Infantry Magazine articles from June 2002

Infantry Magazine archives from June 2002

The soldier enhancement program: a paradigm for transformation.(Commandant's Note)
June 22, 2002... The Army Transformation will succeed because of our commitment to fielding a force of greater lethality, survivability, deployability, and maneuverability. As we complete the transformation to the Objective Force, we will hone our ability to...

Infantry mortar leaders.(Infantry Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2002... The Spring 2002 issue of Infantry includes an excellent article on mortar indirect distributive fires by Lieutenant Gerard Acosta and Sergeant First Class Christopher Menton (pages 11-12). What the authors did not mention was the effort...

More on interpreters.(Infantry Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2002... Major Paul J. Schmitt's article "Effectively Using Interpreters" (Infantry, Spring 2002, pages 22-27) is an excellent summary of the proper employment of linguists for small-unit commanders. Commanders should know a bit more, however, about the...

Let's prepare for the rigors of combat.(Infantry Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2002... This letter is in response to Major William Shaw's letter in the Spring 2002 issue of Infantry. Kudos to Major Shaw! Outstanding point that is often overlooked and overshadowed in today's Army of nm, nm, nm: Although I think there are flaws in...

Weighing the generals in the Korea War.(Infantry Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2002... I am writing to comment on the Expert Infantryman Badge item in the Career Notes section (Infantry, Spring 2002, page 48) and the book reviews on General Douglas MacArthur (page 49). During World War II, I served in combat as a first scout of a...

The Objective Force Warrior (OFW) Science and Technology (S&T) program got under way recently.(Infantry News)
June 22, 2002... THE OBJECTIVE FORCE WARRIOR (OFW) Science and Technology (S&T) program got under way recently when two companies were selected as lead technology integrators (LTIs) for the concept development phase. OFW is an Army flagship program that is...

National Guard armories throughout the country have suffered from a severe shortage of unheated storage space.(Infantry News)
June 22, 2002... NATIONAL GUARD ARMORIES throughout the country have suffered from a severe shortage of unheated storage space. When guardsmen are not mobilized, their supplies must be stored--from tents, fatigues, sleeping bags, and medical equipment to...

Fiber Optic Gyros (FOGs) have been selected for two military turret stabilization applications.(Infantry News)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... FIBER OPTIC GYROS (FOGs) have been selected for two military turret stabilization applications. Turret stabilization is a large and growing market as military forces require greater accuracy and durability than is offered by existing mechanical...

The Integrated Unit Simulation System (IUSS) at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center will emerge, beginning this fall.(Infantry News)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... THE INTEGRATED UNIT SIMULATION System (IUSS) at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center will emerge, beginning this fall, with an innovative design that brings groundbreaking modeling and analysis capabilities to help the Army transform to the...

Future warrior systems include heads-up displays, global positioning systems, combat identification sensors, chemical detectors, electronically controlled weapons and physiological status monitors.(Infantry News)
June 22, 2002... FUTURE WARRIOR SYSTEMS include heads-up displays, global positioning systems, combat identification sensors, chemical detectors, electronically controlled weapons and physiological status monitors connected to the warfighter's computer for...

Russian snipers: in the mountains and cities of Chechnya.(Professional Forum)
June 22, 2002... During the evolution of modern combat, the maximum effective range of most weapons has increased dramatically. Howitzers accurately fire in excess of 28 kilometers, tanks kill out to four kilometers, helicopter gunship missiles kill out to...

Lock and load: reengineering RC marksmanship training.(Professional Forum)(Reserve Component )
June 22, 2002... Commanders of Reserve Component (RC) units often have to make do with less when it comes to rifle marksmanship training. Time and other resource constraints often lead to compromises. But relief is on the way. The U.S. Army Research Institute...

AC/RC battalion command: a superb opportunity.(Professional Forum)(Active Component/Reserve Component )
June 22, 2002... I am getting toward the end of a two-year tour as commander of the 2nd Battalion (TS) (IN), 393d Regiment at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and can say that this has been one of the best assignments in my career. I also think that these Active...

Ammunition management/resupply for the light infantry mortar.(Professional Forum)
June 22, 2002... The integration and effectiveness of the light mortar is only as good as the ammunition plan, management, and resupply procedures. The amount of ammunition available is an important consideration in the attack of targets. When this is low,...

Tactical decision game #2-01.(Professional Forum)
June 22, 2002... The passage of a river by a main force, against an enterprising and active enemy on the opposite shore, is always an operation of the greatest difficulty, and not infrequently accompanied with the most bloody results. Lieutenant Henry W....

Defining the right of self-defense: working toward the use of a deadly force Appendix to the standing rules of engagement for the department of defense.
June 22, 2002... (An abstract of the authors' legal analysis published in the Spring 2002, 31 University Baltimore Law. Review 157.) When we send fine young Americans into harm's way, we have a moral and legal obligation to provide them with Rules of...

Lessons learned from a light infantry company during Operation Anaconda.
June 22, 2002... On 26 February 2002, I received an operations order from the Task Force 1-87 (TF Rakkasan) staff to conduct combat operations in the Sahi-Kot Valley of southeastern Afghanistan. This article is written to benefit the company grade commissioned...

Combatting terrorism at home: mobilization for stability and support operations.(Training Notes)
June 22, 2002... With the tragic events of September 11, 2001, many U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) units were activated in support of Contingency Operation Noble Eagle. (Both will be referred to here as RC units.) This mobilization...

