Infantry Magazine articles from March 2002

Infantry Magazine archives from March 2002

The objective force role: securing the future. (Commandant's Note).
March 22, 2002... This is an exciting time to serve as Chief of Infantry, and I particularly welcome the opportunity to represent the interests of our Branch at a time when we are preparing to realize the full benefits of the Army Transformation. Building upon...

Letters.
March 22, 2002... IN PRAISE OF THE M79 Most Infantry readers probably don't remember the M79 grenade launcher- the predecessor to the M203. One man in each fire team carried this handy, lightweight weapon, which was designed to take out machinegun positions...

The Military Eye Protection. (News).(new eyewear for the troops)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... THE MILITARY EYE PROTECTION System (MEPS) will soon replace an assortment of protective eyewear. Since the mid-1990s, the Army and the Marine Corps have used a combination of ballistic/laser protective spectacles (BLPSs), special...

Precision Aerial Delivery. (News).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... PRECISION AERIAL DELIVERY (PAD) prototype equipment, data processing, and system procedures were tested last summer at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, aboard an Air Force C-130E. The system provides onboard, real-time modeling of load...

The High Expansion Ratio. (News).(shelters)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... THE HIGH EXPANSION RATIO shelter for long-term deployments has been developed from a new technology in rigid-wall manufacturing. Wood beams assembled on the ground to support plywood floors, and sheets of plywood for walls and doors, have...

The U.S. Army Soldier Systems. (News).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... THE U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS Center (Natick) has merged two special-purpose combat rations into a single product, called the Meal, Cold Weather/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP). The new item streamlines production and offers...

New Urban Operations Doctrine. (News).(field manual by the school of infantry)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... NEW URBAN OPERATIONS DOCTRINE has been published by the Infantry School. Under the Army's new field manual numbering system, this manual is now known as FM 3-06.11, Combined Arms Operations in Urban Terrain. It replaces FM 90-10-1, Military...

Urban operations update. (Professional Forum).
March 22, 2002... In October 1996 the Defense Science Board concluded that the most likely battlefield of the future would be an urban area. The board also made some recommendations, essentially stating that the armed forces of the United States needed to...

Interim Brigade Combat Team: indirect distributive fires concept. (Professional Forum).
March 22, 2002... The expectation that the Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) will fight in a non-linear environment has forced units to develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to incorporate indirect fires to deliver rounds in a 360-degree zone....

Fighting position, or deathtrap? (Professional Forum).(maneuvers)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... All infantrymen must know how to construct solid, functional fighting positions. An improperly constructed position such as the one shown here is actually dangerous for the soldier to occupy. It will not provide the protection from fire that he...

M41 TOW improved target acquisition system (ITAS). (Professional Forum).
March 22, 2002... The M41 TOW improved target acquisition system (ITAS) is a block upgrade to the M220 ground/high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted TOW 2 missile system. The TOW ITAS is currently being fielded to airborne, air assault, and...

Get Volcano mines into the fight. (Professional Forum).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... According to Field Manual (FM) 20-32, obstacle emplacement authority is the jurisdiction that a unit commander has to emplace tactical obstacles. In a theater of operations, theater commanders have the authority to emplace obstacles. In most...

Effectively using interpreters. (Professional Forum).(troops in foreign lands)
March 22, 2002... As this country's land-fighting component, the Army has needed and employed interpreters in every engagement throughout its history. And because of increased force projection requirements, the need for skilled linguists is growing. On the...

Russian: 40mm grenades and launchers. (Professional Forum).(weapons)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Experiences from the second Chechen War set the tone for future ordnance. The Pribor Research and Production Center announced in May 2001 that it had developed a 40mm "cumulative" round for GP-25 and GP-30 under-barrel grenade launchers capable...

Using tactical decision games: to study tactics.(military operations)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... The use of tactical decision games (TDGs) to train leaders is not new; the technique can be traced back at least to the Chinese general and military theorist Sun Tzu, who was advocating their use 500 years before the birth of Christ. Today the...

Control of displaced civilians: a how-to guide for infantry unit leaders.
March 22, 2002... Combat has always affected civilians in areas of operation, from front lines to rear areas. Controlling civilians on the battlefield can be a major problem for infantry units, because they are often the first to face the issue of unplanned...

The way ahead: lessons from Gnjilane, Kosovo.(tactics and maneuvers)
March 22, 2002... Although well trained and focused on our mission in Kosovo, the Task Force leaders knew immediately upon passing through the Kachonic Valley that the mission would be difficult; that our soldiers would tire under the physical and mental stress;...

