Recently added articles from Infantry Magazine:
Urban operations: training to meet the challenge.(Commandant's Note)
Mar 01, 2009; Ferriter, Michael ... This is a challenging and an exciting time for all of us at ort Benning, and I look forward to serving as your Chief Infantry as we train Soldiers and leaders to fight and win the global war on terrorism. The Maneuver Center of Excellence is becoming reality, and we look forward to once ...
Weapon, equipment feedback needed: surveys a forum for soldiers to share thoughts, suggestions.(Infantry News)
Mar 01, 2009; ... PEO SOLDIER STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier has launched an Internet-based survey system to support its mission to aggressively incorporate Soldier feedback into everything it does. More than 30 surveys, announced ...
National Infantry Museum prepares to open 19 June.(Infantry News)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The grand opening of the new National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park is set for 19 June. The festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a graduation ceremony and follow with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. The museum is located off of Fort Benning Road at ...
Suicide prevention: the challenge and the way.(Infantry News)
Mar 01, 2009; Crews, Tammie ... Considerable media attention is being given to the latest reports of the number of suicides within the Army. This article is the first of a series of articles on suicide awareness and suicide prevention education. The statistics for the number of confirmed suicides of active ...
Human terrain support for current operations.(Professional Forum)
Mar 01, 2009; Finney, Nathan K. ... In the article "The Human Terrain System: A CORDS for the 1st Century, which appeared in the September-October 2006 edition of Military Review, the authors (Dr. Jacob Kipp, Lester Grau, Karl Prinslow, and CPT Don Smith) described the need for "giving brigade commanders an organic ...
Thinking beyond the first mile: a look at interpreters on combat logistics patrols.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Mar 01, 2009; Leiva, David E. ... In his 2003 book Applied Economics, renowned Stanford University economist Thomas Sowell concludes that politicians habitually fail to look beyond the immediate effects of their economic policies to the long-term repercussions. "Most thinking stops at stage one," Sowell writes. ...
AGI in southern Iraq.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Mar 01, 2009; Harryman, William ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The importance of effective air ground integration (AGI) has grown significantly, and now commanders at all levels have access to an aerial view of the battlefield. However, when used inappropriately, air assets can become distracters rather than enablers, ...
The evolution of the concept of Jihad Part II: the late 19th and 20th centuries.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Mar 01, 2009; Aboul-Enein, Youssef ... This review essay will highlight the 2008 Arabic book by Dr. Maher al-Charif entitled Evolution of the Concept Jihad in Islamic Thought. The book--an intellectual exploration of the concept of jihad--was published through Mada Publishing Company in Damascus, Syria. Although Dr. Charif's ...
Precision-guided munitions for BCT commanders.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Mar 01, 2009; Ralston, David C. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The objective of U.S. military kinetic operations always has been to defeat the enemy while minimizing risks to friendly forces, casualties among the innocent population, and undesired collateral damage. Today, more than any era in the past, we have ...
The battle of Monterrey: urban operations during the Mexican War.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Mar 01, 2009; Hudgison, Chris ... When picturing urban operations, tanks, large cities, and tight quarters may come to mind. Although urban operations are prevalent in modern warfare, the U.S. Army actually received a glimpse of operations in this type of environment 163 years ago during the Mexican War. ...
Battle of Fallujah: November 2004.
Mar 01, 2009; Kilgore, Daniel ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a platoon leader in A Company, Task Force 2-7 Cavalry, I participated in the battle of Fallujah in November 2004. My story encompasses the At triumph, tragedy, and cumulative effects of this battle on the 35 Soldiers of 1st Platoon. Fallujah ...
Insurgent attack in Ramadi: platoon leader recounts urban engagement.
Mar 01, 2009; Clark, Edward, III ... On 15 December 2006, a single shot rang out from the rubbled buildings in southwest Ramadi, and a young Soldier crumpled to the ground. This sniper attack was just one of the many attacks that took place in this area of operations, and in that sense, may seem insignificant. However, it had ...
Janabi Village: victory in an Al-Qaida stronghold.
Mar 01, 2009; George, Jason G. ... From November 2007 to April 008, the military transition team (MITT) from C Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division) and the 1st Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division successfully applied the clear-hold-build ...
Training adaptive leaders for full spectrum operations: an outcomes-based approach.(Training Notes)
Mar 01, 2009; Coss, Michael A. ... "The operational environment, threat, and Army operational concepts have changed. The Army must be a full spectrum capable force. Therefore, Soldiers and leaders need to adapt to new concepts and think about how the Army can train more wisely, efficiently, and effectively." ...
BCST: the Army's premier battle command systems task trainer.
Mar 01, 2009; Spears, Michael R. ... Day three of the MRX (mission rehearsal exercise) in the 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) tactical operations center (TOC): The battle captain remains focused on the CPOF (Command Post of the Future) in front of him as battalion events continue to populate his "BCT Events" effort from ...
The Cold War: A Military History.
Mar 01, 2009; Clifford, James ... The Cold War: A Military History. By Robert Crowley, ed. New York: Random House, 2005, 461 pages, $27.95. Reviewed by CSM (Retired) James Clifford. This is an anthology of essays covering our longest war, the Cold War. Edited by Robert Crowley, the founding editor of MHQ: The ...
Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War.
Mar 01, 2009; O'Sullivan, Curtis H. ... Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War. By BG Robert H. Scales, Jr. Dulles, VA: Potomac Books, 2006, 435 pages, $9.95. Reviewed by BG (Retired) Curtis H. O'Sullivan. The victory may have seemed certain, but there were doubts--then and later--whether it was complete in ...
The Road to Disunion.
Mar 01, 2009; Aboul-Enein, Youssef ... The Road to Disunion (Two Volumes) By William W. Freehling. First volume subtitled Secessionists at Bay: 1776-1854 and the second volume Secessionists Triumphant. First volume published in 1991 and the second volume published in 2007 by Oxford University Press, UK. Reviewed by CDR Youssef ...
