Infantry Magazine articles from September 2000

Infantry Magazine archives from September 2000

The Infantry Leader and Army Transformation. (Commandant's Note).
September 1, 2000... In today's operational environment, teams, task forces, and brigade combat teams almost always are multi-branched, multi-serviced, and multi-national. The future will continue this trend. The Objective Force into which we are transforming...

A Salute to the Gold Bar.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... At about this time each year a group of young men from a variety of training backgrounds pin gold bars on the collars of new uniforms and take up the profession of Infantry leadership. If you are in this group, the weeks immediately ahead,...

Infantry Letters.
September 1, 2000... DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED CAPABILITY FROM JAVELIN This letter is in response to Captain Charles L. Hiter's article, "The Antitank Section in Support of a Light Infantry Rifle Platoon" (INFANTRY, January-April 2000, pages 15-16). Captain...

The Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE). (Infantry News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The modular lightweight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE) system will be issued to Army units beginning in October 2001. One of the main components of the system is its nylon mesh vest with removable pockets to accommodate different carrying...

The Army's Improved Intermediate Cold/Wet Boot. (Infantry News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The Army's Improved Intermediate Cold/Wet Boot was recently fielded. The two major changes are a removable insulation liner and a softer, more flexible mid-sole. The first version of the boot, which was fielded in the early 1990s, filled...

The Advanced Bomb Suit. (Infantry News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The Advanced Bomb Suit, developed at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (Natick), will replace the legacy PS-820 bomb suit beginning next summer. The PS-820 suit was first fielded in 1988 to Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units....

The Laser Eye Protection Program. (Infantry News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The Laser Eye Protection Program at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (Natick) is dedicated to finding better ways to guard against the danger of eye damage from lasers. Lasers were first demonstrated in 1960. Natick then established a...

The Commander's Smart Book. (Infantry News).
September 1, 2000... The Commander's Smart Book will provide Army leaders with a centralized source of information on combat service support equipment and systems. A compilation of facts and figures on various products, the book helps show commanders what is...

Using Devices: To predict Live Fire Marksmanship. (Professional Forum).
September 1, 2000... In these times of shrinking resources, marksmanship trainers are often under pressure to do more with less when training soldiers to become--and remain--proficient shooters. The guidance is out there, but constraints in time, ammunition, and...

First Sergeant Duty. (Professional Forum).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The first sergeant's role in the Army is time-honored and rich in custom and tradition. The primary duties of the first sergeant have changed very little since the days of the American Revolution, when General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben...

The Hasty Air Assault: "Special Staff Officer". (Professional Forum).
September 1, 2000... Hasty air assault operations give an infantry company, battalion, and brigade the flexibility to project a fighting force in both offensive and defensive operations. They allow the infantry to surprise the enemy and gain or regain the...

Electronic Warfare: And the Infantryman. (Professional Forum).
September 1, 2000... The education of the infantry soldier generally overlooks the field of electronic warfare. Members of the Military Intelligence and Signal branches have become experts in this field, with only a cursory education on its potential and...

Obscurants as a Combat Multiplier. (Professional Forum).
September 1, 2000... Combat multipliers are systems that provide an advantage over the enemy when integrated with other combat systems. Two multipliers that most field leaders are familiar with are superior battlefield information and obstacles. Obscurants are also...

RShG-1: Russia's Latest Thermobaric Grenade. (Professional Forum).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The latest Russian thermobaric grenade--brought out on 23 July 2001 by the Bazalt Research and Production Center--is an improved variant of the RShG- 1. Described as a "MultiPurpose Rocket Propelled Grenade," the weapon has been listed as...

Expanding Sniper School Programs. (Professional Forum).
September 1, 2000... The United States Army Infantry Center has expanded the training capability and student load capacity of the U.S. Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Using the Total Army Training System (TATS) model as a guide, the National Guard...

"Streetfighting": The Rifle Platoon in MOUT.
September 1, 2000... Since the end of World War II, the world's population and conflicts have moved from the rural countryside to modem cities and their suburbs. The U.S. Army has found itself on this new battlefield, and is shifting greater training emphasis to...

