Infantry Magazine articles from July 2006

Infantry Magazine archives from July 2006

Sharing information to win the Global War on Terrorism.(Commandant's Note)
July 1, 2006... The contemporary operational environment (COE) is as uncertain as it is violent, and every bit as complex as any we have faced before. Our Soldiers and leaders have learned to operate and win in it, and they are sharing their lessons learned...

Soldiers should register now for SDM, CQM classes.(Infantry News)
July 1, 2006... The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Service Rifle Team conducts the Squad Designated Marksman Train the Trainer and the USAMU Service Pistol Team conducts the Close Quarter Marksman Train the Trainers for Soldiers throughout the Army. ...

Combatives tournament set.(Infantry News)
July 1, 2006... Fort Benning, Ga., will host an all-Army combatives tournament Nov. 3-6. Modern Combatives is a functional mixed martial art form combining Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing, clinch hitting, takedowns and groundfighting techniques. Combatives...

Portable photo printers can aid mission.(SWAP SHOP)
July 1, 2006... It is not uncommon for U.S. Army Soldiers to take pictures with local national civilians for nostalgic or mission-related purposes. The Soldiers depart with the digital pictures stored in their cameras, but unfortunately the civilians are...

Future Force Warrior passes major milestone.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2006... The Army's Future Force Warrior (FFW) system is one step closer to being fielded as the Ground Soldier System following a successful demonstration in August of its electronic networking capability. Developed and managed by the U.S. Army...

NG Company takes fight to enemy in insurgent stronghold.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2006... For nearly a year, National Guard soldiers with Alpha Company, Task Force Saber, controlled a sector in the place Time magazine cited as the worst place in Iraq--Ramadi. The Marines operated in the heart of Ramadi on one side of the river,...

Salute.
July 1, 2006... Caption: An Iraqi soldier from the 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, salutes his commanding officer during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base O'Ryan July 13. The ceremony marked the passing of authority from a 4th Infantry...

NBCRV: latest Stryker varient to be fielded.(TSM Stryker/Bradley Corner)
July 1, 2006... The Stryker Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance vehicle (NBCRV) is the last of the configurations of the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) to be fielded. For those unfamiliar with the Stryker family of vehicles, there are two basic...

The Platinum 10: 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne improves medical training to help save lives.(Professional Forum)
July 1, 2006... With the passing of conventional warfare in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) I during the spring of 2003, he fight in Iraq changed dramatically. As we continue the war on terrorism, we now face an asymmetrical battlefield with a new and...

Measuring effectiveness.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)(military decision-making process)
July 1, 2006... The need to measure the effectiveness of a campaign plan against an enemy is important on all levels of war but primarily at the operational and tactical level where tactical operations and close combat against the enemy are conducted. It is...

Warrior, prophet, priest: the strategic value of chaplains to the war effort and community.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
July 1, 2006... Don't confuse proximity to the target with importance to the mission.--Unknown The true warrior is one who is fit both for life and for war, succeeding in battle and after returning home from war. This is a dual mission often overlooked in...

Spymaster: former Egyptian intelligence chief discusses psychological warfare.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)(Salah Nasr)
July 1, 2006... The issue of public diplomacy remains one of the weaker aspects of American policy in the Middle East. There have been admirable tries at reaching the so-called "Arab Street," yet these attempts have not been successful because they focus...

Improving Army marksmanship: regaining the initiative in the infantryman's hale kilometer.
July 1, 2006... "The primary job of the rifleman is not to gain fire superiority over the enemy, but to kill with accurate, aimed fire." --General J. Lawton Collins Combat experience in the mountains of Afghanistan, two wars in the Iraqi desert, and...

Guard platoon assists with hurricane relief efforts.
July 1, 2006... My intent is to provide a narrative and analysis of my platoon's operations in Louisiana in support of Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief activities during September 2005. At the time, I was serving as the platoon leader for the Reconnaissance...

Establishing a training center for Diyala Border Enforcement.(Training Notes)
July 1, 2006... The plan for reduction of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq for the Iraqi people to have enough trained personnel maintain their own security and the security of their borders. The Iraqi government has established three major organizations to...

Weapons corner: sniper rifles then and now.(TRAINING NOTES)
July 1, 2006... 1. A standard Russian infantry rifle since the 1st World War, the M91/30 Mosin-Nagant fires a rimmed cartridge--the 7.62x54R--whose external ballistics approximated those of our own service cartridge, the .30/06. Fitted with a 3.5 power...

The logic of failure.(TRAINING NOTES)
July 1, 2006... "In war, as in art, there are no general rules. In neither can talent be replaced by precept." --von Moltke the Elder Von Clausewitz wrote in his famed On War that "There is only one decisive victory: the last." Victory, in other...

No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah.
July 1, 2006... No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah. By Bing West. New York: Bantam Books, 2005, 380 pages, $25 (cloth). Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Rick Baillergeon. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines classic as...

Ambush Alley, The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War.
July 1, 2006... Ambush Alley, The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War. By Tim Pritchard. New York: Presidio Press, 281 pages, $25.95. Reviewed by Major Keith Everett. The only thing extraordinary about this engagement was the number of casualties....

The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry In Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945.
July 1, 2006... The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry In Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945. By Paul Fussell. New York: The Modern Library, 2003. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Boden. Paul Fussell's book, The Boys 'Crusade: The American Infantry...

Civil War Medicine: Challenges and Triumphs.
July 1, 2006... Civil War Medicine: Challenges and Triumphs. By Dr. Alfred Jay Boilet. Tucson, AZ: Galen Press, LTD, 2002, 489 pages, $44.95. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Albert N. Garland and Patricia Weekley. I found this a fascinating book...