Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin articles from October 2004

Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin archives from October 2004

From the editor.
October 1, 2004... This issue's focus is on the "Modular Force." LTC Steve Iwicki from the Army G2 brings us up to date on modular force unit structure, efforts to "operationalize" intelligence, and changes to Military Intelligence (MI) professional development...

Always out front.(Huachuca, U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort)
October 1, 2004... In the last issue of MIPB, BG Sumpter discussed the solid foundation of what makes the Military Intelligence (MI) Corps great. Continuing operations around the world as a part of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) reinforce my assessment that...

NCOES: the way ahead.(CSM Forum)(Noncommissioned Officer Education System)
October 1, 2004... "The whole object of education is... to develop the mind. The mind should be a thing that works." --Sherwood Anderson The whole focus of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) is to produce competent tactically and...

A Warrant Officer Corps in Transition.(Technical Perspective)
October 1, 2004... Change is the only constant in our Army. For the first time in our Nation's history, our Army is fighting on three fronts (Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Global War on Terrorism) while maintaining a legacy force and reorganizing into the...

Tactical intelligence shortcomings in Iraq: restructuring battalion intelligence to win.
October 1, 2004... The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Departments of the Army and Defense, or the U.S. Government. This version printed with permission of ARMOR Magazine. The...

Measuring anti-U.S. sentiment and conducting media analysis in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
October 1, 2004... "Tools and techniques that gear the analyst's mind to apply higher levels of critical thinking can substantially improve analysis on complex issues on which information is incomplete, ambiguous, and often deliberately distorted. Key examples...

Army's MI School faces TRADOC accreditation.(U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca)(U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command)
October 1, 2004... During 2d quarter, FY 06, the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca (USAIC&FH) will undergo its first accreditation as a U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) "Army Center and School." The FY 06 accreditation visit is...

USAIC&FH observations, insights, and lessons learned (OIL) process.(U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca )
October 1, 2004... Background During the summer of 2003, an organized process for developing Military Intelligence (MI) specific lessons learned was created in order to effect change in, as well as enhance, the MI Corps' current and future warfighting and...

Brigade Combat Team (BCT) intelligence operations.
October 1, 2004... At the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA), the Army is transforming. The changes provide significantly more robust intelligence collection and analysis capabilities at the brigade level. This article will discuss these changes...

North Korean Special Operations Forces: 1996 Kangnung submarine infiltration.
October 1, 2004... "Ever since the Korean Conflict ended in cease-fire in 1953, the clouds of war have never really been cleared because of the never-ending military provocations by the north." --Park Chung Hee, President, Republic of Korea, 1961-1979 ...

Deconstructing the theory of 4th generation warfare.
October 1, 2004... The promulgators of the theory of fourth generation warfare, Greg Wilcox and Gary I. Wilson, state the following: "First generation warfare was reflective of tactics and technology in the time of the smoothbore musket and Napoleon. The...

Proponent notes: update for military MI professionals.
October 1, 2004... The Army and Military Intelligence (MI) continue to move at a very fast pace to keep up with transformation. Much is happening throughout the Army and we have tried to capture the key points and how it all affects you, the intelligence...

CSA's Focus Area 16: Actionable Intelligence ... one year later.
October 1, 2004... The end of October 2004 marked one year since the start of our Army Focus Areas, including Focus Area 16, Actionable Intelligence. Over the last 12 months, our Army made significant progress in building more modular units, improving...

Lifelong learning for the MI soldier.(Training the Corps)(University of Military Intelligence )
October 1, 2004... For many years, the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca (USAIC&FH), as well as the rest of the U.S. Army, has been pursuing creating a "schoolhouse without walls," a truly integrated learning environment that would provide...

New training opportunities for joint STARS CGS Operators (96H).(Training the Corps)(Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System)(Enhanced Multi-Common Ground Station)(Development, Training, and Test Detachment)
October 1, 2004... A new software upgrade designed to allow Common Ground Station (CGS) and Joint Service Workstation (JSWS) systems to network with other systems over the Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) is providing valuable training...

USAIC&FH Task Force modularity MTT mission.(U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca, mobile training team)
October 1, 2004... The U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca (USAIC&FH) and the 111th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade are increasing the Intelligence battlefield operating system (BOS) mobile training team (MTT) capability to bring trainers to...

The 111th military intelligence brigade command philosophy.(Training the Corps)
October 1, 2004... On 31 July 2004, Colonel (COL) Thomas M. Kelley assumed command of the 111th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade. His command philosophy is based on the following realities and challenges: the nation is at war and the Army is in a period of...

Language action: 09L (Translator Aide) training and actions in the Global War on Terrorism.
October 1, 2004... The U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca (USAIC&FH) and the Defense Language Institute (DLI) have collaborated with Colonel Shawn Mateer, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Kirk, and First Lieutenant (1LT) Carol Stahl of the 4th Training...

The hunt for Bin Landen by Robin Moore.(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... (New York NY: Random House, Inc., 2003), 373 pages, $24.95, ISBN: 0-375-50861-9 Robin Moore's The Hunt for Bin Laden, covers the operations of Task Force (TF) Dagger in Afghanistan during the six months following 11 September 2001....

Vinegar Joe's War: Stilwell's Campaigns for Burma by Nathan Prefer.(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... (Novato CA: Presidio Press, July 2000), 312 pages, $29.95: ISBN 0762881372 The 1942 campaign for Burma was a disaster for the Allies--British, American, and Chinese. Then Lieutenant General (LTG) Joseph W. Stilwell remarked shortly after...