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FA Journal articles from May 2001
A bi-monthly, U.S. Army-produced magazine of issues, news, development, and current events in field artillery. Topics include military strategy, case studies, operations analysis, and analysis of current and proposed operations.
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FA Journal archives from May 2001
The Senior Fire Support Conference and Responsive, Accurate Fires.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Last month, Fort Sill hosted its SeniorFire Support Conference, "The FA in Transformation." Many senior leaders, including the Chief of Staff of the Army, shared their insights and dialogued about the challenges we face. Active, reserve and...
CENTCOM: Targeting in a Unified Command.(Interview)
May 1, 2001... General Tommy R. Franks, Commander-in-Chief of US Central Command, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Florida
The US Central Command (USCENTCOM), headquartered at MacDill AEB, Florida, has an area of responsibility (AOR) encompassing 25 countries in...
Nonlethal Targeting Revisited.
May 1, 2001... The Kosovo Experience
In 1998, 1st Armored Division planners discovered that the process described in FM 6-20-10 Tactics Techniques, and Procedures for the Targeting Process could be used to integrate information operations (10) into...
DOCC: Sustaining Corps Deep Operations Proficiency.
May 1, 2001... The corps deep fight is the corps commander's primary fight. His ability to shape the enemy before the enemy enters the divisional areas of operations (AOs) depends on his staff's ability to plan, coordinate, synchronize, execute and assess...
Artillerizing PIRs.(priority intelligence requirements)
May 1, 2001... Artillery units can develop better priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) to help commanders execute their FA support plans (FASPs). As indicated by the observation of units rotating though the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin,...
Air Support Functionality in AFATDS.(advanced Field Artillery tactical data system)
May 1, 2001... The fire support coordination process is a flexible process that must be kept as simple as possible to produce the desired results. The Joint Force Commander and component commanders synchronize joint fire support operations to place the right...
Reactive Targeting.(new capabilities in the Field Artillery's advanced FA tactical data system)
May 1, 2001... Firefinder and AFATDS in the Digitized Division
New capabilities in the Field Artillery's advanced FA tactical data system (AFATDS) and Firefinder radars mandate a shift in traditional reactive targeting tactics, techniques and procedures...
Joint Targeting for Time-Sensitive Targets.
May 1, 2001... To Boldly Go Where No Army Has Gone Before
When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 11 September 1941
Joint Pub 3-60 Joint Director for Targeting...
Are You on the Train or Still on the Platform?(leadership in the U.S. Army)
May 1, 2001... Command Sergeant Major Thomas J. Donohue 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) Artillery
As I go around the Division Artillery talking to soldiers and NCOs, I hear a lot of concerns about changes occurring in the Army. I've seen a lot of...
JTRES: Common Reference System for Coordinating and Synchronizing Joint Fires.
May 1, 2001... Recently, the V Corps Fires and Effects Coordination Cell (FECC) staff, Schwetzingen, Germany, helped develop the US Army Europe/US Air Force Europe (USAREUR/USAFE) joint tactics, techniques and procedures (JTTP) for command and control of...
NTC's First Senior Radar and Targeting NCO.(National Training Center, Robby K. Steadham)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, has added a new member to the Fire Support Combat Trainers. In November, Sergeant First Class Robby K. Steadham, Military Occupational Specialist (MOS) 13R40 Firefinder Radar Operator,...
Q-47 Future Firefinder Radar.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Technology and the full-spectrum nature of today's Army requires a radar system that can provide more accurate targeting data and feed a common operating picture to keep us one step ahead of any adversary. These requirements will be met by the...
The Role of the GS FA Battalion Targeting Officer.(general support)
May 1, 2001... In the maelstrom of a National Training Center (NTC) force-on-force fight, at Fort Irwin, California, a Q-36 Firefinder radar acquired a battery of 2S1 howitzers firing and violating a call-for-fire zone (CFFZ). The reinforcing (R) FA battalion...
The Law of War and File Support: A Primer for Fire Supporters.
May 1, 2001... Since the successes of World War II, the primary feature of the US military has been its ability to mass overwhelming firepower into an area with an amazing amount of accuracy. This has, for the most part, been accomplished by different fire...
Expanding Role of Marine Artillery WOs.(marine artillery warrant officers)
May 1, 2001... The USMC survey officer billet dates back to the early 1960s. The artillery needed technical experts who could dedicate themselves to understanding the complex art of surveying and sounding the atmosphere for meteorological information or...