FA Journal articles from November 2006

FA Journal archives from November 2006

2006 State of the Field Artillery.(Cover story)
November 1, 2006... Recently, while trying to determine what I wanted to talk about in this year's State of the Field Artillery article, I thought about the events of the past and reviewed some of the articles written by my predecessors. Many things have changed...

The making of Redleg Pentathletes: transforming enlisted CMF 13.
November 1, 2006... While the Army continues to prosecute the Global War on Terrorism, now called the War on Terrorism (WOT), the Field Artillery simultaneously is laying the groundwork for Redlegs of the 21st century. Without question, Redlegs have demonstrated...

JFO terminology clarification.(Correction notice)
November 1, 2006... Due to the Editor's error, some joint fires observer (JFO) terms used in the article "2nd BCT, 2nd ID, Qualifies JFOs" that appeared in the September-October edition were misleading. Students who graduate from the two-week JFO Course at...

Author's guide.
November 1, 2006... A bimonthly joint magazine, Field Artillery is the professional journal for US Army and Marine Corps Redlegs worldwide. Approximately 40 percent of our readership is company-grade, both officer and enlisted, with the remaining 60 percent more...

Digital photo shooter's guide.
November 1, 2006... At Field Artillery, we prefer high-resolution digital photographs. Submissions should be no smaller than 2 megapixels, which is approximately 4-by-6 inches at 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or 16-by-24 inches at 75 ppi. For cover and feature photos,...

JAG[C.sup.2]: a concept for future battlefield air-ground integration.
November 1, 2006... As a result of lessons learned during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001 to 2006), the imperative to build joint integrated command and control structures has highlighted doctrinal and technical air-ground integration issues. This...

FSCOORD's manning, equipping and training challenges for fire supporters in the BCT.(fire support coordinator)(brigade combat team )
November 1, 2006... Today's brigade combat team (BCT) fire support coordinator (FSCOORD) faces many new challenges commensurate with BCT transformation and the evolving roles of fire supporters in the Field Artillery. The BCT's FSCOORD (traditionally the title...

How to visualize and shape the information environment.(Company overview)
November 1, 2006... During the early stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), commanders were skeptical of the importance of integrating information operations (IO) into day-to-day operations in theater. At the time, few commanders and leaders realized the impact...

So, you're going to be on a MiTT. What do you need to know?(military transition team )
November 1, 2006... We've been on a military transition team (MiTT) with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division (3/4/2 IA) in Mosul for four months, and after reviewing the many lessons we've learned, we wish we could get into a time machine and...

Preparing for the pentathlon: thoughts on combined arms brigade command.
November 1, 2006... In his 25 July 2006 message to the field, Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter J. Schoomaker announced he was opening command opportunities for combined arms brigades to Field Artillery and Engineer colonels, starting in FY09--combined arms...