individuals, schools and units. There are four primary distance-learning initiatives: the Army Distance Learning Plan (ADLP), Classroom XXI, the Army...

ARNG battalion annual training rotation at Fort Sill.(Field Artillery Army National Guard)
January 1, 2002... FA Army National Guard (ARNG) units comprise almost 70 percent of the branch, and the Army is relying more on ARNG FA to accomplish its missions. With this expanded role, it is imperative the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, play...

Revised staff duty log: Managing info for battle tracking.
January 1, 2002... Information management and battle tracking are keys to a tactical operations center's (TOC's) or administration and logistics operations center's (ALOC's) success. The TOC or ALOC should know most information units need or request. ...

Triggers a lost art.(tactical and technical signals to fire artillery)
January 1, 2002... At 0500, Stalker 04 begins to pick up vehicle noises from the primary axis of advance as anticipated. A quick recheck of the target list and map confirms that target AK2005, indeed, will be the primary means of attack on what promises to be the...