Infantry Magazine articles from July 2007

Infantry Magazine archives from July 2007

Dismounted operations: training to achieve victory.(Commandant's Note)
July 1, 2007... Today we are fighting the enemy on his own turf, and in an operational environment that requires us to train intensively for dismounted operations. The dismounted infantry fight demands the utmost from our Soldiers, and in this Commandant's...

2007 Doughboy recipients named.(Infantry News)(Robert Hall and Ralph Puckett)
July 1, 2007... In 1968, Robert Hall left Gaffney, South Carolina, population 12,000, and went looking for "something more." Something more than cotton. "I was a country boy raised on a cotton farm. I worked in a cotton mill. All I knew was cotton," Hall...

2007 sniper competition set.
July 1, 2007... The 7th International U.S. Army Sniper Competition will be held at Fort Benning, Georgia, from October 26 to November 3. The competition will be conducted regardless of weather conditions and is designed to physically and mentally challenge...

CALL releases new leader handbook on Iraq.
July 1, 2007... The Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has just released "The First 100 Days" leader's handbook. The first days are critical to the survival of Soldiers. In this brief initial period, Soldiers and units adjust...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... Dear Infantry, I wanted to take a few moments and comment on Captain Trenton Conner's article "A Commander's Guide to the Forward Support Company" in the March-April 2007 issue of Infantry. First of all, it was a great article and very...

Short barrel passes test.
July 1, 2007... In an ongoing effort to reduce the weight of the M-240B, the Soldier Battle Lab at Fort Benning, Georgia, recently evaluated the new short barrel. The short barrel M-240B is four inches shorter and 1.66 pounds lighter than the standard...

Soldiers to receive First Strike Ration: Soldier Systems Center--Natick.(INFANTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2007... A new compact, eat-on-the-move assault ration is well on its way to warfighters" hands. "The First Strike Ration (FSR) is intended for the first-on-the-ground, first-to-fight warfighter," said Barbara Daley, food technologist and FSR...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder impacts all levels of leadership.(Professional Forum)
July 1, 2007... Since I served in the Middle East for approximately 30 months, the thoughts and reminders of my time there come and go so often that I really cannot acknowledge them. It is also tough acknowledging them to peers or superiors without concerns...

Cultural understanding: the cornerstone of success in a COIN environment.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... "Military operations, as combat actions carried out against opposing forces, are of limited importance and are never the total conflict." -- Roger Trinquier Author of Modern Warfare Cultural awareness is a term that has grown and...

The Mortar Fire Control System.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
July 1, 2007... In 2004, the M95/M96 Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS) was fielded to the 1st Cavalry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II. The M95 MFCS is used with the 120mm mortar vehicle and primarily consists of the commander's...

Setting the conditions for decisive engagements in Buhriz.(Iraq)
July 1, 2007... Doctrine requires human judgment when applied to a specific situation. In choosing a solution to a tactical problem, applicable laws and regulations, the mission, the laws of physics, human behavior, and logistic realities constrain the...

Operation Al Hasn: planning and executing a full-spectrum operation in the Afghan theater today.
July 1, 2007... OVERVIEW In 2005, members of a Special Operations task force conducted an offensive operation in the Tagab Valley located in the southeastern corner of the Kapisa Province in central Afghanistan. This assault sent insurgent fighters into...

Infantry doctrine for dismounted patrolling.(Cover story)
July 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Today, in Iraq and Afghanistan, infantrymen are going out on foot more often to patrol the streets and countryside to find the enemy and determine the situation, to report on conditions, provide security, and to...

The evolution of Iranian warfighting during the Iran-Iraq war: when dismounted light infantry made the difference.
July 1, 2007... After the Islamic revolution in 1979, two different perspectives on warfighting influenced the tactics of Iranian ground forces. There was a traditional military perspective, based on Iran's military history, which relied on modern equipment...

Operation Caesar returns: the effectiveness of dismounted infantry.
July 1, 2007... I was the platoon leader of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), when my unit deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom IV. We were stationed at...

Defense and evasive driver training.(Training Notes)
July 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Current Army operations in Iraq, primarily those in the larger cities such as Baghdad and Mosul require that our wheeled vehicle drivers be well versed in congested traffic driving techniques: Although we employ...

A concept for all seasons: the COE and its relation to real-world events.(TRAINING NOTES)(contemporary operational environment)
July 1, 2007... The contemporary operational environment (COE), introduced in February 2000, has proven surprisingly adept at maintaining its training relevance to the present day. The number of changes and seemingly "new" occurrences in current conflicts are...

Rogers' rangers standing orders revisited.(TRAINING NOTES)(Robert Rogers)
July 1, 2007... Major Robert Rogers' Standing Orders are viewed as questionable in origin, colorful, but obsolete lessons from an era when the fastest message moved at the speed of a horse and rider, and when the bow and arrow (a weapon from the dawn of man)...

Avenging Eagles: Forbidden Tales of the 101st Airborne Division in World War 2.(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Avenging Eagles: Forbidden Tales of the 101st Airborne Division in World War 2. By Mark Bando. Detroit: Mark Bando Publishing, 183 pages, $33, hardcover. Mark Bando's sixth book, Avenging Eagles: Forbidden Tales of the 101st Airborne...

War, Terror and Peace in the Qur'an and in Islam: Insights for Military and Government Leaders.(Book review)
July 1, 2007... War, Terror and Peace in the Qur'an and in Islam: Insights for Military and Government Leaders. By T.P. Schwartz-Barcott. Carlisle, PA: Army War College Foundation Press, 2004, 401 pages, $26.95. In the preface to the book, former Central...

Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq. By Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor. New York: Pantheon Books, 2006, 603 pages, $27.95. There have been few recent books that have caused the early stir and release...

All American All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II.(Book review)
July 1, 2007... All American All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II. By Phil Nordyke. St. Park, MN: Zenith Press, 2005, 868 pages, $35. There is little question as to the author's primary objective: "This is the...