Recently added articles from Infantry Magazine:
Counterinsurgency: success in a dynamic environment.(Commandant's Note)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Constant change is a defining element of today's counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. Any technological, tactical, or informational advantage of either side soon evokes responses and countermeasures to offset it. While an enemy, without ready access to technologies commensurate with our ...
Centers release leadership transitions handbook: Center for Army Leadership.(Infantry News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Combined Arms Center--Center for Army Leadership (CAL) at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., has released a new handbook aimed at formalizing procedures for one of the most difficult periods any leader might encounter--transitioning into a new position of leadership. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Policy change extends RCPs.(Infantry News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A recent extension of retention control points (RCP) means Soldiers in the rank of staff sergeant and above will be allowed to serve the Army longer, should they desire. An All Army Activities (ALARACT) message, dated November 8, spelled out the changes to retention control ...
Army transforming NCOES: new curriculum being tested at Forts Benning and Knox.(INFANTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A redesign of the Army's NCO education system (NCOES) will bring its curriculum closer to what has been taught to officers in the past, said CSM Ray Chandler of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA). Chandler and his staff have the lead in making changes to courses ...
Language program gives soldiers head start on deployment.(INFANTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The e Defense Language Institute has developed a "Headstart" program to help deploying troops gain skills in Arabic, Pashto and Dari--languages spoken in Iraq and Afghanistan. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With conflicts ongoing in these two nations, there's a need for at ...
Army develops radio for individual Soldiers.(INFANTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The ability to communicate through voice, digital message or simply by position, is arguably the most critical capability for Soldiers of today's Army. From the highest level down, communications is an asset that no Soldier should be without. With this concept in ...
Soldier's suicide leaves unanswered questions.(the suicide of Jamie Dalton)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The suicide of SPC Jamie Dalton, an infantryman in B Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, in 2006 shocked everyone who knew him. Many of the warning signs weren't evident in Dalton's behavior or the things he said to friends. "I couldn't believe that he had killed ...
Manning, training, equipping a company battle staff.(Professional Forum)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The requirement for a company (CO) battle staff type of organization has been validated by thousands of companies during the conduct of Operation Iraqi Freedom. However, U.S. Army doctrine has not caught up to current operations: "The company CP (command post) normally consists ...
Not just beans and bullets anymore ... the new role of the infantry platoon sergeant.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Upon entering the Army, I distinctly remember my first platoon sergeant, a big imposing man who stood in front of my platoon and led from the front in every aspect. Then came my first platoon live-fire exercise, and the man who had stood in front of my platoon was suddenly behind me--with ...
"Growing pains": the army's transition to two-level maintenance.(Professional Forum)
Jan 01, 2009; ... In the 1980s and 90s, executive officers (XOs) with their maintenance officers and technicians constantly struggled to get equipment evacuated, inspected, and accepted by support units. Simultaneously, these leaders managed an enormous organizational workload resulting from scheduled ...
Evolution of the Concepts of Jihad in Islamic Thought.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Jan 01, 2009; ... "The need to translate, analyze and debate Arabic works of military significance is vital as the United States engages in a long term effort of undermining the influence of violent extremism. Events in Mumbai demonstrate not only the need to assess the tactical and operational elements of ...
FM 3-24.2: tactics in COIN.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What, another counterinsurgency manual? Didn't the Army and the Marine Corps just publish one in 2006? If I am a company commander preparing to go to Afghanistan, should I read FM 3-24 or FM 3-24.2? In October 2008, the U.S. Army Training and ...
COIN: on-the-job learning for the new platoon leader.
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After completing the Infantry Officer Basic Course (now Infantry Officer Basic Leadership Course) and Ranger School, I was thrown into a unit that had few seasoned leaders and many new Soldiers. The turnover rate is surprisingly high inside of line ...
The Philippine Insurrection 1899-1902: A combat patrol on Samar.
Jan 01, 2009; ... This article describes the planning and action of a combat patrol conducted on the island of Samar during the Philippine Insurrection at a time when the U.S. Army was gradually breaking away from rigid, centrally controlled operations conducted by battalion and regimental commanders to ...
An introduction to Arab culture: a brief synopsis for US soldiers.
Jan 01, 2009; ... For centuries our nation's military leaders have studied the ways of r adversaries. Professional Soldiers understand that knowledge of one's adversary is essential to success on the battlefield. For conventional conflicts this may consist of studying the enemy's tactics, doctrine, and ...
Training optimizes SLM effectiveness.(Training Notes)(Reprint)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Over the last several decades, a suite of shoulder-launched munitions (SLMs) has been fielded to provide Soldiers with the capability to defeat light armored vehicles, bunkers, and other field fortifications. Recent reports from the field, however, indicated that the performance and ...
EIB testing: a different way of thinking: 75th ranger regiment public affairs.(Expert Infantryman Badge training )(Report)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash., recently conducted Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) training d testing immediately after redeployment from its most recent combat tour. The methodology for preparation and testing was a little out of the Army's norm. There were no ...
God Willing: My Wild Ride with the New Iraqi Army.
Jan 01, 2009; ... God Willing: My Wild Ride with the New Iraqi Army. By CPT Eric Navarro, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Dulles, VA: Potomac Books, 2008, 296 pages, $27.50. Reviewed by Eric Mailman, Infantry Magazine editorial intern. God Willing: My Wild Ride with the New Iraqi Army can teach ...
The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I.
Jan 01, 2009; ... The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in Worm War I. By Mark Ethan Grotelueschen. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 387 pages, $88. Reviewed by LTC (Retired) Albert N. Garland. Although he is an active duty U.S. Air Force officer and an assistant professor ...
George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace: Partners in Command.
Jan 01, 2009; ... George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace: Partners in Command. By Mark Perry. New York: Penguin Press, 2007, 473 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by BG (Retired) Curtis H. O'Sullivan. A large number of books have been written about this duo of five-star Generals of the ...