Infantry Magazine articles from January 2004

Infantry Magazine archives from January 2004

Markmanship--the warrior's edge.(Commandant's Note)
January 1, 2004... "The importance of well-trained infantry as the prime essential to military success can hardly be overestimated. Infantry capable of meeting the requirements of modern war can be created only by the most painstaking and intelligent instruction...

Sling arms: not always the best bet.(Infantry Letters)
January 1, 2004... The convoy jolts along the dirt road, black-out lights' picking out its uncertain advance in the pitch-black night. Suddenly there is an explosion, and then the flash of several RPG-7s and small arms tracers light the convoy's eastern flank....

Cases of weapon sabotage reported: two seized rifles found with holes drilled in barrels.(Infantry News)
January 1, 2004... On February 3, the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) responded to the Combat Arms Range located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, in response to possible weapon sabotage. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations School (SOS) reported that a...

GI Bill can be used for OJT, APP training.(Infantry News)
January 1, 2004... Most veterans know they can use their GI Bill to pay fur the costs of education. However, many are unaware they can also receive up to $12,988.98 tax-free education benefits during a 24-month program of On-The-Job (OJT) or Apprenticeship (APP)...

Small arms championship set for March.(Infantry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) will host the All-Army Small Arms Championships in conjunction with the U.S. Army Infantry Center March 14-25. The last All-Army Championships were in 1994. Soldiers and units will compete with the M16...

New Stryker defense proven in combat.(Infantry News)
January 1, 2004... A change made to the Stryker infantry vehicle has proven itself in combat. The Stryker, an eight-wheeled infantry transporter, is an armored vehicle designed to stop 14.5 mm rounds. Critics said the main threat in Iraq is rocket-propelled...

Personal cooling systems become smaller.(Infantry News)
January 1, 2004... Every Soldier will carry some high-temperature relief when a microclimate cooling system is incorporated into the upcoming Objective Force Warrior uniform. Microclimate cooling has been researched and developed at the U.S. Army Soldier...

Help your delta company help you.(Professional Forum)
January 1, 2004... I can still remember sitting in Building 4 at Fort Benning with my Infantry Career Captains Course (ICCC) classmates when everyone from the light world said, "I don't want a delta company (anti-tank) when it comes time for command." We learned...

A survey of leadership: Stonewall Jackson and George S. Patton.(Professional Forum)
January 1, 2004... "Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it, but I'll be damned if I can define it. It probably consists of knowing what you want to do, and then doing it and getting mad as hell if anyone tries to get in your way." --The Unknown...

Getting heavy mortars into the fight.(Professional Forum)
January 1, 2004... Lack of planning for mortar fires during the military decision-making process (MDMP) can occur, often resulting in ineffective mortar fires and an incomplete fire support plan. In order to get mortars into the fight, the mortar platoon...

TF heavy mortars in a 360-degree Battlefield: lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
January 1, 2004... The following are some recommendations for the training and use of heavy mortars from a former mortar platoon leader based on his experiences during Operation Iraqi Freedom. FLEXIBILITY--Many variables exist in combat. Soldiers get hurt or...

The Egyptian-Yemen War (1962-67): Egyptian perspectives on Guerrilla warfare.
January 1, 2004... Egyptian military historians refer to their war in Yemen as their Vietnam. President Nasser began by sending a battalion of Special Forces and in the end committed 55,000 troops--all in an effort to sustain a revolution of Yemeni officers who...

The TOC in combat.
January 1, 2004... On March 20, 2003, Task Force 3-15 Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), crossed the border into Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Task Force traveled more than 700 miles in severely restricted...

Deploying to Iraq? Lessons from an infantry company commander.
January 1, 2004... I have spent 11 months in Iraq fighting this war as a company commander, starting from the berm in Kuwait to Mosul, Iraq. My Soldiers and I have learned a tremendous amount of lessons, shared many successes, and witnessed injuries on our fellow...

The tower of Babel? Joint CAS operations in Afghanistan.
January 1, 2004... "Babel: In the Old Testament, a city in Shinar where the construction of a heaven-reaching tower was interrupted when the builders became unable to understand one another's language. " --The American Heritage Dictionary of the English...

Kings of the road: heavy and light forces in MOUT.(Training Notes)
January 1, 2004... "An urbanizing world means combat in cities, whether we like it or not... We will fight in cities, and we need tanks that can fight and survive in the streets." --Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters, U.S. Army Retired in his book, Fighting...

A heavy weapons platoons: 15 minutes to Success.(Training Notes)
January 1, 2004... "Terminator-6, this is Warlord-6, FRAGO follows... move from checkpoint 2 to checkpoint 4 and secure LZ Condor for 2nd Battalion's air assault. Be there by 2300. Make sure you're there before the birds are!" With these words, an anti-tank...

Indirect fire the close fight: the 60mm mortar.(Training Notes)
January 1, 2004... Army-wide, light infantry platoons are reluctant to incorporate indirect fires, specifically from the 60mm mortar, when the enemy establishes contact in the close fight. Some platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, squad leaders, team leaders, and...

Raid on Kandahar communications center.(Tactical Vignette)
January 1, 2004... Editor's Note: This vignette was adapted from The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War, which was written by Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester Grau. The vignette was submitted by Ghulam Farouq, who was an urban...

Isolation and setting the conditions.(Winning the MOUT Fight)
January 1, 2004... The purpose of this article is to provide tactical commanders and leaders with tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to win the military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) fight. In accordance with Army Field Manual (FM) 90-10-1 (with...

Long Range Desert Group.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... Long Range Desert Group. W.B. Kennedy Shaw. 1945; reprint, Greenhill Books, 2000. 260 pages. $18.95 (softcover). British Army Captain W.B. Kennedy Shaw served as Intelligence Officer of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) from the time it...

Reagan's War: the Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism. Peter Schweizer. New York: Doubleday, 2002. 339 pages. $26.00 (hardcover). Throughout history, the rare individual has appeared on the historical...