Infantry Magazine articles from March 2006

Infantry Magazine archives from March 2006

From tactical movements to snipers.(Commandant's Note)
March 1, 2006... We are an Army at war, and the global war on terrorism will continue to demand our total commitment and focus as we defeat the greatest threat to face us since World War II. For this issue of Infantry we have selected articles that describe...

Army changes Tattoo policy.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2006... Army changes Tattoo policy--The Army has revised its policy on tattoos in an effort to bolster recruitment of highly-qualified individuals who might otherwise have been excluded from joining. Tattoos are now permitted on the hands and back...

Army Deployment Excellence Award.(Infantry News)
March 1, 2006... Army Deployment Excellence Award--The Army's 2007 Deployment Excellence Award competition is now open for active, Reserve or National Guard units and installations. To participate in the DEA program, a unit is required to have executed or...

Upcoming smoke & obscurants conference.
March 1, 2006... Upcoming Smoke & Obscurants Conference--The Joint Project Manager NBC Contamination Avoidance, Product Manager for Reconnaissance and Obscuration is organizing the Obscurants 2006 Conference. This year's conference will consist of four days of...

Iraqi earns ranger tab.
March 1, 2006... He calls himself "Capt. Arkan." Arkan is his first name, and he prefers not to have his picture taken. More than a year ago, Arkan arrived at Fort Benning, Ga., to attend the Infantry Captains Career Course and Airborne School--the first...

Army stands by official CLP products.
March 1, 2006... The Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) wants to make it clear to all Soldiers that the only two approved CLPs (cleaners, lubricants, protectants) that should be used on a variety of weapons systems are Breakfree and...

Center stresses counterinsurgency mission.(Counterinsurgency Center for Excellence)
March 1, 2006... The Counterinsurgency Center for Excellence in Iraq was established last year to help units adapt to and train for the war against terror in Iraq as it is fought today, which is much different than it was 2003, 2004, or even 2005. "There...

What in the world is the Charlie Brown mount?(Swap Shop)
March 1, 2006... Infantry missions conducted as art of Operation Iraqi Freedom are vast and diverse, and many involve the use of the M1114 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV). Our unit has been assigned such missions, to include providing convoy...

The Stryker Mobile Gun System.(TSM Stryker/Bradley Corner)
March 1, 2006... The Stryker Mobile Gun System's- (MGS) mission is to provide direct supporting fires to infantry squads during the assault. Its primary function is to destroy or suppress hardened enemy bunkers, machine gun and sniper positions, and to create...

Own the road conducting convoy security operations in Iraq.(three steps for security missions are preparation, execution, and recovery)
March 1, 2006... As anyone who has ever deployed knows, there are numerous missions that your unit may be tasked to perform during combat or stability operations. This particularly holds true for the infantry. Iraq has proven no different in this respect than...

Hands on everything: company XOs in Iraq.(executive officer)
March 1, 2006... So, this is it--you are a company executive officer (XO). What are you responsible for? How do you execute those responsibilities? What are the responsibilities of your new teammates? How does it all fit together? What does your commander...

Contemporary FOB operations.(forward operating bases)
March 1, 2006... A light infantry battalion's modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE) must include organic support units to establish self-sustaining forward operating bases (FOBs) to combat insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, the...

A support platoon in Iraq.(infantry officer)
March 1, 2006... After finishing the basic infantry officer course at Fort Benning, I looked forward to a career of what I thought would be distinctly infantry experiences such as maneuvering M2 Bradley fighting vehicles and conducting dismounted patrols. The...

See the enemy: sniper operations in Iraq.
March 1, 2006... The purpose of this article is to give readers some insight into current sniper operations in two different types of terrain in Iraq. My intent is not to write a manual on sniper operations; this work is meant to give snipers a base from which...

Hindsight is 20-20: what I would have done better as a commander in combat.(Viewpoint essay)
March 1, 2006... The purpose of this article is to highlight four areas where I wish I could have done better as a commander in combat. These four areas are where my lack of focus hindered my company's ability to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and...

