Infantry Magazine articles from July 2005

Infantry Magazine archives from July 2005

Fort Benning--a tradition of training.(Commandant's Note)
July 1, 2005... After having been privileged to serve for two years as Chief of Infantry, I feel a deep sense of pride in the Soldiers who live and train at Fort Benning, in the units that have deployed to join the fight against global extremism, and in the...

Electronic tabular firing tables on AKO.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2005... In response to the many requests from the artillery, infantry and armor communities, electronic tabular firing tables (TFTs) are now, available online. The U.S. Army's Armaments, Research, Development, and Engineering Center's (ARDEC)...

Counterinsurgency work a recommended read.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... In reply to Lieutenant Colonel Daly's letter in the March-April 2005 issue, I have a recommendation that I have passed up through my chain of command. A current, very thorough work on counterinsurgency is Resisting Rebellion--The History and...

Infantryman wins Gold.(Joshua M. Richmond, 2005 International Shooting Sport Federation World Shotgun Championships )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... An infantryman assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning can now be called a world champion. Private Joshua M. Richmond of Hillsgrove, Pennsylvania, won the first Gold Medal for the United States at the 2005 International...

Army tests new eye protection.
July 1, 2005... About 400 Infantry trainees and cadre at Fort Benning are testing several different types of combat eye protection that might eventually be issued to all Soldiers. Colonel Chuck Adams, the senior optometry consultant for the Army's Office...

2005 Doughboy Award recipients named.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2005... The Home of the Infantry is proud to announce that Retired General Gary E. Luck and Retired Sergeant Major of the Army Julius W. Gates are the honored recipients of the 2005 Doughboy Award in recognition of their many contributions to the...

Professional relationships.(Cultural Awareness Corner)(Arabian culture)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The key to establishing good working relations with an Arab is to establish a good personal relationship. In professional settings, Arabs operate by personal relations more than by time constraints, mission requirements, or professional skills,...

Army provides Soldiers with new tourniquet.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2005... The Army is now providing troops with a new tool designed to save life and limb. The Special Operations Forces Tactical Tourniquet (SOFTT), the Army's newest medical device, is being issued to Soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...

Army unveils active BCT stationing plan.(brigade combat teams)
July 1, 2005... As part of its largest restructuring since World War II, the Army announced its plan July 27 for stationing its active component modular brigade combat teams. The plan includes new organizations being formed and other units being returned...

Submit your articles, ideas, comments to Infantry.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2005... Have you read something in our magazine that you agree or disagree with? Share your thoughts with the infantry community by writing a letter to the editor. The views presented in our articles are those of the author and not necessarily those of...

Leader conversion: Stryker style.(TSM Stryker/Bradley Corner)
July 1, 2005... In October 1999, Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki announced that the Army would develop two full spectrum, wheeled combat brigades that utilized technology gained from Force XXI units. These two units were subsequently named Interim...

NCO-focused AARs: how to make the unit better.(noncommissioned officer, after action review )
July 1, 2005... "The American Soldier is a proud one and he demands professional competence in his leaders. In battle, he wants to know that the job is going to be done right, with no unnecessary casualties. The noncommissioned officer wearing the chevron is...

Warrior Ethos: Soldiers selflessly committed to army, unit, fellow Soldiers.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
July 1, 2005... FM 7-0, Training the Force, defines the Warrior Ethos as "... the Soldier's selfless commitment to the nation, mission, unit, and fellow Soldiers. It is the professional attitude that inspires every American Soldier. The Warrior Ethos is...

Northeast Korea--Luke's Castle--Winter 1953: three U.S. tanks and ROK rifle company in mountain defense.(Republic of Korea)
July 1, 2005... Relief The three M46s crawled into the rocky bed of the hallow Soyang River. It was a cold night. The tanks had traveled since dawn, taking two stops to refuel and one for a breakdown. They turned north into the swift current, each one...

CJTF 635: regional assistance mission to the Solomon Islands: an Australian army unit's quick response.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
July 1, 2005... "May this memorial endure the ravages of time until the wind, rain and tropical storms wear away its face, but never its memories." Guadalcanal American Memorial, in Honiara, Solomon Islands In the early hours of 22 December 2004, an...

Kinetic targeting in Iraq at the battalion task force level: from target to detainee.
July 1, 2005... The Iraqi Theater of Operations is a very complex and diverse environment. As battalion task forces are employed across the country, each faces unique struggles with equally unique ways to deal with them. The following are observations and...

Manipulating your battle space to win.
July 1, 2005... Defensive Posture For many units the current focus seems to be on j defensive tactics. These units often conduct mounted patrols depending on material solutions such as armor to get them safely past the enemy improvised explosive device...

Lessons from the past: successful British counterinsurgency operations in Malaya 1948-1960.
July 1, 2005... At the conclusion of World War II, the world saw a new struggle emerge between communism and those opposed to it. It spread across much of Asia and into the British colonial territory of Malaya. The victory achieved by the British over the...

The first army IED training methodology.(improvised explosive device)
July 1, 2005... "IEDs are the enemy's precision guided weapons which allows them to conduct violent attacks at a time and place of their choosing."--Lieutenant General Russel k. Honore First Army Commanding General Aground assault convoy moves long a dirt...

The ROE tactical training seminar: combining rules of engagement and marksmanship with judgment-based training.(TRAINING NOTES)
July 1, 2005... The replacement of sterile, garrison-based, end-of-phase critical task testing in Basic Combat Training (BCT) with realistic and relevant situational training exercises (STX) that contain embedded individual tasks has highlighted an unforeseen...

Overhauling the platoon night live-fire defense in IET.(TRAINING NOTES)
July 1, 2005... The Army has made great strides in preparing Soldiers for combat over the past two years. Using a foundation of 39 core warrior tasks and nine core warrior battle drills, it recently instituted a new program of instruction (POI) for Basic...

The U.S. Army: A Complete History.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The U.S. Army: A Complete History Edited by Colonel Raymond K. Blum, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired. Army Historical Foundation, Hugh Lauter Levin Associations, Inc., 2004. 960 pages, $75. In its 960 pages and illustrations, this book outlines...

Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace.
July 1, 2005... Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace. By Ralph Peters. Stackpole Books, 2003. 337 Pages, $22.95 (Hardcover). Beyond Baghdad is an anthology of Ralph Peters' published columns and essays spanning the period from before September 11th...

The Chatman House Version and Other Middle Eastern Studies by Elie Kedourie.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The Chatham House Version and Other Middle Eastern Studies by Elie Kedourie. First published by Prager, New York in 1970. Paperback edition published in 2004 by Ivan R. Dee Publishers, Chicago. 488 pages. The late Iraqi scholar Elie...