Infantry Magazine articles from May 2008

Infantry Magazine archives from May 2008

Cultural awareness--useful today, vital tomorrow.(Commandant's Note)
May 1, 2008... An understanding of foreign cultures and languages has long been part of the American Soldier's heritage. During both World Wars and even today, many members of our uniformed services were the sons and daughters of immigrants, and hence were...

Cultural awareness--winning at the tactical level.(Command Sergeant Major's Corner)
May 1, 2008... At the tactical level, our NCO leaders must understand and emphasize the importance of cultural awareness and its potential impact on operations. Squad leaders and platoon sergeants routinely interact face-to-face with Iraqi and Afghani...

Intelligence Center offers MTTs on cultural awareness, intel topics.(Infantry News)
May 1, 2008... The United States Army Intelligence Center (USAIC) in conjunction with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Forces Command (FORSCOM) and Department of the Army G2 executes Warfighter Function (WFF)-related mobile training for units...

Center for Military History collecting historical documents.
May 1, 2008... The U.S. Army Center for Military History is collecting operational records relating to Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. While a tremendous number of records have been collected by deployed U.S. Army Military History Detachments and other...

New developmental counseling course available online.
May 1, 2008... The Combined Arms Center--Center for Army Leadership (CAL) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has recently released a new online course for all Army leaders on developmental counseling. This course consists of three modules, totaling approximately 11...

17th Infantry Regiment Association Reunion set.
May 1, 2008... The 2008 17th Infantry Regiment Association Reunion is set for August 27-30 in Tacoma, Washington. It will be held at the La Quinta Inn & Suites--(253) 383-0146. This reunion is open to any veteran of the 17th Infantry Regiment--peace time or...

Army offers renewed incentives for captains to stay.
May 1, 2008... In an effort to encourage more mid-grade officers to remain in service, the Army is again offering a "menu of incentives" for active-component captains that includes options for a cash bonus and attendance at graduate school or the Defense...

Soldiers look to other troops to get better understanding of Islamic cultures.
May 1, 2008... Military leaders say that putting aces with the monstrous machines patrolling the roads and skies of Iraq is essential to success for coalition forces. American forces go out of their way to interact with the locals and help them get a better...

WWII unit honored for bayonet attack.(INFANTRY NEWS)(Company A, 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion)
May 1, 2008... Company A, 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion conducted one of the rare bayonet attacks during World War 11 on January 4, 1945, against German machine gun positions in the vicinity of Dairomont, Belgium. This unit, its sister units, and their...

Six USAMU soldiers qualify for Olympic Team.(INFANTRY NEWS)
May 1, 2008... Six Soldiers of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia, won seven slots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team and will compete at the Olympic Games this summer. MAJ Michael E. Anti, SFC Daryl L. Szarenski, SPC Walton...

The task force targeting meeting: operations synchronization.(Professional Forum)
May 1, 2008... "The targeting process focuses operations and the use of limited assets" and time." Field Manual (FM) 3-24, Counterinsurgency, p. 5-29 Understanding the Purpose of Targeting Meetings It is important that leaders understand the...

Land warrior: dominating dismounted operations.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
May 1, 2008... One of the U.S. Army's mission essential tasks is to dominate land operations. Through its combat forces, it is ultimately the Army's ability to close with and destroy the enemy that allows it to dominate in decisive lull spectrum operations....

A commander's sniper operations planning guide.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
May 1, 2008... -- snip-er noun Date: 1832 A military sniper is a shooter trained and equipped to identify and hit key enemy personnel, often from a concealed position. His targets include leaders, crew-served weapons' personnel, and artillery...

Green tab to green tab fire support: the BCT commander's best fires asset.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)(brigade combat team)
May 1, 2008... This article first appeared in the March-April 2008 issue of Fires, a Joint Professional Bulletin for U.S. Field and Air Artillerymen. S ix years of war against a determined enemy has presented us with a number of fire support challenges,...

2008 Fires Seminar to be held June 3-5.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 2008 Fires Seminar will be held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from June 3-5. The theme for the seminar is "Artillery Strong: Challenges and Opportunities in an Era of Persistent Conflict." The conference will...

A deadly combination: integration of the AH-64D M-TADS and high altitude tactics on the modern battlefield.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "'The fielding of the Modernized Targeting and Acquisition Designation Sensor (M-TADS) has changed the way we fight and has given our unit a level of effectiveness that we believe will alter all attack reconnaissance...

