FA Journal articles from January 2005

FA Journal archives from January 2005

Field Artillerymen as force multipliers.(Crossed Cannons on Your Collar)(Column)
January 1, 2005... I'd like to begin this column by saluting our artillery leaders, Soldiers, Marines and allies who have closed ranks to take the fight to our enemies across the globe, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Everyday they write new chapters of...

Fires and effects for the 1st Armored Division in Iraq.(Interview)
January 1, 2005... Task Force 1st Armored Division was the largest division-based task force in US Army history and was deployed the longest since World War II, nearly 15 months. The task force had 36,000 Soldiers and 14 brigade headquarters. Each brigade had a...

4-27 FA in Iraq: applying [D.sup.3]A to counterinsurgency operations.(4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery)(Decide, Detect, Deliver and Assess)
January 1, 2005... Azhar, a young man of 17, looked through the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher site, took aim at the column of three 1st Armored Division high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) traveling down Haifa Street, gently squeezed...

Afghanistan: the role of "show-of-presence" aircraft in the first democratic elections.
January 1, 2005... In the spring of 2004, members of the 25th Infantry Division (Light) headquarters element arrived in Bagram, Afghanistan, and replaced outgoing elements of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)....

JTAC: MOA vs JTTP.(Joint Ground-based Terminal Attack Controllers, Memorandum of Agreement, Joint Tactics, Teachnique, and Procedures)
January 1, 2005... During recent combat operations, a force multiplier has emerged on the battlefield in the form of ground-based terminal attack controllers (TACs). These individuals integrate US, allied or Coalition air power with ground unit fire and maneuver...

Out of the sand: operational effects for CJTF-7.(Coalition Joint Task Force)(analysis of military operations)
January 1, 2005... During wartime, operational-level targeting is typically directed against enemy forces beyond the range or capabilities of tactical-level commands. These "deep fires" shape the battlespace, setting the conditions for subordinate commanders to...

Operational effects in OIF.(management of military operations)
January 1, 2005... "I want simultaneous, multidirectional, continuous effects: combined arms maneuver, operational fires, information operations--synchronize conventional, special operational forces(SOF) & other governmentagencies (OGAs)." Lioutenant...

Recovery operations: a lifesaver in OIF.(Operation Iraqi Freedom, usage of Wreckers )
January 1, 2005... You are the battalion S4 in Iraq. You've just been told to conduct a logistical resupply convoy to a location 50 kilometers away from your base in the middle of the Sunni Triangle. The tactical operations center (TOC) tells you that the...

A soldier's story: SGT Jessy Carr, Launcher Gunner C/1-94 FA (MLRS), 1st AD, in Iraq.(Sergeant Jessy R. Carr )
January 1, 2005... Sergeant Jessy R. Carr from Ramona, California, is a Military Occupational Specialty 13M Launcher Gunner for C Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery (Multiple-Launch Rocket System) in the 1st Armored Division, deployed from Germany to...

3/2 SBCT and the countermortar fight in Mosul.(3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team)
January 1, 2005... On 3 September 2004, a military police (MP) platoon attached to 2d Battalion, 3d Infantry (2-3 IN) established a countermortar observation post (OP) in Mosul, a city of approximately 1.8 million people. The platoon saw a team of four members of...

A soldier's story: SPC Joshua Watson, Gunner, A/4-27 FA (Paladin), 1st AD, in Iraq.
January 1, 2005... Specialist Joshua R. Watson from Franklin, Ohio, is a Military Occupational Specialist 13B Gunner assigned to A Battery, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (A/4-27 FA), 155-mm self-propelled Paladin howitzers, 1st Armored Division in Germany....

B/3-6 FA: 120-mm mortar battery in Afghanistan.
January 1, 2005... A new day dawns in Afghanistan, and the Bravo Battery Bulls are up and running to contribute to America's Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in nontraditional ways. Although the battery was deployed to Afghanistan for nine months, its adventure...

My soldier.(Poem)(Poem)
January 1, 2005... He's the father of my children My lover and my friend. He has the strength and courage With which to lead his men. He comforts me in sadness And wipes away my tears. He holds me in his loving arms And listens to my...

USFAA Corporate members.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Aerojet Alliant Techsystems, Inc. AM General Corporation Armtec Defense Products Ashbury International Group, Inc. BAE Systems BancFirst Booz Allen Hamilton BT Fuze Products Burdeshaw Associates, Ltd....

Saint Barbara Celebrations around the world.
January 1, 2005... MG David P. Valcourt, Chief of Field Artillery, inducts Soldiers and civilians into the Ancient and Honorable Orders of Saint Barbara and the Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher during the Saint Barbara Celebration held at Fort Sill on 3 December...

United States field artillery association.
January 1, 2005... Major General David P. Valcourt, Commanding General of Fort Sill; Brigadier General Patrick A. Wilson, I Corps Commander; and Lieutenant General Roger C. Schultz, Army National Guard Director, stop by for a visit at the United States Field...