FA Journal articles from March 2005

FA Journal archives from March 2005

Issues and updates: FFA HQ, FA units as "truck companies," training and others.(force field artillary headquarters)
March 1, 2005... In this column, I deal with some tough issues facing the FA and the Army and provide updates on training initiatives and other opportunities in the FA. Force FA Headquarters (FFA HQ). With the most recent transfer of authority (TOA) in...

Artillery and maneuver--relevance and reality.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... As an institution, we, the FA, always seem fearful that the Army will "move out without us." This fear may be justified, given some of the recent deployments and the redesign of the Army's formations. With this in mind, and with reflection on...

So you want to be a maneuver brigade commander? CTF Thunder in Afghanistan.(Combined Task Force)
March 1, 2005... As one might expect, deployment orders sending the 25th Infantry Division (Light) (25th ID), Tropic Lightning, into combat for the first time since the Vietnam War caused great excitement all across the military community at Schofield Barracks,...

M777 starts fielding in the 11th Marines.(military policy of Marine Corps)
March 1, 2005... The new M777 light-weight 155-mm towed howitzer will begin fielding in May to the 3d Battalion, 11th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California. The M777 is replacing the aging 155-mm towed M198 howitzer. Some of the M777's greatest...

Maneuver and other missions in OIF 1-37 FA 3/2 SBCT.(Field Artillery, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Operation Iraqi Freedom)(personal narrative)
March 1, 2005... 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery (1-37 FA), the FA battalion assigned to the Army's first Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), conducted combat operations in Iraq from November 2003 to October 2004. The deployment of 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry...

Call-for-fire trainer and the joint fires observer.
March 1, 2005... C45, this is C71, SEAD [suppression of enemy air defenses] Polar, over. Suppression, Direction 1820, Distance 3000; Mark, Direction 1860. Distance 3500, over. SA-6 dug-in. Q, illumination mark continuous. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CAS...

1st ID in Iraq: the new JFEC and targeting.
March 1, 2005... In preparation for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II, the leadership of Task Force (TF) Danger, 1st Infantry Division (1st ID), realized it needed to transform its conventional targeting team. Many of the participants in the joint fires and...

The fight for Fallujah; TF 2-2 in FSE AAR: indirect fires in the Battle of Fallujah.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2005... MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD: FSE, TF 2-2 IN, 3d Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st ID, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Normandy, Muqdadiyah, Iraq APO AE 09392 (AETV-BGR-FSE), 1 December 2004. Subject: After-Action...

B/377 PFAR: platoon-based fires in Afghanistan.
March 1, 2005... Two years after the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), B Battery, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment (B/377 PFAR) and Task Force (TF) 1-501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR)--TF Geronimo--deployed to Afghanistan in support...

1st ID in OIF II: the role of the TAB in radar operations.
March 1, 2005... Radar operations are a critical component of the 1st Infantry Division's multi-battlefield operating system counterstrike fight. The operating environment in Iraq is defined by non-contiguous battlespace, the inability to provide mutual support...

CMO in Baghdad: 3-82 FA Red Dragons hit the streets.
March 1, 2005... The battalion intelligence officer (S2) forecast the day's high temperature in Baghdad as a steamy 110 degrees. The pavement in the Mansur neighborhood was hot, and hundreds of cars packed the smoggy streets. The dismounted combat patrol...

The S5 NCO and CMO project management.
March 1, 2005... In the dynamic environment of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the duties of the civil military operations (CMO) NCO vary greatly from unit to unit and from day to day. As the assistant to the CMO officer (S5) for the Red Dragons 3d Battalion,...

NFCS: naval fire control system.
March 1, 2005... NFCS is becoming the Navy's key system to manage surface fires in littoral warfare. NFCS, technically the AN/SYQ-27, is bringing Navy surface combatants into the digital fires arena, enabling the concepts of the Marine Corps Operational...

USFAA Corporate members.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief Article)
March 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....

USFAA offers six $1,000 scholarships for 2005.(Field Artillery Association)
March 1, 2005... The US Field Artillery Association (USFAA) will award six college or vocational school scholarships of $1000 each in August 2005. The scholarships are for worthy USFAA members and their immediate family members to help them attain their...

A report from home station sill: preparing for war today and tomorrow.(Crossed Cannons on Your Collar)
March 1, 2005... Preparing our Field Artillery Soldiers for war remains the most important thing we do at Fort Sill--or for that matter--the most important thing any of our Field Artillery commanders do at home station. I would like to share some initiatives I...

Response to "Why Do We have 20th Century FSCM for a 21st Century Force?"--current FSCM are relevant.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Colonel Gerald L. Smith's article "Why Do We have 20th Century FSCM for a 21st Century Force?" in this edition highlights a need for the Marine Corps to evolve its definitions and use of fire support coordinating measures (FSCM). He outlines a...