OPSEC key to current, future operations.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)(Reprint)
May 1, 2008... This article was first published in the Small Wars Journal at www.small wars journal.com. The world today is indeed flat. It is possible now to quickly disseminate and share information globally in seconds rather than days. On today's...

Team from 75TH Ranger RGT Wins 2008 BRC.(Best Ranger Competition)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Above, on April 20 the top three teams cross the finish line of the 2008 Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. From left to right are SSGs Michael Broussard and Shayne Cherry of the 75th Ranger Regiment,...

Cultural awareness and the armed forces.
May 1, 2008... As a leader among the nations of the free world, the United States has established a presence in virtually every nation on the face of the earth. In many lands, our diplomatic representation is complemented by a concomitant military presence,...

Training Afghan soldiers: a technique for building rapport with your counterparts.
May 1, 2008... Counterinsurgency is called graduate level warfare, and for good reason, the dynamics of defeating an insurgent while simultaneously training the host nation security force pose a number of challenges. Afghanistan, a diverse and varied land...

A soldier's guide to understanding Christianity and Islam.
May 1, 2008... The sights and sounds of Muslim culture can be surprising to the average American Soldier. I'll never forget being awakened by the prayer call early in the morning when l was deployed to Saudi Arabia. Many of the areas where Soldiers deploy are...

'Team fish hook' long range carbine marksmanship training in Afghanistan.(Training Notes)
May 1, 2008... This article describes what we called "Fish Hook" (from our call sign) long range carbine marksmanship training we executed in December 2007 at Spin Buldak, Afghanistan. We wrapped up a very successful austere-environment shooting training...

USAIS Writing Contest ends December 31.(TRAINING NOTES)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. Army Infantry School (USAIS) Professional Writing Contest is open to anyone, civilian or of any military rank, including Maneuver Captains' Career Course (MCCC) and Maneuver Advanced NCO Course (M-ANCOC) and...

MTPs to be phased out: combined arms and tactics directorate, U.S. Army Infantry school.(TRAINING NOTES)
May 1, 2008... The Department of the Army (DA) and Combined Arms Center (CAC) have directed branch proponent schools to no longer develop and publish Mission Training Plans (MTPs) and to place collective tasks and other training products on the Digital...

Scenario highlights effective personnel recovery program.(TRAINING NOTES)
May 1, 2008... The scenario It was a routine day working in Iraq, until you heard, "Attention on the floor. There's been a PR incident." As the watch officer for your staff section, you join the small group assembling around the Personnel Recovery...

Intelligence sharing: a not so new concept given new life.(TRAINING NOTES)
May 1, 2008... What is the most important task every Soldier is responsible to do that we most need to improve? If you ask a CSM, he may tell you uniform compliance with Army Regulation 670-1. If you ask a team leader, he might say physical fitness, and a...

The Anglo-French intervention in the Levant June 8 to July 11, 1941.(TRAINING NOTES)
May 1, 2008... The defeat of pro-Axis Iraqi regiments led by Prime Minister Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani and the British effort to end the siege of the Habbaniya Air Force Base led to reevaluation of asymmetric agitation in the Middle East by Axis powers. Although...

The Korean War: An Exhaustive Chronology.(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Korean War: An Exhaustive Chronology. By Bud Hannings. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2007, 3 volumes, 1,088 pages, $245. Bud Hannings' long awaited history of the Korean War has arrived, and it was well worth the wait. Those of...

The Longest Battle: September 1944 to February 1945, From Aachen to the Roer and Across.(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Longest Battle: September 1944 to February 1945, From Aachen to the Roer and Across. By Harry Yeide. St. Paul, MN: The Zenith Press, 2005, 304 pages, $24.98. In September 1944, optimism filled the air in Allied headquarters all across...

Eisenhower, A Biography.(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Eisenhower, A Biography (Great Generals Series). By John Wukovits. New York City: Palgrave MacMillan, 2006, 216 pages, $21.95. An individual as complex as Ike, and with such a varied career, can't be covered in much depth in 216 pages. The...

Caesar, Life of a Colossus.(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Caesar, Life of a Colossus. By Adrian Goldsworthy. Yale University Press, 2006, 583 pages, $35. When one thinks of the Roman Empire, it is difficult not to be impressed. For more than 500 years, the empire commanded armies in the hundreds...

Battle for the Ruhr: The German Army's Final Defeat in the West.(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Battle for the Ruhr: The German Army's Final Defeat in the West. By Derek S. Zumbro. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2006, 447 pages, $34.95. Derek Zumbro's work, Battle For The Ruhr." The German Army's Final Defeat in the West,...