FA Journal articles from September 2006

FA Journal archives from September 2006

FA branch: transforming with our Army.(Army's Joint Fires Coordinator (JFCOORD))
September 1, 2006... The Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) General Peter J. Schoomaker recently decided that Field Artillery-men will be considered for Department of the Army (DA) selection to command all brigade combat teams (BCTs)--Infantry, Heavy and...

1-87 Infantry's split-focus fires and effects cell: urban and rural Iraq.(Cover story)
September 1, 2006... Reorganizing under the modular concept brought a tremendous increase in capabilities to both the brigade and battalion staffs, particularly in the new fires and effects cell (FEC) at both levels. [The Army recently renamed the FEC the fire...

Combat identification training: Recognition of Combat Vehicles program.
September 1, 2006... As of 31 January 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the US Army has had 27 fratricides--friendly fire on friendly forces. Twenty-six of those were from direct fire and one from indirect fire (although not artillery indirect fire). Two of...

Why some Field Artillerymen will make excellent BCT commanders.(brigade combat team)
September 1, 2006... The Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) General Peter J. Schoomaker recently directed that Field Artillerymen and Engineers be considered for DA selection to command brigade combat teams (BCTs)--Stryker BCTs (SBCTs), Infantry BCTs (IBCTs) and...

The FA: leading joint interdependency with JACI.
September 1, 2006... America is heavily engaged in a Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). We face an extended conflict against an irreconcilable and adaptive enemy. At the same time, we are changing how the US armed services conduct business. This demands an...

2nd IBCT, 2nd ID, qualifies JFOs.(Joint Fires Observer )
September 1, 2006... The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 2nd Infantry Division (2nd ID), Fort Carson, Colorado, took advantage of the new Joint Fires Observer (JFO) Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and other training and evaluation to qualify one company...

Leadership: seeing what is really in the mirror.
September 1, 2006... A true leader has seven essential qualities. He allows subordinates the latitude to make mistakes; follows through with good intentions; sets the example for subordinates; has a deeply ingrained professional love for his subordinates; can adapt...

ILARNG's 2-130 in FSE as a battalion-level CMOC in Iraq.(fire support element )(civil-military operations center)
September 1, 2006... When the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry (2-130 IN), Illinois Army National Guard (IL ARNG) Blackhawks deployed to Iraq in the spring of 2004, the staff paid particular attention to civil-military operations (CMO) that were the responsibility of...

The deployed commander's information band of tolerance.
September 1, 2006... The process of receiving, assimilating, filtering and conveying relevant information to an individual is a challenge that every Army leader will experience. Over the course of many combat deployments, it becomes evident that the concept of too...

4th Fires Brigade in Iraq: setting the conditions for safe operations.
September 1, 2006... The 4th Fires Brigade is halfway through its rotation in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) V, and we are pausing to identify areas where we have set the conditions for safety and where we can improve. Our organization consists of three...

The new precision-guided mortar munition [PGMM].
September 1, 2006... The Defense Science Board of 1996 said, "It is estimated by the year 2010, 75 percent of the world's population will live in urban areas. Urban areas are expected to be the future battlefield, and combat in urban areas cannot be avoided." The...

Joint tactical targeting for base security in Iraq.
September 1, 2006... 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 3rd Infantry Division, deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) III in the Multinational Division-North Central (MND-NC). The BCT initially was attached to the 42nd Infantry Division, an Army National...

FOS with PSS integrated: nowhere for the enemy to hide.
September 1, 2006... Major General David P. Valcourt, then Chief of Field Artillery, said "Overcoming TLE [target location error], our bane for more than 30 years, will deliver the 'keys to the joint effects kingdom' to our observers." ("Crossed Cannons on Your...

A tattoo honoring Lieutenant General (ret) John A. Dubia.(Biography)
September 1, 2006... Official West Point/Army Blue John A. Dubia was born July 17, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of an Army officer. He attended Georgetown University before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Upon graduation...

$1,000 USFAA scholarships awarded for 2006.
September 1, 2006... The US Field Artillery Association announces the six winners of the annual undergraduate academic or vocational scholarships and congratulates them on their outstanding accomplishments. 2006 Scholarships. The six $1,000 scholarships were...

3-319 AFAR TF Gun Devils: providing FA fires for Afghanistan and maneuvering on the enemy.
September 1, 2006... Task Force (TF) Gun Devils' mission in one operation in Afghanistan was to defeat a known Taliban leader and approximately 40 of his men in a small village in the northern part of an isolated valley. The valley was bordered by a rugged ridge of...