Infantry Magazine articles from September 2008

Infantry Magazine archives from September 2008

Training tomorrow's infantrymen: today's war, tomorrow's challenges.(Commandant's Note)
September 1, 2008... In recent Army Training and Leader Development guidance, he United States Army Chief of Staff, General George W. Casey, Jr., pointed out that we can expect the present era of persistent conflict to include elements of irregular warfare and...

NCOES transforms to meet army's needs.(Command Sergeant Major's Corner)
September 1, 2008... The Army is transforming in a number of ways despite being heavily engaged in a complex light in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this issue of Infantry you will learn how the noncommissioned officer education system (NCOES) is transforming to meet the...

ECWCS improves survivability, comfort.(Infantry News)
September 1, 2008... Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier's Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS) is now a part of the Rapid Fielding Initiative. The system, which is fielded to all Soldiers deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a 12-piece,...

USAMU soldiers win Olympic gold medals.(INFANTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) at Fort Benning, Georgia, have captured gold medals during the 2008 Olympic Games. Specialist Walton Glenn Eller III of the USAMU Shotgun Team captured...

Looking ahead to the short fight: BAIS gives troops early warning.
September 1, 2008... The fog of war has become an overworked phrase to describe the lack of information at the command level during combat. That lack of timely information, however, exists at all echelons and is most acute at the small unit level. ...

Basic officer leader course: the 'so what' in junior officer education today.(U.S. Army Infantry School Training Update--199th Infantry Brigade)
September 1, 2008... "New lieutenants are first rate. They are experts at few Ai things other than figuring out EVERYTHING The lieutenants can think and that's what we need," thinking leaders who are confident, fit, and willing to make a decision with little...

The transformation of initial entry training.(U.S. Army Infantry School Training Update--192nd and 198th Infantry Brigades)
September 1, 2008... "The high quality of Army leaders and Soldiers is best exploited by allowing subordinates maximum latitude to exercise individual and small-unit initiative. Tough, realistic training prepares leaders for this, and FM 3-0 prescribes giving them...

NCOES update: changes make courses more relevant to GWOT.(U.S. Army Infantry School Update--Henry Caro NCO Academy)
September 1, 2008... The mission of the NCO Education System (NCOES) is to provide training to selected Soldiers on the technical and tactical competencies to perform their inherent occupational requirements in the areas of: leadership duties, responsibilities and...

Ranger school continues to develop close combat and direct fire battle skills: ranger training brigade.(U.S. Army Infantry School Training Update--Ranger Training Brigade)
September 1, 2008... Since 1952, Ranger School has prepared Soldiers for leadership positions within our Army. The primary mission of the Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) is to conduct the Ranger course to further develop the combat arms skills of officer and enlisted...

Sniper school update: changes reflect ever-changing face of modern battlefield.(U.S. Army Infantry School Training Update--197th Infantry Brigade)
September 1, 2008... Sniper School has the unique role of not only teaching its students a skill but teaching a whole new skill set. The five-week course gives graduates the tools to be effective in an almost entirely new job. The implementation of the M110 Semi...

Adapt and overcome: MTTs meet demands of operational units.(U.S. Army Infantry School Training Update--197th Infantry Brigade)
September 1, 2008... More than 2,500 years ago in the Grecian city-state of Sparta, military training was viewed with such seriousness that 12-year-old boys were taken from their mothers and entered into military service where they remained until after their 40th...

Information dominance for companies.(Professional Forum)
September 1, 2008... Iraq, companies fight like battalions. In dealing with the rush of information associated with this fight, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, developed some tools to enhance their troop-leading procedures (TLPs). ...

The care team concept.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
September 1, 2008... "This extraordinary war in which we are engaged falls heavily upon all classes of people, but the most heavily upon the soldier. For it has been said, 'all that a man hath will he give for his life,' and while all contribute of their substance,...

Small unit leader development: relevant to the COE and the future.
September 1, 2008... "As a small unit leader, you should only be doing two things: Leading Soldiers and small units during battle... Preparing Soldiers and small units to fight the battle." --Colonel Dandridge "Mike" Malone [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If...

Offensive disruption: separating the enemy from the population through lethal fire and maneuver.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Our aircraft touched down mid-morning on May 12, 2007, on a small landing zone inside of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, which is located in Lawara Mundi, Afghanistan. The flight from Khowst was just minutes to...

Nothing significant to report what winning really looks like.
September 1, 2008... Weekly clearance patrols which included consistent interaction with the local populace strengthened interpersonal relationships between the coalition forces (CF), Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and locals. They created opportunities for...

Air ground integration readiness at NTC.(Training Notes)
September 1, 2008... Many units arrive at the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California, unprepared to integrate aviation support into their operations. Army leaders understand the five-paragraph operations order and mission brief, but ground leaders...

The designated marksman equation: (Material x Training /Tactics = Mission Success).(TRAINING NOTES)(Report)
September 1, 2008... The concept of the squad designated marksman (SDM or DM) first surfaced in the draft M 16 field manual, FM 3-22.9, and FM 3-21.9, The SBCT Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad in late 2000, early 2001. These early requirements are also reflected in...

Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War.(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War. By Jack Hurst. New York City: Basic Books, 2007, 442 pages, $27.95. Reviewed by Command Sergeant Major (Retired) James Clifford. There has been a book published about...

Victory in War, Foundations of Modern Military Policy.
September 1, 2008... Victory in War, Foundations of Modern Military Policy. By William C. Martel. New York City: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 436 pages, $35. Reviewed by Brigadier General (Retired) Curtis H. O'Sullivan. Delendo est Carthago seemed the...

Replacing France: The Origins of American Intervention in Vietnam.(The War Managers)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Replacing France: The Origins of American Intervention in Vietnam. By Kathryn Slater. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press, 2007, 392 pages, $45. The War Managers. By Douglas Kinnard. (First published in 1977) Annapolis, Md:...