FA Journal articles from September 2004

FA Journal archives from September 2004

Army & FA in transition: leadership and soldier tours, FA modularity and other issues.(Crossed Cannons on Your Collar; field artillery)
September 1, 2004... Part of my job as the Chief of FA is to keep you informed and, therefore, most able to lead and implement the multiple changes ongoing in the Army and our branch. These changes are affecting every aspect of the Army and FA, including the length...

Full-spectrum indirect fire support: mortars in the FA.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... An indirect fire support system by any other name is still an indirect fire support system. Those of us who are fire supporters and artillerymen ought to look to where we can further employ our expertise for the betterment of our Army and...

AFATDS improvements--we hear you!(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... While reading the March-June edition of the FA Journal, I found two articles of particular interest. The first was "IMEF Fires in OIF" by Lieutenant Colonels Paul M. Andrus and Randol D. Rule and Major Robert J. Terselic, all USMC. The second...

AFATDS wins top-five award.
September 1, 2004... The advanced Field Artillery tactical data system (AFATDS) won an award for being one of the government's "Top 5 Quality Software Projects" in April. The award was presented at the Systems & Software Technology Conference's (SSTC's) 16th annual...

JCAS and The Defense of Duffer's Wadi.(joint close air support )
September 1, 2004... This article updates E.D. Swinton's book The Defense of Duffer's Drift written about combat in the Boer War and printed in the US in 1905. Like its predecessor, the article outlines a series of dreams of a main character in combat--in this...

The brigade staff's JCAS battle drill.(joint close air support )
September 1, 2004... Joint close air support (JCAS) is a combat multiplier for the brigade, which, along with some of the ground force's indirect fires, is one of the few lethal shaping means that can range beyond six kilometers of the forward line of own troops...

New Fort Sill Counterstrike Task Force needs you.
September 1, 2004... In response to the wide range of indirect and unconventional threats to US forces serving in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is establishing the Counter-Strike Task Force (CSTF) in...

Supporting arms synchronization of fires: altitude separation of FA and fixed-wing CAS.(field artillery; close air support )
September 1, 2004... Joint fire support manuals provide guidance for altitude separation of FA and fixed-wing aircraft yet fail to present detailed instructions to fire supporters in calculating the "stay aboves" and "stay belows." This article shows the...

Operation Joint Thunder: JCAS training at Fort Sill.
September 1, 2004... Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Army's Center for the Integration of Joint Effects, is a premier joint training post. It has the advantages of troop units and the Army-Marine schoolhouse eager to train joint close air support (JCAS); Air Force and...

2-5 FA: a ground maneuver force for the 3d ACR in OIF.(FIELD ARTILLERY; Armored Cavalry Regiment )(Operation Iraqi Freedom)
September 1, 2004... On 12 April 2003, 2d Battalion, 5th Field Artillery (2-5 FA), the Rock Hard Battalion, deployed as part of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). As part of the 212th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort...

A soldier's story.
September 1, 2004... SSG Tim Haungs, Ammo Section Chief 2-5 FA (Paladin), 212th Field Artillery Brigade in OIF Staff Sergeant (SSG) Timothy E. Haungs, 36, from Jefferson City, Tennessee, is a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 13B Cannoneer Ammunition...

MTS: an untold commo success story in OIF.
September 1, 2004... "Contact right! Contact right! AK47 and RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] fire from behind the berm on the right!" came screaming across the battery net. This southbound convoy transporting hundreds of tons of captured enemy ammunition (CEA)...

101st FIST platoon in SOSO: lessons learned from CMO.(fire support team; stability and support operations)(civil-military operations )
September 1, 2004... The usefulness of a fire support team (FIST) platoon does not disappear at the conclusion of high-intensity conflict. While the forward observers (FOs) no longer routinely are placing timely, accurate fires on the battlefield, the FIST has...

FA NCOs--lead, follow or get the-hell out of the way!(feild artillery; Non-commissioned Officers)
September 1, 2004... "Lead, Follow or Get the-Hell out of the Way!"--Okay, you've heard that before. But I can't think of another time in my 28 years of Army service that it applies more than it does today. The Active Army (AC) and Army National Guard (ARNG) always...

The "vision thing" for lieutenants.
September 1, 2004... Ever since I was a cadet at the US Military Academy at West Point, I have heard about the "vision thing." I learned that a great leader has a vision and is able to communicate that vision to his troops. The reverent tones and mystical...

The digital battery "TOC".(tactical operations center )
September 1, 2004... At 0300, the radio crackled to life. The battalion assistant S3 came over the net and announced a pending warning order (WARNO). Rather than calling in battery commanders (BCs), sending runners to the batteries or taking the time to read the...

Radar planning, preparation and employment of 3-tiered coverage: LCMR, Q-36 and Q-37.(Lightweight Countermortar Radar )
September 1, 2004... Rarely does a day go by without news of US casualties in Iraq or Afghanistan. Anti-coalition forces employ asymmetrical strategies, such as using improvised explosive devices (IEDs), to frustrate our efforts to bring stability to these areas...

USFAA Chairman Gen(R) Donald Keith dies at 77.(Biography)
September 1, 2004... On 9 September 2004, General (Retired) Donald R. Keith died in his sleep in his son's home in Bristow, Virginia, with his family by his side after a battle with brain cancer. The Field Artillery community, the United States Army and the nation...

Award nomination: dos & don'ts.
September 1, 2004... DO... Submit all awards to the US Field Artillery Association no less than 30 days before presentation date to avoid late fees. DO... Use the proper forms and fill out completely to avoid any delays in processing. DO... Double check...

$1,000 scholarships awarded for 2004.(United States Field Artillery Association)
September 1, 2004... The US Field Artillery Association announces the three winners of the annual undergraduate academic or vocational scholarships and congratulates them on their outstanding accomplishments. 2004 Scholarships. The three $1,000 scholarships...

Everyone has a story.
September 1, 2004... The United States Field Artillery Association has 82 chapters all over the world. Every chapter has a story or event they would like to share with the field artillery community. Has your chapter had a significant reunion? An interesting St...

Hard Chargers gather.
September 1, 2004... The 30th Field Artillery Regiment Association (Hard Chargers USFAA Chapter) held their annual reunion at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on June 23-26, 2004. Scheduled events included a live fire demonstration, a tour and lunch at the Field Artillery...