FA Journal articles from May 2006

FA Journal archives from May 2006

Fires Center of Excellence: the beginning.(Base Realignment and Closures)
May 1, 2006... On 1 June 2006, the Chief of Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigadier General Bob Lennox and I will stand up the "virtual" Fires Center of Excellence (CoE) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, one of seven such centers being established by the Army. On that...

Fires CoE website on FKN 1 June.
May 1, 2006... The Fires Knowledge Network (FKN), accessed through the Army Knowledge Online (AKO), will premiere its Fires Center of Excellence (CoE) website on 1 June in conjunction with the virtual standup of the Fires CoE by the Chiefs of Field Artillery...

Today's Army in change--an exciting place to be.(Lieutenant General James J. Lovelace)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... Q Is the Army spread too thin? A That is probably the most asked question of the Army and of me. There is not a simple answer. Is the Army stretched too thin--The answer is, "No." Is the Army challenged at this time--Yes--it is. Is the...

Responses to: "is it time for the ADA and FA to merge?".(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... In addition to the responses to Colonel Mark McDonald's article printed in our January-February edition, the two printed here and the article "Operation Red Net--A Dynamic Plan for a Fires Branch" by Major L. Cristine Gibney, Air Defense...

The Military Family.(Poem)
May 1, 2006... We plant trees and gardens We may never see grown, Empty rooms and boxes We turn into a home. New Friends, new faces Become quite routine As we move coast-to-coast And sometimes in between. We are used to goodbyes As our...

3rd ID: 1-10 FA as a maneuver and fires task force in OIF III.
May 1, 2006... In April 2005, Task Force 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery (TF 1-10), The Rock's Support, 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID), raided multiple houses and then cleared a palm grove in detail in a rural area just...

FA PGMs: revolutionizing fires for the ground force commander.(Precision guided munitions)
May 1, 2006... For the first time in the history of any military, the US warfighting ground force commander has organic, surface-to-surface, all-weather fires options for rapidly and precisely taking out a wide array of targets in a variety of terrains, some...

Mout: Fort Sill expands urban operations training.
May 1, 2006... Army operations in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) emphasize military operations in urban terrain (MOUT), and schoolhouses and home station should do the same, in terms of discussions, training and resource allocations. To prepare Soldiers...

New BOLC II at Fort Sill.(Basic Officer Leader Course)
May 1, 2006... The new Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) II, part of the transformation of the officer education system (OES), is being taught at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, one of only two posts in the Army where it is being taught. The other post is Fort Benning,...

Making the transition from FA battalion staff to maneuver task force staff.
May 1, 2006... Field Artillery (FA) battalions throughout the Army have performed maneuver task force (TF) missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have reorganized their batteries and platoons and retrained their Redlegs to accomplish tasks normally associated...

Operation Red Net: a dynamic plan for a Fires Branch.
May 1, 2006... Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful, it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful, it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident, it is...

3rd ID: a brigade ECOORD in Baghdad for OIF III.(Operation Iraqi Freedom )
May 1, 2006... The report came into the TOC [tactical operations center]: a VBIED [vehicle-borne improvised explosive device] had just struck a US checkpoint, killing a Soldier and a large number of Iraqi civilians, including several children. A silence swept...

Building the tactical-level Joint Fires Team (JFT).(Joint terminal attack controller)
May 1, 2006... Joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) talking to a pilot: "Follow the highway leading north until you cross the railroad track, and then turn right over a dark oily looking street. On the left, you will see a large yellow building, looks like...

Your support matters.(United States Field Artillery Association )
May 1, 2006... The United States Field Artillery Association was founded in 1910 by Major John E. McMahon, Captain William J. Snow, and Captain W.S. McNair, to promote the efficiency of the Field Artillery by maintaining its best traditions. Over ninety-five...

A message from the USFAA Chairman of the Board.
May 1, 2006... Dear Fellow Redleg, As you may have read recently in the FA Journal, the Chief of Field Artillery has approved changes in Saint Barbara and Molly Pitcher approving authorities as well as changes in the formation of US Field Artillery...

USFAA offers six $1,000 scholarships for 2006.
May 1, 2006... The US Field Artillery Association (USFAA) will award six college or vocational school scholarships of $1000 each in August 2006. The scholarships are for worthy USFAA members and their immediate family members to help them attain their...