Infantry Magazine articles from September 2006

Infantry Magazine archives from September 2006

Mountain operations: the high altitude challenge.(Commandant's Note)
September 1, 2006... The global war on terrorism is characterized to a large extent by the harshness of the climate and the terrain in which we operate. We are going after the enemy from the deserts and the maze of streets and alleys in the urban centers of Iraq to...

Infantry, armor NCOs train together.(Infantry News)
September 1, 2006... As part of the Army's ongoing transformation, senior armor and infantry NCOs began training together in September during the first combined Advanced NCO Course. Two of the combined classes began simultaneously, with one class at Fort...

USAMU offers SDM Course for drill sergeants.(Infantry News)
September 1, 2006... The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will conduct a Squad Designated Marksmanship (SDM) Course Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2007, which is open to all Army drill sergeants. Slots must be reserved in advance. Unit training and operations sections should...

New course trains long-range shooters.(Infantry News)
September 1, 2006... To meet the need for long-range marksmen, Fort Benning cadre are training Soldiers in a new long-range marksmanship (LRM) course. The LRM course began in June to "fill a gap," said Sergeant First Class Michael Hodge, an LRM team sergeant...

Soldiers get group dining on the go.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2006... U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS CENTER--NATICK The Natick Soldier Center's (NSC's) Unitized Group Ration-Express (UGR-E) provides a group dining capability anytime, anywhere. With a quick pull of a tab, the meals are ready in 30 to 45...

Institute investigates ways to help soldiers overcome altitude.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2006... U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS CENTER--NATICK Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) are investigating ways to help Soldiers adjust to high-altitude environments. Soldiers being sent to Afghanistan are...

Snipers in the SBCT.(TSM Stryker/Bradley Corner)
September 1, 2006... "Where precision fire is concerned, the sniper exists as the premiere and undisputed answer to the use of deadly force with the least chance of collateral damage and use of excessive force." --U.S. Army Sniper School In an operating...

'Chosin' platoon climbs to victory in Korengal.(Professional Forum)
September 1, 2006... CAMP BLESSING, Afghanistan--In spring of 2006, Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, "Combat" Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, patrolled the Shuriak Valley during Operation Mountain Lion, moving into strategic position...

A Korea experience.(Winning the Hearts and Minds)
September 1, 2006... The U.S. Army has Soldiers deployed to approximately 20 different locations worldwide. We are a forward deployed force sent to promote and ensure U.S. political, economic, and security interests. As part of our continuing presence in these...

A holistic approach to combat identification.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
September 1, 2006... Combat Identification (CID) is the process of attaining an accurate characterization of detected objects (friendly, enemy or neutral) throughout the Joint battlespace to the extent that with high confidence, timely application of military...

Street literature on Usama Bin Laden Part II: the Soviet-Afghan years.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
September 1, 2006... Usama Bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda movement represent major challenges to American military planners, and as such, any material written about him and his organization should be analyzed and studied with great care. The May-June 2006 edition of...

Small caliber lethality: 5.56MM performance in close quarters battle.
September 1, 2006... Not long after the U.S. Army's entry into Afghanistan, reports from the field began to surface that in close quarters engagements, some Soldiers were experiencing multiple "through-and-through" hits on an enemy combatant where the target...

Lessons from the Soviet-Afghan war.(The Other Side of the Mountain)
September 1, 2006... AMBUSH AT QAFUS TANGAY By Major Sher Aqa Koehay On August 13, 1985, my 40-man Mujahideen force moved from its base at Sewak (20 kilometers southeast of Kabul) to establish an ambush at the Qafus Tangay (some 25 kilometers east of...

The combat shotgun in the BCT.
September 1, 2006... The shotgun is the most misunderstood weapon in the Brigade Combat Team. The combat shotgun has found new life in the Infantry during the war on terror and through "Modularity" with the BCT being equipped with 178 M-500 shotguns. However, at...

21st century home station model supporting ARFORGEN at the mountain post.(Training Notes)
September 1, 2006... The Army Challenge "After one year, 68 deaths, and 498 Purple Hearts awarded with "several hundred more" pending, the 3,900 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division have left Iraq. They were an experiment of sorts for the Army,...

Summer training at USMA: academy updates cadet field training.(TRAINING NOTES)
September 1, 2006... The mission of the Department of Military Instruction at the United States Military Academy states that it will "... train, educate, and inspire cadets in the essence of Warfighting and the Profession of Arms... in order to develop competent...

Handguns of the GWOT.(WEAPONS CORNER)
September 1, 2006... Tot all of the handguns carried by today's combatants are of recent manufacture or are any longer standard issue. The pistols and revolvers found in Afghanistan and Iraq, for example, include the venerable British .455 Webley that was in...

Fighting the Breakout: The German Army in Normandy From 'Cobra' to the Falaise Gap.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Fighting The Breakout: The German Army In Normandy From 'Cobra' To The Falaise Gap. Edited by David C. Isby. London: Greenhill Books, 2004, 255 pages. Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Boden. The events of Fighting the Breakout:...

Lee and Grant: Profiles in Leadership from the Battlefields of Virginia.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Lee & Grant: Profiles in Leadership from the Battlefields of Virginia. By Major Charles R. Bowery Jr, U. S. Army. American Management Association, 2005. 262 pages, $24 (Hardcover). Reviewed by Command Sergeant Major (Retired) James Clifford....

The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich. By Robert M. Citino. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2005, 428 pages, $34.95 (cloth). Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Rick Baillergeon. We have all...

Recent and recommended.
September 1, 2006... Given Up for Dead: America's Heroic Stand at Wake Island. By Bill Sloan. Bantam Books, 2003. Fighting for American Black Soldiers: The Unsung Heroes of World War II. By Christopher Paul Moore. Ballantine Books, 2005. Gunner's Glory. By...