Security Area Concepts: At Battalion and Brigade.
September 1, 2000... Security area operations are critical to the success of any defensive battle. The tempo of operations and the probability of success are all tied up in the conduct of the security area battle. Too often, commanders and their staffs see the...

Improving Combat Readiness: Developing and Implementing Effective Training. (Training Notes).
September 1, 2000... A cursory glance at defense articles in recent years will indicate a disturbing trend that reflects declining readiness and poor unit performance at the Army's combat training centers (CTCs) such as the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort...

Light Infantry Weapons Squads. (Training Notes).
September 1, 2000... A light infantry company's medium machineguns, 60mm mortars, and antiarmor weapons are key to its ability to succeed in combat. The machineguns and mortars allow it to achieve fire superiority and provide a base of suppressive fire for maneuver...

Team Leader Certification Course: For the Light Infantry Company. (Training Notes).(Primary Leadership Development Course)
September 1, 2000... The team leader is arguably the most pivotal leader on the battlefield when it comes to the success of companies and platoons in combat. This is not meant to diminish the role of other combat leaders, but rather to highlight the need for strong...

Don't just service equipment...: Service entire companies. (Training Notes).(company-based equipment maintenance and personnel training services at 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Fort Carson, Colorado)
September 1, 2000... In addition to conducting equipment services, most mechanized infantry battalions also conduct services to ensure the readiness of personnel. In addition, one mechanized infantry company of the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, at Fort Carson,...

PMCS Certification: A Mechanized Infantry Combat Multiplier. (Training Notes).(weapon maintenance)
September 1, 2000... Over the years, mechanized infantry units have faced the dilemma of trying to manage and balance training with the demands of maintenance. The question is: How do we spend less time maintaining our fleet and more time training on our mission...

Command Post Operations: For a Company Heavy Team at JRTC. (Training Notes).(Joint Readiness Training Center)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... It's 1600 hours, Day 5 in the "Box" during a Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation; the main supply route is cleared south of Fullerton landing strip. We have "jumped" our assembly area of more than 60 vehicles for the second time...

Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower. By Dik Alan Daso. Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. 314 Pages. $29.95. Reviewed by Colonel Cole C. Kingseed, U.S. Army. Few officers have had careers more distinguished than that of...

Haig: A Reappraisal 70 Years On. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... Haig: A Reappraisal 70 Years On. Edited by Brian Bond and Nigel Cave. Leo Cooper, 1999. 271 Pages. $36.95. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Raugh, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired. British Army Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,...

The Western Front: Ordinary Soldiers and the Defining Battles of World War I. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... The Western Front: Ordinary Soldiers and the Defining Battles of World War I. By Richard Holmes. TV Books LLC, 1999. 224 Pages. $26.00, Hardcover. Verdun. By David Mason. The Windrush Press, 2000. 202 Pages. $24.95. Reviewed by Colonel...

The Book of War. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... The Book of War. Edited by John Keegan. Viking, 1999. 496 Pages. $34.95. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Albert N. Garland, U.S. Army, Retired. John Keegan is a well-known military historian and prolific writer. In this anthology, he has...

North Korean Special Forces. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... North Korean Special Forces. Second Edition). By Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1998. 328 Pages. S39.95. Reviewed by Michael F. Dilley. Ordinarily, a second edition of a book doesn't get a separate...

Ripcord: Screaming Eagles under Siege, Vietnam 1970. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970. By Keith W. Nolan. Presidio Press, 2000. 447 Pages. $29.95, Hardcover. Reviewed by Dr. Joe P. Dunn, Converse College. Keith William Nolan is the combat chronicler of the Vietnam War....

A Bohemian Brigade: The Civil War Correspondents, Mostly Rough Sometimes Ready. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2000... A Bohemian Brigade: The Civil War Correspondents, Mostly Rough Sometimes Ready. By James M. Perry. John Wiley, 2000. 305 Pages, Photographs, Maps. $27.95, Hardcover. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Dominic J. Caraccilo, U.S. Army. "I am en...