FA Journal articles from January 2004

FA Journal archives from January 2004

BG David P. Valcourt becomes 35th Chief of FA.(Brigadier General)(Field Artillery)
January 1, 2004... On 9 December 2003, Major General Michael D. Maples gave up the post of Chief of Field Artillery, Commandant of the Field Artillery School and Commanding General of the Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to Brigadier General...

Redlegs on the cover of time--"Person of the Year".
January 1, 2004... Congratulations to three Field Artillery Soldiers from the Survey Platoon, Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 3d Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, in Iraq for being Redleg heroes and representing the "Person of the Year, The American...

Training a ready and relevant Army at war.(Interview)(Interview)
January 1, 2004... Q Based on the impact of lessons learned in OEF [Operation Enduring Freedom] and OIF [Operation Iraqi Freedom] on the COE [contemporary operational environment], how has the threat and battlefield changed at the NTC [National Training Center]?...

Army and Marine Field Artillerymen and Family Members Eligible for $1,000 scholarships for 2004.(Interview)
January 1, 2004... The US Field Artillery Association (USFAA), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, will award three college or vocational school scholarships of $1,000 each in August 2004, the second annual awards. The scholarships are for worthy Association members or their...

3-82 FA transformation into a hybrid motorized rifle and paladin battalion: training for Baghdad.(field artillery)
January 1, 2004... The 82d Field Artillery regimental crest commemorates innovation and adaptation. Operating from horseback, the 82d FA fired its first hostile shot across the Rio Grande against the Villistas in June 1919. The unprecedented speed and mobility of...

Ways to change FA material and personnel.(field artillery)
January 1, 2004... There are many emerging insights and lessons learned from Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Some clearly suggest that changes may be in order for materiel and personnel in our tables of organization and equipment...

Flexibility and bold innovation for multiple missions in Iraq: 2-15 FAR beyond combat.(Field Artillery Regiment)
January 1, 2004... The battalion headquarters of 2d Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment (2-15 FAR) from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). Fort Drum, New York, deployed to Iraq in March 2003 with its Q-36 Firefinder radar and the battalion's combat...

Post OIF: a new mindset for MLRS firing battery training.(Operation Iraqi Freedom; Multiple-Launch Rocket System)
January 1, 2004... One of the credos that the Army preaches is "train as you fight." While we probably do that relatively well as an organization, there are exceptions. Unfortunately, combat is not like the pre-OIF rotations at the National Training Center. Fort...

3d ID BFIST in OIF: simultaneous direct and indirect fire at the tip of the spear.(Bradley fire support team; Operation Iraqi Freedom)
January 1, 2004... "On target! On target! They flattened the damn thing!" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These were the first words I spoke across my internal intercom sitting in the turret of my M7 Bradley fire support vehicle (BSFV) as 36 rounds of 155-mm high...

3-16 FA, 4th ID: conducting elections in Iraq.(field artillery; infantry division)
January 1, 2004... Fires and fire supporters have played a key role in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). But in many cases, the task force fire support officer (FSO) has filled other roles in the task force in addition to that of fire support. As replacement units...

A soldier's story: SFC George Williams, MLRS Platoon Sergeant; A/2-147 FA, SDARNG, deploying to Iraq.(sergeant first class; Multiple-Launch Rocket System )(South Dakota Army National Guard)
January 1, 2004... Sergeant First Class (SFC) George A. Williams from Pierre, South Dakota, is a 13M Multiple-Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Platoon Sergeant in A Battery, 2d Battalion, 147th Field Artillery (2-147 FA), part of the South Dakota Army National Guard....

Effects-based operations in Afghanistan: the CJTF-180 method of orchestrating effects to achieve objectives.(Combined Joint Task Force)
January 1, 2004... Many in our Army, particularly fire supporters, are talking about synchronizing effects in support of the maneuver commander. While this is not a new concept, truly integrating lethal and nonlethal fires and effects to achieve the com-mander's...

Establish an NGO Reception Center at Baghdad Airport? ... What the hell is an NGO?
January 1, 2004... During the transition, the 3d Division Artillery (Div Arty) was tasked to provide force protection and security at the Baghdad International Airport and surrounding zones. An additional task required the Div Arty to establish a reception center...

2-18 FA: training the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.
January 1, 2004... When the Iraqi man saw the uniform, his eyes widened in shock. "Oh, no. I cannot wear that uniform. That is the uniform of Saddam," the man said through an interpreter. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Field Artillery captain approached the...

1st (UK) Armoured Division in Iraq: January to April 2003.
January 1, 2004... A good deal of military planning had been undertaken by the United Kingdom (UK) in conjunction with the US Armed Forces during the latter part of 2002 for possible operations to remove both the threat posed by Iraqi weapons of mass destruction...

A soldier's story.
January 1, 2004... I like the Army. I like being a Soldier. I like the people I work with and serving my country. It's a lot different than my normal life of being an attorney. I think that's the main reason I'm in the Army National Guard: it's something...

Chosin Fires presented to I Corps Artillery.
January 1, 2004... Brigadier General (Retired) Bill Bilo (right), US Field Artillery Association, presents a framed print of Chosin Fires to Brigadier General Patrick Wilson, I Corps Artillery Commander. He accepted the print on behalf of I Corps at the 22d...