Infantry Magazine articles from September 2004

Infantry Magazine archives from September 2004

Information warfare: the next dimension.(armed forces' information management)
September 1, 2004... Information warfare has existed as long as man has waged war. The information war burgeoned during World War II, when the keepers of the information key were the cryptographers, for it was they who both encoded our own operational documents and...

'Infantry in Battle': infantry in action from Somalia to Iraq.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2004... The Infantry School at Fort Benning is working on a modern-day version of the 1934, post-WWI "Infantry in Battle". The goal is for Soldiers to learn from the actions of infantrymen and infantry units, over the full spectrum of combat...

Handheld digital assistants hit battlefield.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2004... Technology that has been available on Soldiers' vehicles since the early '90s is now being designed into a portable device. The Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below Commander's Digital Assistant, known as the FBCB2-CDA, can be used...

2-29 infantry creates Combat Leader's Course.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2004... On March 23, 2003, Iraqi forces killed or captured 17 members of the 507th Maintenance Company in a hasty ambush after part of the company was separated from the main body of the air defense artillery battalion they were tasked to support. The...

Donovan Research Library places student papers on web.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2004... During your assignments at Fort Benning, do you remember reading AARs, command diaries, and firsthand battle accounts at the Donovan Research Library? The library, which is located in Infantry Hall, is currently in the midst of transitioning...

CSA reveals updated Professional Reading List.(Chief of Staff, United States Army )
September 1, 2004... "The Professional Reading List is a way for leaders at all levels to increase their understanding of our Army's history, the global strategic context, and the enduring lessons of war. The topics and time periods included in the books on this...

U.S. Army Infantry School recommended reading.
September 1, 2004... Infantry Company Grade Leader Suggested Reading List Lieutenants Black Hawk Down; A Story of Modern War--Mark Bowden (1999) Infantry in Battle--Infantry Journal Inc. Staff (1982 [1934]) American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the...

eArmyU goes Armywide.
September 1, 2004... Beginning October 1, access to the Army Continuing Education System's eArmyU program will be available to most active-duty enlisted Soldiers. The Army launched eArmyU in 2001, to offer eligible enlisted Soldiers the opportunity to work...

Highest attrition occurs in first week of Ranger School.(Ranger Notes)
September 1, 2004... "Not for the Weak or Fainthearted" These words that are emblazoned on the front sign of Camp Rogers are one of the first things newly arrived students see as they enter the gates. Ranger School can't be fully recognized until it is...

Nomad Helmet Mounted Display.(ITEMS OF INTEREST)
September 1, 2004... Giving leaders "out the hatch" situational awareness, the Nomad Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) by Microvision allows tank/ vehicle commanders and other leaders access to the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system and other...

CamelBak CBR 4.0 Chem-Bio Reservoir.(supply constant access to safe, clean water to personnel operating in hazardous chemical and biological environments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... CamelBak[R] Products, LLC., recently announced the availability of its CBR 4.0, Chem-Bio Reservoir system to supply constant access to safe, clean water to personnel operating in hazardous chemical and biological environments. The CBR 4.0,...

Huddle begins ISR synchronization.(intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)
September 1, 2004... "See First" means answering information requirements. The central element of the SBCT (as well as all of our newly designed brigades) is the change in how we make contact with our enemy. Although we have conceptualized for years about the...

Soldier as a system: program ensures soldier modernization.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
September 1, 2004... Soldiers continue to be our most deployed system during this Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). As such, we must ensure Soldiers deploying into harm's way are properly equipped and trained for the missions they must execute. To accomplish this,...

Reflections of a rifle platoon leader.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
September 1, 2004... We intended purpose of this article is to reflect on my time as a platoon leader and share some things I wish I had known before becoming platoon leader and some of the things I learned while serving in the position. My intent is to convey my...

Project touchdown: how we paid the price for lack of COMSEC in Vietnam.(communications security)
September 1, 2004... In late 1969, I and every other member of 1st Signal Brigade and 160th Signal Group's 44th Signal Battalion were searching for Viet Cong (VC) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA) spies within our local-hire signal workforce. (The Vietnamese locals...

So, you're going to Iraq? Company commander shares successful tactics, techniques.
September 1, 2004... In the Army training model, you "train as you fight," however, what ends up happening when you get into combat is that you will inversely "fight as you had trained." Now that sounds like common sense to most, but as Soldiers have found out...

Shoulder patches: identification for the future brigades.(92nd Infantry Division)
September 1, 2004... After World War II, the 92nd Infantry Division saw its colors retired and its members move on to other units. Despite its heroic accomplishments in the Po Valley, the 92rid ID joined many other honorable units in the annals of military history....

Hammering the way into Baghdad: a mechanized Infantry brigade in urban combat.
September 1, 2004... As the first ,week in April 2003 drew to a close, the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) had completed its wearying drive north from Kuwait and was poised to attack Baghdad and bring an end to Saddam's brutal regime. In less than...

Helping the Army, 10th Mountain Div meet the demands of transformation: Mountain Leader Advanced Rifle Marksmanship course.(TRAINING NOTES)
September 1, 2004... Sergeant Jose Castro, a squad leader in C Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry, prepared to assault a building in Afghanistan housing three suspected Taliban leaders. During his platoon's earlier rehearsal, he ensured that his Soldiers used...

Deploying the force.(Global War on Terrorism )
September 1, 2004... The Global War on Terrorism requires that we sustain a force in several different areas of responsibility (AORs) around the world. Preparing units for deployment is the first and most essential task that must be completed before they can begin...

Hallowed Ground: The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Hallowed Ground: The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill. By Bill McWilliams. Naval Institute Press, 2004. 494 Pages. $29.95, Hardcover. The Korean War is often called the "Forgotten War." However, in truth, the war of maneuver that made up the...

Nuclear and Sri Lanka.
September 1, 2004... Nuclear and Sri Lanka. Lieutenant Colonel Chandana Weerakoon, Godage International Publishers, No. 661, Maradana Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. $10. This paperback is well worth the nominal cost. Lieutenant Colonel Weerakoon--a major at the...

The Vietnam War in History, Literature, and Film.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... The Vietnam War in History, Literature, and Film. By Mark Taylor. University of Alabama Press, 2003. 160 Pages, $48.00 (Hardcover), $22.95 (Softcover). The Vietnam War in History, Literature, and Film is a survey of the Vietnam War...