FA Journal articles from January 2007

FA Journal archives from January 2007

The FA Master Gunner and reset of the redeployed FA battalion.
January 1, 2007... Never before in the history of the United States Army have Field Artillery units been called upon to perform as many diverse missions as they are today. As one of the most powerful branches in our Army, the FA is capable of dealing more...

GMLRS unitary in the close fight.(Incoming)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... In April 2006, I received a phone call from my previous artillery brigade S3 from Iraq who is now the 2-4 FA [2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery] (MLRS) [multiple-launch rocket system] commander, Lieutenant Colonel Adam Legg, [214th Fires...

Developing cultural understanding in stability operations: a three-step process.
January 1, 2007... Captain Smith walks into Haji Yar Molavi's house to discuss the needs of students in the neighborhood's elementary school and the recent car bombing that occurred near the mosque. Haji Molavi had invited Captain Smith to his house because he...

The MiTT and its "human terrain": transitioning the Iraqi Army into the lead.
January 1, 2007... It's your first day with your Iraqi Army (IA) unit as part of a military transition team (MiTT), and you have no idea what to expect. Upon arriving at the combat outpost, the first thing you see is a shell of an unfinished building with a...

1-5 FA in OIF II: maintaining FA competencies while deployed.(field infantry, Operations Iraqi Freedom )
January 1, 2007... Lately, much has been written in professional military magazines about the exploits of units in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF). As is the case for direct support (DS) FA battalions supporting the Global War on...

Fires brigade TAB: expanded and unique missions in OIF.(Operation Iraqi Freedom, target acquisition battery )
January 1, 2007... The new fires brigade target acquisition battery (TAB) has a diverse mission in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The TAB provides not only doctrinal counterfire radar operations, but also logistical and operational support, mobile training teams...

Transformation in basic combat training: making Soldiers Army Strong.
January 1, 2007... The Soldier is tired, dirty and restless. He's been in the forward operating base (FOB) for a while now and is anxious to go out on a mission and get "in the game." At the same time, he's nervous--he's never done this before. He and the...

2006 Knox Award winner: HHB, 4th Fires Brigade.
January 1, 2007... Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 4th Fires Brigade, that supported the 4th Infantry Division at Camp Liberty, Iraq, is the winner of the 2006 Knox Award for Best Active Component (AC) Battery. Captain William H. Ward commands HHB...

2006 Gruber Award co-winners: SFC William S. Funk, B/1-12 FA, 17th FA Brigade, and SFC Ivan J. Geter, A/2-20 FA, 4th Fires Brigade.(Sergeant First Class, Field Artillery)
January 1, 2007... Two outstanding NCOs were recognized as co-winners of the 2006 Gruber Awards for their innovations in support of the FA while they were deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) IV. Co-winner Sergeant First Class (SFC) William S. Funk is with...

2006 Hamilton Award winner: A/2-222 FA, UTARNG.(Utah Army National Guard )
January 1, 2007... A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery (A/2-222 FA) of Cedar City, Utah Army National Guard (UTARNG), part of I Corp Artillery, has won the Hamilton Best ARNG Battery Award for 2006. The battery was deployed to Iraq from July 2005 to...

Precision guidance kits (PGKs): improving the accuracy of conventional cannon rounds.
January 1, 2007... The near future holds technology that will improve the accuracy of conventional cannon projectiles, or "dumb" rounds, significantly without the high cost required of precision-guided munitions (PGMs), such as Excalibur unitary and others under...

Vietnamization: FA Assistance Programs.
January 1, 2007... Editor's Note: This is a reprint of the article "FA Assistance Programs" in the September-October 1976 edition of the Field Artillery Journal. It is one in a series of 14 published by then Major General David E. Ott about the role of Field...

First to fire--4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, Afghanistan National Army.
January 1, 2007... In October 2005, the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps Afghanistan National Army (4/2/203 ANA) graduated from Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). In October 2006, this battalion's FA battery became the first Afghan FA unit to shoot...

FA school & FA SMEs directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2007... (580) 442-xxxx or DSN 639-xxx As of 1 December 2006 Command Group, Fort Sill http://www.sill.army.mil Chief of Field Artillery MG David C. Ralston redleg@conus.army.mil 3006/3709 FAX ...

USFAA offers six $1,000 scholarships for 2007.
January 1, 2007... The US Field Artillery Association (USFAA) will award six college or vocational school scholarships of $1000 each in May 2007. The scholarships are for worthy USFAA members and their immediate family members to help them attain their academic...

Celebrating Saint Barbara.
January 1, 2007... GEN (R) Walter T. (Dutch) Kerwin, Jr., former President of the U.S. Field Artillery Association and his wife, Marion, at the National Capital Region Field Artillery Ball in Arlington, VA, on 9 December 2006. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LTG...