Modernizing to the M2A3 Bradley.(Training Notes)
June 22, 2002... In the midst of the Army Transformation, the heavy force has been the object of some criticism. With the introduction of the future combat system and proposed full fielding by Fiscal Year 2010, one might think the M2A3 Bradley is a waste of...

Working with the "light fighters": tips for mechanized company commanders.(Training Notes)
June 22, 2002... When I was assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry. Division, on the Korean peninsula, I learned a lot about the integration of light and heavy forces. Many of the lessons were painful, as I sat through many "humbling" after-action...

Leadership training in tomorrow's Army.(Training Notes)
June 22, 2002... Our national security strategy entrusts the Army with global responsibilities that can be met only through force projection. Yet force projection remains caught in the classic dilemma of force design--light, heavy, or mixed? America's threats...

The cadre platoon: turning a challenge into an opportunity.(Training Notes)
June 22, 2002... The Army, at its core, is a group of people with a job to do. Everyone's job gets harder when the Army doesn't have enough people to do all the work. During the past several years, the Army, both active and reserve components, has struggled...

The basics keep you alive.(Training Notes)
June 22, 2002... One of the biggest mistakes leaders and soldiers make when their units rotate to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) is that they' forget the little things they were taught as young soldiers. As a young soldier coming into the Army back...

Joint task force credit expansion.(Infantry Career Notes)
June 22, 2002... More officers will be given credit for temporary Joint Task Force (JTF) deployments as a result of a credit expansion. The JTF credit rule, approved upon release of the 2002 National Defense Authorization Act on December 28, 2001, was...

All BNCOC graduates now get 40 promotion points.(Infantry Career Notes)(Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course )
June 22, 2002... Soldiers who successfully completed the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) are now awarded 40 promotion points, effective August 1, 2002. Soldiers will no longer receive four promotion points for each week of BNCOC. This change...

Assignments on line.(Infantry Career Notes)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Effective July 1, 2002. Army officers can now submit their assignment preference statements on the Internet by accessing the U.S. Army Personnel Command homepage. The online preference statement will enable officers to view open valid...

VEAP converts to GI Bill may lose benefits.(Infantry Career Notes)(Veterans Educational Assistance Program)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Soldiers who converted from the Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) to the Montgomery GI Bill are at risk of forfeiting their contributions and losing their benefits if they fail to make their payments. Soldiers have 18 months...

"Digital senders" speeding actions in Afghanistan.(Infantry Career Notes)(processing awards and personnel info digitally)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Processing awards and other personnel records in faraway places is getting easier with the help of "digital senders," according to personnel officials supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. A digital sender from Fort Bragg is up and running...

Heroes Never Die: Warriors and Warfare in World War II.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By Martin Blumenson. Cooper Square Press, 2001. 644 Pages. $32.00, Hardcover. Few military historians have placed a greater personal impact on our study of World War II than Martin Blumenson. Blumenson is no stranger to the readers of...

Anzio: the Gamble that Failed.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By Martin Blumenson Cooper Square Press, 2001 (Second Edition). 212 Pages, Maps. $17.95, Softbound. Thirty-eight years after its initial publication in 1963, Anzio: The Gamble That Failed by esteemed historian Martin Blumenson, once...

The Battle of Ap Bac, Vietnam. They Did Everything but Learn from It.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By David M. Toczek. Greenwood Press, 2001. 224 Pages, $62.00. The Battle of Ap Bac on January 2, 1963 was a minor engagement in the long war. The combatants were less than a regiment of ARVN soldiers with a few helicopters and armored...

British Campaign Furniture: Elegance under Canvas, 1740-1914.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By Nicholas A. Brawer. Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2001. 232 Pages. $45.00. Writing on a subject previously neglected in the study of military artifacts, Nicholas A. Brawer explores the "life under canvas" that made British gentlemen-officers...

100 Decisive Battles: from Ancient Times to the Present: the World's Major Battles and How They Shaped History.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By Paul K. Davis. Oxford University Press, 1999. 462 Pages, Maps. $18.95, Softbound. You've got to hand it to a guy who starts with Megiddo in 1479 B.C. and ends up with Desert Storm in 1991 A.D., and identifies 98 historic, decisive...

The Sicily Campaign: Recollections of an Infantry Company Commander, July-August 1943.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By Major General (Retired) Albert II. Smith, Jr., USA. Society of the First Infantry Division, 2001. 291 Pages. $21.50, Softbound. The author, who served with the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division throughout World War II,...

Providence Their Guide: the Long Range Desert Group, 1940-45.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By David Lloyd Owen. Originally published in 1980. Reprint, Leo Cooper, 2000. 238 Pages. $30.00. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was one of the first and most effective special forces units formed during World War II. The members were...

Inside Delta Force: the Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit.(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... By Eric L. Haney. Delacorte Press, 2002. 325 Pages, photographs. $25.95, Hardcover. "Speed, surprise, and violence of action. Those were the keys to success and survival, those and the ability to shoot what we intended to shoot and nothing...

Recent and recommended.
June 22, 2002... Patriot Hearts: An Anthology, of American Patriotism. By William T. Coffey, Jr. Purple Mountain Publishing (P.O. Box 77019, Colorado Springs, CO 80970-7019), 2002. 444 Pages. $16.95, Softbound. Command Legacy: A Tactical Primer for Junior...

Solution .. tactical decision game #2-01.
June 22, 2002... "Guidons," "This is Bandit 6... FRAGO to follow; prepare to copy." Mission: B/2-8 IN (M) defends in sector NLT--in order to block enemy movement westward along the mobility corridors exiting Buttertown in order to prevent Team C, the TF main...