Merging technology and training: the 82d Airborne Division's master gunner program. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... The 82d Airborne Division recently undertook a bold initiative to improve marksmanship skills and the lethality of the individual paratrooper. Modeled after the mechanized infantry master gunner program, this program is designed to provide a...

Master Marksmen in the light infantry. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... Infantrymen today continue to struggle with marksmanship, especially under combat conditions. Trends at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) continue to document that soldiers do not engage targets effectively. Until unit leaders make...

Medical evacuation and training during Ranger School. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... It's Day 9 of the 10-day field training exercise (FTX) conducted at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion (RTB), the final exercise of Ranger School. For the past eight days the Ranger students have averaged only two hours of sleep per day. A...

Integrating medical training into company warfighting training. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... When an infantry officer takes command of a company, he wants to make it the best fighting force possible. Many of us know how to develop the maneuver aspects of training, but we may not be sure how to improve other areas that support the...

Sharpening the warfighter's edge through peace support operations. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... Few would disagree that a six-month deployment to Kosovo with the mission of bringing peace and stability to a troubled region would bond soldiers in a way that no duration of training center exercises can approach. Even fewer would argue...

Scouts their selection, training, and operations. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... Ever since the first adversaries took to the battlefield to settle their differences, opponents have sought tactical advantage over each other. Tactics seek to exploit those advantages, and they vary from era to era, war to war, and battle to...

"Go find the enemy!" use of available time during movement to contact. (Training Notes).
March 22, 2002... The purpose of a movement-to-contact is to gain or reestablish contact with the enemy. However, rotational units at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) tend to spend most of their time during this phase conducting force protection tasks....

Expert Infantryman badge changes. (Career Notes).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... As the Infantry changes, so must the EIB program. The Army's Transformation program, the Infantry MOS consolidations, and emerging technologies have led the Infantry School to make some changes in the EIB test program. The goals of the new...

OMPF Online saves money. (Career Notes).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Official Military Personnel files (OMPF) Online began in November 2001 for sergeants first class being considered for promotion, and is expanding to include more of the force. Captains being considered for promotion have been able to look...

Big improvements in official photo process. (Career Notes).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Official military photographs can now be sent digitally. And it may be just in time for thousands of NCOs otherwise eligible for promotion, but lacking photos in their files. The Department of the Army Photograph Management Information...

MacArthur and the American Century: A Reader; and MacArthur's War: Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 2002... MacArthur and the American Century: A Reader. Edited by William M. Leary. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. 522 Pages. $40.00, Softbound. MacArthur's War: Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero. By Stanley Weintraub. Simon &...

Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide: May 1965 to October 1966. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 2002... Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide: May 1965 to October 1966. By John M. Carland. U.S. Army Center of Military History, 2000. 410 Pages. $43.00. Reviewed by Dr. Joe P. Dunn, Converse College. The United States Army Center of Military...

Hitler's Traitor. Martin Bormann and the Defeat of the Reich; and Inside Hitler's High Command. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 2002... Hitler's Traitor. Martin Bormann and the Defeat of the Reich. By Louis Kilzer. Presidio Press, 2000. 307 Pages. $29.95. Inside Hitler's High Command. By Geoffrey P. Megargee. University Press of Kansas, 2000. 327 Pages. Reviewed by Colonel...

With Alex at War: From the Irrawaddy to the Po, 1941-1945. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 2002... With Alex at War: From the Irrawaddy to the Po, 1941-1945. By Rupert Clarke. Leo Cooper, 2000. 242 Pages. $30.00). Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Raugh, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired. "'General Alex' or 'The Chief,' as we all knew...

A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne: A Memoir, 1918-1919. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 2002... A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne: A Memoir, 1918-1919. By William S. Triplet. - Edited by Robert H. Ferrell. University of Missouri Press, 2000. 326 Pages. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Albert N. Garland, U.S. Army, Retired. Veterans of World...

Broken Soldiers. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 2002... Broken Soldiers. By Raymond B. Lech. University of Illinois Press, 2000. 330 Pages. $27.95. Lieutenant Colonel Michael F. Davino, U.S. Army. The conduct of American prisoners of war in Korea left much to be desired. Shortly after the...

Recent and recommended.(military books)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Keystone: The American Occupation of Okinawa and U.S.-Japanese Relations. Foreign Relations and the Presidency Series. By Nicholas Evan Sarantakes. 287 Pages. $34.95. An Attack on Duffer's Downtown. By Russell W. Glenn. Rand Corporation,...

Solution.(military tactics)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Tactical Decision Game #1-01 Assumptions: Hill is rocky and devoid of vegetation. We will get both 105 & 81mm priorities of fire. Must get a sizeable element west of the hilltop to close the range so I can get effects on the...