Infantry Magazine articles from September 2003

Infantry Magazine archives from September 2003

The state of the infantry.(Commandant's Note)
September 22, 2003... It was a true pleasure to be part of the Infantry Conference held last month. The United States Infantry has never been stronger than it is today. The infantry Soldier is and will remain the bedrock of our nation's fighting force. Since October...

Janus simulation is a combat multiplier.(Infantry Letters)
September 22, 2003... "Fighter 6, this is Charlie 6, we are REDCON 1." These are the famous last words before the wily OPFOR begins to teach the BLUEFOR a lesson in tactics during the Janus simulation. This mission was no different, but what I did learn was the...

Infantry museum announces new exhibit.(Infantry News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... A Heym 9.3x74R rifle was recently presented to the National Infantry Museum by First Sergeant Michael Hibbs of Company A, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), on behalf of the Soldiers of Company A. The...

Custom firearms shop keeps Soldiers on.(Infantry News)
September 22, 2003... When the Army Shooting Team wins in competitions around the world, its success is not only due to the amazing talent of the Soldiers who are the world's greatest shooters, but the victories are also attributed in a large part to the talent and...

USAMU shooters share techniques with Special Forces Soldiers.(Infantry News)
September 22, 2003... In addition to dominating national and international marksmanship competitions, the champion shooters of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Rifle Team have also been busy passing along their shooting techniques to other U.S. Army Soldiers,...

An interview with General James T. Hill: commander, U.S. Southern Command.(Professional Forum)(Interview)
September 22, 2003... Infantry Magazine Editor Russell A. Eno sat down with General James T. Hill, commander of the U.S. Southern Command at the Marshall House, Fort Benning, Ga. Here is a transcript of that interview: Q What do you see as major priorities for...

Reducing losses in combat: a look at avoidable casualties.(Professional Forum)
September 22, 2003... American troops have not sustained casualties on the magnitude of those sustained in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. As a result, our officer and noncommissioned officer leaders have not been exposed to handling troops in a major...

The battle of Chosin Reservoir at Yudam-ni.(Professional Forum)
September 22, 2003... The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, successfully used the characteristics of the offense during the breakout operation from Yudam-ni to relieve Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, at Toktong Pass, Chosin Reservoir (also...

Virtual simulations & infantry training.(Professional Forum)
September 22, 2003... WHUMP! The breaching charge did its job and put a man-sized hole in the side of the farm house, but Bravo Team, 2nd squad had sustained casualties in completing the breach. Only one man got back from laying the breaching charge. SGT Makuch was...

Logistics slant: heavy team logistics reporting at JRTC.(Professional Forum)
September 22, 2003... What's the slant? A call comes over the radio stating at the slant is 8/7/3--eight tanks, seven Bradley fighting vehicles and three dismount squads. Everyone understands what this means. It is standing operating procedure, a way to abbreviate...

MOUT weapons: the search for a new fire support weapon.(Professional Forum)
September 22, 2003... With the emphasis today on military operations in urban terrain (MOUT), it is surprising that there are no fire support weapon systems now in the inventory or under development that are truly optimized for that environment. There are a number...

Baptism by fire: one Lieutenant Colonel's conversion to digital battle command.
September 22, 2003... I had 13 separate map sheets in the bustle rack of my Bradley when I crossed the Line of Departure (LD) into Iraq. Each was specially cut and numbered so that my Task Force operational graphics lined up correctly on the map. I had the current...

The hardest key to leadership: moral authority at the small unit level.
September 22, 2003... The military services often consign the whole of moral leadership to the realm of rectitude--that is, the individual leader as an upright, honest individual. There is nothing at all wrong with expecting leaders to behave in an ethical manner,...

Medical and casualty evacuation from point of injury to level II care: what every infantry leader should know.
September 22, 2003... "Casualty evacuation requires extensive plans, preparations, battlefield initiative, and coordination. The effectiveness of casualty evacuation influences the unit's morale and combat effectiveness." --FM 7-20, The Infantry Battalion ...

Indirect fires first: the American way of war: an interview with Major General Paul D. Eaton.(Training Notes)(Interview)
September 22, 2003... This interview was conducted May 30 at Fort Benning, Ga., when Major General Eaton Was Chief of Infantry. He handed over command of the U.S. Army Infantry Center and School June 9. He is currently serving as Commanding General of the Coalition...

Tactical decision game: seizing and holding an enemy training center in Afghanistan with a tactical air assault.(Training Notes)
September 22, 2003... Situation--You are the commander of an Air Assault rifle company. Your mission is to conduct an air assault to secure an LZ near a confirmed enemy surface-to-air missile training center (STINGERs) in Afghanistan in order to allow the...

Armor and mechanized infantry operations in restrictive terrain at JRTC.(Training Notes)
September 22, 2003... The purpose of this article is to outline potential missions, well as tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), r a heavy team when it deploys to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and fights in restrictive terrain. These TTPs were...

Battalion MDMP in a time-constrained environment.(Training Notes)
September 22, 2003... "You can ask me for anything you like, except time."--Napoleon Bonaparte It is 2100 on the second day of a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). The commander of Company A receives a radio message from the battalion...

Using the forward observer in mechanized infantry operations.(Training Notes)
September 22, 2003... How many times have you heard someone say, We don t need specialized infantrymen, because anyone can pull the trigger on an M16?" Never, right? That is because this statement makes no allowance for the unique skills, teamwork and mindset that...

Army deploys digital photo system.(Infantry Career Notes)(Department of the Army's Photo Management System)
September 22, 2003... The Department of the Army's Photo Management System (DAPMIS) became operational in early September. As of September 19, 2,902 official DA photos had been submitted via the new system. Only 42 of those photos have been rejected due to...

OERS can be e-mailed from Iraq, Afghan theaters.(Infantry Career Notes)(Officer Evaluation Report)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Officers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq can now have their officer evaluation reports e-mailed or transmitted by 'digital senders to the U. S. Army Personnel Command. "We have limited OER transmittal to these theaters because their mail...

Call to Glory: the Life and Times of a Texas Ranger.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Michael J. Gilhuly, M.D., J. D., and Marilyn Gilhuly. Longstreet Press 2002. 376 Pages. Few writers of historical fiction have the resources and expertise to draw upon their own genealogy as source materials, but Michael and Marilyn...

An American Soldier: the Wars of General Maxwell Taylor.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By John M. Taylor. Presidio Press, 2001 (1989). In the 15 years since his death in 1987, General Maxwell D. Taylor has been the subject of several biographies, none more favorable than An American Soldier, written by Taylor's eldest son,...

One More Bridge to Cross: Lowering the Cost of War.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By John Poole. Emerald Isle, NC: Posterity Press, 1999. 142 pages. $9.50, Softbound. One More Bridge to Cross is a second book by John Poole; the first was: The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO's Contribution to Warfare. Some may not make the...

Somalia on Five Dollars a Day: a Soldier's Story.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Martin Stanton. Presidio, 2001. 299 Pages. $24.95, Hardeover. Somalia on Five Dollars a Day is not an African country tour guide for the impoverished international traveler. It is the interesting anecdotal account of then Major Martin...

How Wars are Won. The 13 Rules of War From Ancient Greece to the War on Terror.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Bevin Alexander. Crown Books, 2002. $26.95, Hardcover. Every cadet at West Point and, I assume, pretty much any other college or university with pretentions to producing the officer class of our Armed Services learned the Nine Principles...