Civil-military affairs in Hashemite Iraq: an examination of past military conduct in Iraqi political life.
March 1, 2006... As U.S. forces take stock of the ct that 70 percent of Iraqis voted in the December 15 elections, it is vital to examine the history of how and when the Iraqi army played so prominent a role in the political life of the country. By exploring...

Infantry captains career course moves to an outcome-based curriculum.
March 1, 2006... As the United States Army and our sister services prosecute the global war on terrorism, the experience we gain and the tactics, techniques, and procedures that emerge are reflected in the way we do business. A fundamental part of that business...

The oil-spot technique: tactical approach needed to counter insurgency.(TRAINING NOTES)
March 1, 2006... So what? Is this a justified response for a tactical commander after having a strategic counterinsurgency model explained to him? Although there appears to be a renaissance of counterinsurgency thought in the military today, there still exists...

Vehicle recognition training saves lives.(TRAINING NOTES)
March 1, 2006... "Fratricide is the employment of friendly weapons and munitions with the intent to kill the enemy or destroy his equipment, or facilities, which results in unforeseen and unintentional death or injury to friendly personnel." --U.S. Army...

Battalion-level civil-military operations--Danish style.(Iraqi freedom)
March 1, 2006... In preparation for a joint British and American Civil Affairs operation in Iraq, a diverse team under the aegis of the 9th/12th Lancers researched past assessments of the town done by Danish forces at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom....

The rocket-propelled grenade: six decades and still going strong.(WEAPONS CORNER)
March 1, 2006... The Kalashnikov rifle and the rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launcher have come to symbolize the insurgent and his tactics ever since the Vietnam War. Both are as common in the global war on terror as they were in that earlier conflict, and are...

Lost in Translation--Vietnam--A Combat Advisor's Story.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Lost in Translation--Vietnam--A Combat Advisor's Story. By Martin J. Dockery. Published by Presidio Press, 2003, 252 pages, softcover, $6.99. Martin Dockery, son of Irish immigrants, recounts his tale of his life as a combat advisor to...

Across the Dark Islands: The War in the Pacific.
March 1, 2006... Across the Dark Islands: The War in the Pacific. By Floyd W. Radike. New York: Presidio Press, 2003. 261 pages, $24.95. This candid and powerfully written book is Floyd W. Radike's story of his combat service in the Pacific during World War...

A Marine's Tale. By Bob Nolan. 2002, 293 pages.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... A Marine's Tale. By Bob Nolan. 2002, 293 pages. This remarkable text is the account of a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II, a member of that heroic band of Americans whom Tom Brokaw aptly named "The Great Generation." At a...

Red Coats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry, 1788-2001.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Red Coats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788 to 2001. By Ian Kuring. Warrant Officer Class Two Ian Kuring has written a first class account of one of the world's finest infantry organizations. The Australian infantryman has...

Forts of the United States.
March 1, 2006... Forts of the United States. By Bud Hannings. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers: Jefferson, North Carolina, 2006. 738 pages, $125. Bud Hannings has hit another home run. His earlier works, A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes (1988) and...

Jayhawk! the VII Corps in the Persian Gulf War.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Jayhawk! The VII Corps in the Persian Gulf War. By Stephen A. Bourque. Washington, D.C.: Center for Military History, 2002. 514 pages, CMH Pub 70-73-1. Desert Shield/Storm was a limited war in terms of both duration and geographical...

The Big Red One at D-Day, 6 June 1944: Recollections of the Normandy Campaign and Beyond.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... The Big Red One at D-Day, 6 June 1944: Recollections of the Normandy Campaign and Beyond. By Major General Albert H. Smith, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired. Blue Bell, PA: Society of the First Infantry Division, 2003. 442 pages, softbound. There...

Infantry magazine web site being restructured.
March 1, 2006... We are an Army at war, and our enemy will make full use of any lessons learned articles and other open-source materials available on the Internet and in any DoD publications that discuss our own tactics, techniques, and procedures;...