FA Journal articles from March 2003

FA Journal archives from March 2003

Lethal and nonlethal fires and effects. (The Update Point).(related article: FA Characteristics to Enable Objective Force)
March 1, 2003... The Field Artillery serves to destroy our enemy's warfighting capability.. .his military personnel and equipment... the momentum of his efforts... the cohesion within his formations.. .the morale of his soldiers and the hope of those who lead...

CAS: a modified paradigm. (Letters to the Editor).(close air support)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... In this letter, Brigadier General (Retired) Huba Wass de Czege weighs in on the joint discussions about close air support (CAS) sparked, at least in part, by the Field Artillery interview with Major General Franklin L. Hagenbeck, the commander...

Forward observer battle drills -- the time is now.(Joint Readiness Training Centre)
March 1, 2003... Units continue to struggle to employ indirect fires effectively in support of search and attack operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana. These operations are characterized by short, violent encounters at...

Future options for nonlethal artillery.
March 1, 2003... Gone is the Berlin Wall.-Gone is the Soviet Union. Gone also is the clearly defined enemy of the past. In its place is an amorphous, loosely knit network of terrorist cells and other hostile forces that do not wage war by the "old rules." The...

Engineering the nonlethal artillery projectile.
March 1, 2003... As Field Artillery evolves to meet the challenges of future wars against terrorism, the tactical concept of nonlethal fires will undoubtedly gain increasing emphasis. By generating nonlethal protective and suppressive fires as well as...

Excalibur: extended-range precision for the army.(self-guided projectile under development by U.S. Army)
March 1, 2003... November 2006, a Port City in Southwest Asia: While a Stryker Brigade is engaged in peace enforcement operations, separatists control a key road at the edge of town that feeds into the main markets. In defiance of a UN resolution, the...

Transformation: bringing precision to MLRS rockets.
March 1, 2003... Increasing the precision of multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) rockets will provide greater lethality and effectiveness and, for the first time, allow MLRS to engage targets near friendly forces or noncombatants. Previously, it was considered...

An open letter to General Tommy R. Franks.(from Donald R. Keith, United States Field Artillery Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Dear General Franks, It is with great pride and admiration that we, the members of the Field Artillery Association, send this message to a distinguished artillerymen and leader of our forces poised for battle against an enemy of the...

Transforming the FIST for the 21st century.(fire support team vehicle )
March 1, 2003... After Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan, much has been written pertaining to fire support in the contemporary operational environment (COE). Major General Franklin L. Hagenbeck (the interview "Afghanistan: Fire Support for Operation Anaconda")...

JCAS in Afghanistan: fixing the Tower of Babel.(joint close air support)(combination of two articles that consider US operations in Afghanistan )(Operation Anaconda and Operation Enduring Freedom)
March 1, 2003... This article is a combination of two submitted by the authors itemizing joint close air support (JCAS) shortcomings in Operation Anaconda and recommending doctrine and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to fix the shortcomings. The...

Observation planning: where are the eyes of death?
March 1, 2003... Units today have become less focused on the importance of employing "eyes" on the battlefield. The planning process for Strikers, combat observation lasing teams (COLTs), company fire support teams (FISTs) and forward observers (FOs) is not...

Targeting in the SBCT: taking advantage of 1-14 Cav's RSTA capabilities.
March 1, 2003... The 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), Fort Lewis, Washington, participated in Millennium Challenge 2002 last summer at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. The exercise explored joint...

ECOORD vice FSCOORD: more than a name change.
March 1, 2003... "Within the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) there is only one 'fires and effects' organization and that is the fires and effects coordination cell (FECC), a standing organization within the SBCT headquarters. The FECC expands the...

Extending the eyes of the ETAC via FO ECAS training: the 101st joint fires training strategy.(the need for forward observers to be trained to help enlisted terminal air controllers)
March 1, 2003... Close air support (CAS) plays a major role in 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) operations. Joint aircraft can provide lethal fires and mass effects rapidly across the Screaming Eagle's battlespace, complementing the division's organic fire...

The leaders' reconnaissance: company FSO recon of an objective.(fire support officer)(reconnaissance tasks training at the FA Officer Basic Course (FAOBC) at the FA School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma)
March 1, 2003... "You're dead....A forward observer (FO) just "killed" a platoon of his company while it was in the attack. The reason for this fratricide in the exercise: the FO called a planned target plotted on the company support-by-fire position, not the...