Infantry Magazine articles from March 2004

Infantry Magazine archives from March 2004

Training adaptive leaders and units.(Commandant's Note)(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... When General (Retired) Freddy Franks was about to deploy the VII Corps to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield, he visited Colonel (Retired) Russell P. "Red" Reeder, Jr., the famous commander of the 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry...

USAMU to offer Squad Designated Marksman Instructor Course.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2004... The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit has announced that it will provide a new Squad Designated Marksman Instructor Course to help Soldiers improve their war-fighting marksmanship skills. Army Marksmanship Unit shooters have nearly doubled the number...

Reunions.(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... The Society of the First Infantry Division (Big Red One) will hold its 86th annual reunion July 28-August 1 in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, write to the society at 1933 Morris Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422 or call (888) 324-4733, fax...

USAMU soldiers train troops in Iraq.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2004... To maintain an efficient and effective fighting force, Soldiers never stop training. Even while conducting combat operations in a foreign land, Soldiers must test and refine their fighting skills to stay one step ahead of their enemies on the...

Study says load too heavy.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2004... Nowhere in Afghanistan did Lieutenant Colonel Charles Dean see the folkloric 120-pound rucksack reputed to be carried by a dismounted infantryman in combat, but what these Soldiers do carry continues to weigh too much. Dean, an infantry...

Items of interest.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2004... A flashlight is something we hardly ever think about. We have one on top of the fridge, one in the car, and a couple of small ones in a drawer. And whenever we need a flashlight, for some ironic reason the batteries are near dead or the bulb...

Enemy employs new tactic.(Infantry News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In Iraq, coalition officials reported a new tactic used by terrorist forces: using aid convoys to smuggle arms. In restive Fallujah, where tensions remain high between Marines and the local population, a convoy of humanitarian goods was...

All-Army Small Arms Championships hone combat skills.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2004... While the All-Army Small Arms Championships is an M16 rifle and M9 pistol competition, this year it was also an advanced marksmanship workshop that will help competitors share combat skills with Soldiers at their home units. More than 170...

Conventional forces, special forces and the hidden guerrilla.(Professional Forum)
March 1, 2004... Leaders create conditions for success. Organizing, equipping, training, and leading Soldiers to accomplish operational missions are the goals of leaders. Will and determination mold Soldiers into effective organizations. Full spectrum...

OPSEC is everyone's responsibility: changing a mindset.(Professional Forum)
March 1, 2004... "In the Global War on Terrorism, we face an insidious and adaptive adversary capable of gathering open source information on our operations and intentions. Do not provide him assistance through uncontrolled release of information that may...

Egyptian General Abdel-Moneim Riad: the creation of an adaptive military thinker.(Professional Forum)
March 1, 2004... Arab militaries are notoriously known for lack of individual initiative and a rigidity that tends to favor scripted methods of warfare. Some nations like Egypt are trying to get away from Soviet-style doctrine and are slowly attempting to adopt...

Battlefield medicine: a new perspective.(Professional Forum)
March 1, 2004... The United States military is the foremost fighting force in the world today. We have the most modern weapons systems and the most sophisticated delivery techniques known to man. However, Soldiers continue to die on today's battlefield the same...

Preparing a mechanized infantry task force for combat--an NCO's --perspective.
March 1, 2004... In October 2002, Task Force 3-15 Infantry of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) deployed to Kuwait as part of Operation Intrinsic Action. We started to train, realizing the longer we were deployed to Kuwait the more imminent possible war...

Flexibility: today's leaders adjust, adapt, overcome.
March 1, 2004... Today, more than ever, Army leaders are being required to work well beyond their scope to excel on the battlefield. The ability to adapt, adjust, and overcome has become more critical than ever before. On today's battlefield, the varying...

Glider assault on Eben Emael as an archetype for the future.
March 1, 2004... In the wee hours of the morning on May 10, 1940, a flight of 11 German Luftwaffe Ju-52 tri-motor transport planes clawed their way into the dark sky above Ostheim, Germany. Connected behind each transport plane by a towrope was a high-wing...

Close quarters combat training: using the IDPA system.(Training Notes)
March 1, 2004... After competing for several years within the Glock Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF), the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA), the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) 3 gun, and numerous local plate, steel, and...

The Battlefield Anti-Intrusion System: the soldier's answer to tactical perimeter security.(Training Notes)
March 1, 2004... One of the most critical missions facing leaders at all levels today is that of providing security and protection for their personnel. During deployments or field training exercises, commanders are responsible for providing security for...

Preliminary rifle instruction before the first bullet flies.(Training Notes)
March 1, 2004... Shoot, move, and communicate are the three implied tasks for every drill or tactic an infantry unit performs. Every leader knows how important they are and schedules as much time practicing each of the three as possible. In the case of...

Predicting live-fire marksmanship: a simulation-based tool for the RC trainer.(Training Notes)
March 1, 2004... Constraints on training time, ammunition, and access to live-fire ranges make it a real challenge for Reserve component (RC) trainers to sustain their Soldiers' marksmanship proficiency. To provide some relief, Master Sergeant Donald Riley and...

The Sphinx target: marksmanship training in three dimensions.(Training Notes)
March 1, 2004... Editor's Note: This article was first published in the January-April 1999 issue of Infantry Magazine. No matter what you think about the state of Army marksmanship training, certain items are absolutely essential to conducting worthwhile...

Mining attacks near Mehtar Lam.(Tactical Vignette)
March 1, 2004... Editor's Note: This vignette was adapted from The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahedeen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War , which was written by Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester Grau. The vignette was submitted by Commander Sher Padshah and another...

Army gives AIP for Korea assignments.(Infantry Career Notes)
March 1, 2004... The Army has a new incentive program to encourage Soldiers to extend their tours of duty in Korea for an additional year. The program, titled the Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) program, adds an additional $300 per month to paychecks if...

The War Within the Union High Command: Politics and Generalship During the Civil War.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... The War Within The Union High Command: Politics and Generalship During The Civil War. Thomas J. Goss. University Press of Kansas, 2003. 300 pages. $34.95. Reviewed by Command Sergeant Major James Clifford. Thomas J. Goss takes a fresh view...

Mao's Generals Remember Korea.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Mao's Generals Remember Korea. Translated and edited by Ziaobing Li, Allan R. Millet and Bin Yu. University Press of Kansas, 2001. 303 pages. $39.95. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Mike Davino. The intervention of the People's Republic of...

The Challenge of Change: Military Institutions and New Realities 1918-1941.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... The Challenge of Change: Military Institutions and New Realities 1918-1941. Edited by Harold Winton and David Mets. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln, Nebraska, 2000. 246 pages. Reviewed by Lieutenant Commander Youssef H. Aboul-Enein, U.S....