New USAF JACI Deputy Director onboard.(United States. Air Force)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Lieutenant Colonel Neil E. Roghair, USAF, will be the new Deputy Director of the Joint and Combined Integration Directorate (JACI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as of 22 May. He is a representative of the Air Force Doctrine Center at Max-well AFB,...

Part 1: joint effects for the MNC-I in OIF II.(Operation Iraqi Freedom)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... BG Formica, the Commander of III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, deployed with part of his staff for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II in January 2004. He served as the commander of the FFA HQ and effects coordinator (ECOORD) in the...

Red Team goes maneuver: 1st Cav Div Arty as a maneuver BCT.(Brigade Combat Team)
March 1, 2005... On 1 November 2003, the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery (Div Arty), Red Team, at Fort Hood, Texas, received a mission that initiated its historic transformation from a force FA headquarters (FFA HQ) into the 1st Cav's 5th Brigade Combat Team...

Tricare for Reserve Component soldiers.(Department of Defense announces health care coverage for eligible Reserve Component service members and their family members)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the start of health care coverage under TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) for eligible Reserve Component (RC) service members and their family members. TRS coverage is available to RC members who were...

Why do we have 20th century FSCM for a 21st century force?
March 1, 2005... Battle Log--12 October 2023: Additional engagements and losses anticipated due to a missed opportunity. At 0330, we failed to complete an immediate, time-sensitive strike on the enemy center of gravity. Joint and combined sensors precisely...

Tropic Lightning convoy Ops lane training.
March 1, 2005... Before the 25th Infantry Division (Light) (25th ID) and Pacific Command (PACOM) Soldiers deployed from Hawaii to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) V, the division devised a list of deployment certification...

1st AD Hot Platoon in Iraq: POC to brigade FSE counterstrike drill.
March 1, 2005... The acquisition is transmitted via the advanced FA tactical data system (AFATDS) to the platoon operations center (POC). The fire direction center (FDC) quickly plots, verifies and computes the firing data. The fire direction officer (FDO)...

Home station fire direction training for more autonomous POCs.(platoon operations centers)
March 1, 2005... Reintegrating the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Battalion (4-27 FA), 1st Armored Division (1st AD), into the cool green hills of Baumholder, Germany, from the hot dusty roads of Baghdad began several months before it left Forward...

1st ID in Iraq: the FFA HQ mission endures.(FA headquarters)
March 1, 2005... The 1st Infantry Division Artillery (Div Arty) headquarters performed many traditional force FA headquarters (FFA HQ) functions for Task Force (TF) Danger during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II. The Div Arty headquarters executed many...

Hoosier Redlegs train Afghan Kandaks: Semper Gumbi.
March 1, 2005... "Chotur as ti?" ["How is your health?"] "Khub. As, ti?" ["Good. And Yours?"] "Bkhail as. Ti?" ["(and) Your body fitness?"] "Bkhail. Jonny jur as?" ["Healthy. And your well being?"] "Jur as. Ti?" ["It is well. And yours?"] ...

The German Field Artillery in the Neues Heer structure.
March 1, 2005... The German Army is transforming into a Neues Heer, or "New Army." Its transformation is a continuous, farsighted adjustment of its security, social, technological and, above all, mental dimensions. This process is not only ongoing in the army,...

2004 Hamilton Award winner.(BEST OF THE BEST)
March 1, 2005... C/3-178 FA, 151st FA Brigade, SCARNG C Battery, 3d Battalion, 178th Field Artillery (C/3-178 FA), 151st FA Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG), has won the 2004 Alexander Hamilton Best ARNG Battery Award. The battery is...

2004 Gruber Award co-winners.(BEST OF THE BEST)
March 1, 2005... SFC William A. Covey C/3-319 FA, 82d Abn Sergeant First Class (SFC) Covey, the Gunnery Sergeant, then Chief of Firing Battery (Platoon Sergeant) for C Battery, 3d Battalion, 319th Field Artillery (C/3-319 FA), 82d Airborne Division out of...

2004 Knox Award co-winners.(BEST OF THE BEST)(F Battery)
March 1, 2005... F/7 FAR 25th Infantry Division F Battery, 7th Field Artillery Regiment (F/7 FAR), 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, is the co-winner of the 2004 Henry A. Knox Best Active Component (AC) Battery Award. F/7 FAR's...

The United States Field Artiuery Association salutes our lifetime members.(Illustration)
March 1, 2005... 0001 Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. 0002# David E. Ott (deceased) 0003 James E. Ragsdale 0004 Don S. Bentley 0005 Steve F. Bentley 0006 James M. Page 0007 William L. Ford 0008 Craig L....

2005 Joint Fires & Effects Seminar snapshots.
March 1, 2005... LTG William S. Wallace, Commanding General of the United States Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, KS, (left) visits with Amy Ewing-Holmstrom, USFAA Managing Director, and MG David P. Valcourt, Chief of Field Artillery and Commanding...