Infantry Magazine articles from November 2008

Infantry Magazine archives from November 2008

Meeting the challenges of the operational environment.(Commandant's Note)
November 1, 2008... This is an exciting time in our nation's history to be a Soldier, and I am honored to assume my duties as the 48th Commanding General of Fort Benning and as the Chief of Infantry. The Home of the Infantry remains the centerpiece of Army...

National Infantry Museum, Soldier Center to honor US Infantry legacy.(Infantry News)
November 1, 2008... The new National Infantry Museum d Soldier Center at Patriot Park will honor the legacy of the United States Infantry on a 200-acre site that links Columbus, Ga., with Fort Benning, the Home of the Infantry. The National Infantry Foundation, a...

Lightweight .50-cal: lethality at half the weight.(Infantry News)
November 1, 2008... As Soldiers training for combat look to lighten their load, they can look forward to the lightweight .50-caliber (LW50) machine gun. The LW50, an addition to the Army's arsenal of machine guns at one-half the weight of the M2.50-caliber...

Army unveils new stability operations FM.(INFANTRY NEWS)
November 1, 2008... The commanding general of e U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, GEN William S. Wallace, unveiled the new Stability Operations field manual October 6. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FM 3-07 puts stability operations into doctrine after it...

War College announces Strategic Landpower Essay Contest.
November 1, 2008... War College Announces Strategic Landpower Essay Contest--The U.S. Army War College and U.S. Army War College Foundation announce the annual Strategic Landpower Essay Contest. The topic of the essay must relate to "Perspectives on Stability...

USAMU hosts Small Arms Championships.
November 1, 2008... USAMU Hosts Small Arms Championships--The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will host the 2009 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships in conjunction with the U.S. Army Infantry Center February 21-28 at Fort Benning, Ga. The Army Rifle and Pistol...

40mm non-dud producing training ammo now available.(INFANTRY NEWS)
November 1, 2008... PEO Soldier's Project Manager Soldier Weapons in Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., has three 40mm product standouts in the Green Ammunition category. Yes, that's "Green Ammunition." These training cartridges enable 24/7 day/night combat training on...

The HHC commander as the JSS/forward TAC OIC.(Professional Forum)
November 1, 2008... With the changing nature of the light infantry battalion's headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander's role in a modular brigade combat team, this paper addresses a course of action for the tactical employment of the HHC commander...

Force protection and coalition outposts.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
November 1, 2008... Force protection measures are critical to maintaining combat power at coalition outposts (COPs) and greatly contribute mission success in Iraq. A little over a year ago, most Soldiers had probably never heard of a coalition outpost. With our...

Snapshot of a joint security station.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
November 1, 2008... The joint security station JSS) is a program in Iraq hat works off the idea that one of the ways to get the Iraqi governmental institution to take ownership over their security forces is to embed coalition forces (CF) with Iraqi police (IP),...

Combined arms and the evolution of war.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
November 1, 2008... We cannot allow casualty aversion to rule military tactics and erase decades of military evidence illustrating the effectiveness of the combined arms (CA) methodology. In the RAND Corporation report "Russia's Chechen Wars 1994-2000: Lessons...

Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course: platoon leader decision making for the 21st century.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
November 1, 2008... In the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course (IBOLC), lieutenants train to lead infantry platoons in modern warfare. While much time is spent teaching the students to embrace the Warrior Ethos, infantry culture and small unit tactics,...

Combat leadership.
November 1, 2008... "To rectify past blunders is impossible, but we might profit by the experience of them." --George Washington Comparable units with near identical assets, resources, and enemy situation templates (SITTEMPs) frequently enjoy widely...

Goliath's transfiguration: preparing the infantry for netwars.
November 1, 2008... "In the period that Einstein was active as a professor, one of his students came to him and said: 'The questions of this year's exam are the same as last year's!' 'True,' Einstein replied, 'but this year all answers are different.'" ...

Gunfighting 101: the USAMU's Close Quarters Marksmanship Course.(TRAINING NOTES)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) at Fort Benning, Ga., is changing the way we think about close quarters marksmanship (CQM) with a course that I've described as "Gunfighting 101." The Close Quarters...

The American hoplite: evolution of the infantryman.(TRAINING NOTES)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Much debate has been generated by Victor Davis Hanson's thesis promulgating a continuous Western way of war that can be traced back 2,500 years to the ancient Greek hoplite--which is detailed extensively in his book...

Field sanitation teams, preventive medicine measures key during deployments.(TRAINING NOTES)
November 1, 2008... There are few veteran commanders who can relate their combat experiences without at the same time vividly describing the overwhelming influence that the physical environment, climate, and disease had on their decision making and on their...

General Walter Krueger: Unsung Hero of the Pacific War.
November 1, 2008... General Walter Krueger: Unsung Hero of the Pacific War. By Kevin C. Holzimmer. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2007, 329 pages, $39.95. Reviewed by BG (Retired) Curtis H. O'Sullivan. In World War I, there were three field armies...

Patrolling Baghdad, A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq.
November 1, 2008... Patrolling Baghdad, A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq. By Mark R. DePue. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 291 pages, Hardback $34.95. Reviewed by LTC Keith Everett, USAR. The 233rd Military Police Company is like many...

Military Justice in Vietnam: The Rule of Law in an American War.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Military Justice in Vietnam: The Rule of Law in an American War. By William Thomas Allison. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2007, 230 pages, $34.95. Reviewed by LTC (Retired) Albert N. Garland. The author, William Thomas Allison,...