FA Journal articles from March 2007

FA Journal archives from March 2007

History as prologue--beginning of a new era.(Army's Joint Fires Coordinator (JFCOORD))
March 1, 2007... This March-April 2007 edition of Field Artillery marks an end of an era. During the past century, this professional magazine has performed a critical role in preparing the Field Artillery (FA) for war. It also has furnished a forum for vigorous...

Correction to: "the FA Master Gunner and reset of the redeployed FA battalion".(Incoming)(Correction notice)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... In my column in the January-February 2007 edition, I made an incorrect statement when recommending how to rate Master Gunners. In the article, I suggested the following rating scheme: the command sergeant major (CSM) rate the Master Gunner and...

2007 Fires Seminar--5-7 June; "Artillery strong: evolving fires".
March 1, 2007... The 2007 Fires Seminar will be held at the Reimer Conference Center in the Field Artillery School, part of the Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from 5 to 7 June. Tuesday, 5 June, will be a session for Army and Marine Corps...

History of Field Artillery magazine: pointing the way to the future.
March 1, 2007... The following is the history of the professional magazine for Army and Marine Field Artillerymen from the first edition, January-March 1911, to this final March-April 2007 edition. The article is written in two overlapping parts: (1.) 1911...

Troubleshooting the gunnery solution--a leader STX.
March 1, 2007... Field Manual 6-40 Field Artillery Manual Cannon Gunnery has been recognized widely by the Army and Marine Corps as the training publication with clear and uncontested truth about meeting the requirements for accurate predicted fires....

Reset--rebuilding FA core competencies for future full-spectrum operations.(Field Artillery)
March 1, 2007... Attention to detail and technical competence always have been the hallmarks of the Field Artillery branch. However in the War on Terrorism (WOT), FA units have performed a wide variety of missions, arguably more than any other branch. ...

NGOs in CMO.
March 1, 2007... When US and Coalition Forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, the Iraqi people reacted in an unexpected fashion. They stayed in Iraq instead of becoming refugees, and the Iraqi combatants destroyed their own country's infrastructure, to include...

Cultural awareness and WOT.
March 1, 2007... A tense encounter with a frenzied crowd in Najaf during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) I began spiraling out of control with no apparent way out of direct conflict. The US Army battalion commander then ordered his troops to "Take a knee, point...

NLOS-LS in the Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF).(non-line-of-sight launch system )
March 1, 2007... The Army is pursuing the most comprehensive transformation of its forces since World War II. This transformation process is shaping the military. Driving the transformation are new concepts, capabilities and organizations intended to ensure a...

FA 131A warrant officers: a career update.
March 1, 2007... Soldiers of all grades have seen the landscape of the Field Artillery change drastically as a result of rapid transformation and the War on Terrorism (WOT). Nowhere have these changes been more profound than within the FA warrant officer (WO)...

GMLRS Unitary Battle Drill and the Ready First Combat Team.(guided multiple-launch rocket system)(Report)
March 1, 2007... 1st Brigade Combat Team (1st BCT), 1st Armored Division, or the Ready First Combat Team, with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery (2-3 FA) in direct support (DS), deployed to Tal Afar in Western Ninewa Province in Operation Iraqi Freedom...

Editor's Bully Pulpit.
March 1, 2007... Although I have been the Editor-in-Chief of Field Artillery for more than 11 years (eight more as Managing Editor), I have never used my prerogative to editorialize in the magazine--that is, until now. I am stepping up to the Bully Pulpit to...

HIMARS team wins SECDEF logistics award.
March 1, 2007... The Department of Defense (DoD) selected the Army's High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Project Management Office and Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control for the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) 2006 Performance-Based Logistics...

Norwich University presents MOH print.(Medal of Honor)
March 1, 2007... Norwich University of Northfield, Vermont, presented the Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, a limited edition print of an FA Medal of Honor (MOH) winner from the Civil War on 18 December 2006. The print, titled "For Distinguished...

BCT FSCOORD in OIF: targeting by LOOs.(brigade combat team, fire support coordinator, Operation Iraqi Freedom, line-of-operation )(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The targeting meeting at the brigade combat team (BCT) level is the most important meeting of the week--at least that is the mantra with the 2nd Infantry BCT (IBCT), 2nd Infantry Division, currently forward deployed in east Baghdad, Iraq, in...

USFAA corporate members.
March 1, 2007... Aerojet BAE Systems--Armament Systems Division BAE Systems Land Armament Booz Allen Hamilton Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation Diversified Technology, Inc. DRS Technologies, Inc. Esterline Defense Group ...

Lennox chosen as President for Capital Cannoneers Chapter.
March 1, 2007... The Capital Cannoneers Chapter of the US Field Artillery Association welcomed a new Chapter President at their Spring Luncheon on 11 April 2007 at the Army Navy Club in Arlington, VA. Pictured (from left to right) is LTG (Ret) John Dubia,...

Support matters.
March 1, 2007... Small business partners of the US Field Artillery Association show the Lawton-Fort Sill community and the Field Artillery family that they support the Field Artillery worldwide. Support the Lawton--Fort Sill businesses that support you. ...

USFAA small business partners support the Field Artillery.
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USFAA salutes our lifetime members.(Table)
March 1, 2007... USFAA Salutes Our Lifetime Members 001 Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. 002* David E. Ott 003 James E. Ragsdale 004 Donald S. Bentley 005 Stephen F. Bentley 006 James M. Page 007 William L. Ford 008 Craig L. Jensen 009...

Celebrating Saint Barbara.
March 1, 2007... BG Joe E. Ramirez, Jr., Deputy Commanding General for the Combined Arms Center for Training, and COL Gary Agron, 214th Fires Brigade Commander, inspect the celebration punch at the 214 Fires Brigade Saint Barbara's Ball. BG Ramirez was the...