Infantry Magazine articles from May 2005

Infantry Magazine archives from May 2005

Transformation: a full-spectrum approach.(Commandant's Note)
May 1, 2005... The challenges facing our leaders engaged in the Global War on Terror dictate that we constantly consider all eleven variables of the contemporary operational environment (COE). In my last note I wrote about cultural awareness and its impact on...

Center needs soldiers' ideas.(INFANTRY NEWS)
May 1, 2005... The Soldier Innovation Initiative (SII) is seeking resourceful equipment ideas from Soldiers who have served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The Natick Soldier Center's (NSC) Operational Forces Interface Group...

USAMU soldier wins World Cup.(INFANTRY NEWS)
May 1, 2005... Sergeant First Class Jason A. Parker of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit started the United States out on the right foot April 10 as he won the Gold Medal and an Olympic Country Quota Slot for the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China, with a world...

Center for Army lessons learned: getting the word out.(INFANTRY NEWS)
May 1, 2005... Mission accomplishment, sustainability, survivability; these three elements are fundamental and essential to our profession, and we see them repeated in our doctrinal literature, in articles published in our branch magazines, and in the...

New law to affect SGLI payments, premiums.(INFANTRY NEWS)(servicemembers' group life insurance)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Defense and Veterans Affairs officials are ironing out details of programs that will expand benefits provided through Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. The legislation signed into law by President Bush May 11 increases maximum SGL1...

Space support enhances division's planning efforts.
May 1, 2005... The last time the 10th Mountain Division (Light) deployed, the plans and operations officer had to rely on terrain maps for battlefield awareness. It was all they had. The next time 10th Mountain deploys, things will be different. Soldiers will...

Medal of Honor awarded for OIF actions.(INFANTRY NEWS)
May 1, 2005... An American Soldier's family received the highest military recognition, the first Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom, from President George W. Bush on April 4. Bush presented the Medal of Honor to David Smith, the 11-year-old son...

Family and social interaction.(Arab families, social aspects)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... FAMILY AND SOCIAL INTERACTION--Arab families are often large and strongly influence individuals' lives. The family is the basic societal unit. A patriarchal system, the father is the head of the family and is considered a role model. Although...

RTB crowns 2005 Best Rangers.(Ranger Notes)
May 1, 2005... The 22nd annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition was held April 22-24 at Fort Benning with two 4th Ranger Training Battalion Soldiers claiming the top spot. After 60 hours of physically and mentally challenging events, Captain...

Bradley units ready for training with modernized conduct of fire trainer.(TSM Stryker/Bradley Corner)
May 1, 2005... In 1980, shortly after the fielding of the M2/M3 Bradley fighting vehicle (BFV), the Army fielded each mechanized infantry battalion and cavalry squadron a Conduct Of Fire Trainer (COFT). The COFT is a high fidelity simulator that replicates...

The Raven SUAV: working with Army aviation.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
May 1, 2005... Army aviators move over. Our infantry brothers now have their own air force in the form of the Raven, a hand-launched SUAV (small unmanned aerial vehicle). Weighing in at approximately four pounds and with a wingspan of only 4.4 feet, the Raven...

Recent missions highlight Raven.(military reconnaissance)(small unmanned aerial vehicles)
May 1, 2005... Reconnaissance/Cordon and Search: Raven small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) are routinely used to conduct reconnaissance for future operations. A Raven will fly over a target house taking video and still imagery from different angles to...

A guide for small unit commanders on the media embed program.
May 1, 2005... On March 19, 2003, the United States unleashed the military might it had amassed in the Gulf Region and began combat operations to overthrow the dangerous and brutal Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in what was dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom....

Reserve component mobilization: rear detachment, S1 and $4, yearly SRPs important.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
May 1, 2005... Reserve component mobilization is transformative by nature and multifaceted and detailed by necessity, but it doesn't need to produce the overwhelming experience of near failure that is common among many deploying units. Reservists must expect...

Hizballah: a discussion of its early formation.
May 1, 2005... The Global War on Terrorism demands that we focus on what Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage called the "A-Team of Terrorism." Hizballah, which means the Party of God, is a political and social movement that arose among Lebanon's...

Sleep management and soldier readiness: a guide for leaders and soldiers.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
May 1, 2005... Like food, water, and air--sleep is a necessity. When Soldiers don't get enough sleep, performance suffers and everyone is put at risk. The effects of sleep deprivation sneak up on us. When Soldiers don't get enough sleep, the ability to judge...

Stability operations: the legacy of the search and attack.
May 1, 2005... "The U.S. strategy in the war on terrorism is to organize and help lead international efforts to deny terrorist groups systematically what they need to operate and survive, including: safe havens, leadership, finances, weapons, ideological...

Examining the SBCT concept and insurgency in Mosul, Iraq.(Stryker brigade combat team )
May 1, 2005... The true test for any concept or system is in the practical application of its intended purpose once the concept and system have been learned and applied through test and evaluation. Currently, a second Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT),...

Military cultural education.(overseas deployment)
May 1, 2005... This article was first published in the March-April 2005 issue of Military Review. Over the past decade the Army has increasingly engaged in lengthy overseas deployments in which mission performance demanded significant interlace with...

Rollovers take toll: training drivers as they'll fight.(TRAINING NOTES)
May 1, 2005... Current situation in Iraq The enemy's primary method of attacking coalition forces outside forward operating bases (FOBs) is detonating roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs) or vehicle-borne IEDs. Insurgents travel down narrow canal...

Tips for a battalion S4.(mechanized infantry battalion)
May 1, 2005... Arriving at a mechanized infantry battalion as a captain with only light infantry experience as a lieutenant, and being assigned as the S4 can be a light fighter's worst nightmare. However, with a little preparation and prior planning a new...

Low density MOS small arms gunnery.
May 1, 2005... An HHC commander soon learns that there is a fine balance between training Soldiers for war and ensuring battalion-level training is carried out without problems in support or resources. Many times Soldiers in an HHC will only do the minimum...

Normandy: The Real Story--How Ordinary Allied Soldiers Defeated Hitler.
May 1, 2005... Normandy: The Real Story--How Ordinary Allied Soldiers Defeated Hitler. By Denis Whitaker and Shelagh Whitaker, with Terry Copp. Presidio Press, 2004. 400 pages, $15.95. Reviewed by Command Sergeant Major James Clifford. Students of the...

Faith of Our Sons: A Father's Wartime Diary.(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Faith of Out Sons: A Father's Wartime Diary. By Frank Schaeffer. Carroll and Graf Publishers, 2004. 276 pages, $25. Frank Schaeffer's world was already upset when his son John joined the Marine Corps in 1998. On February 17, 2003, John...

Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare.(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare. By Robert M. Citino. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2004. 418 pages, $39.95 (cloth). Robert Citino's Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational...