Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin back issues from January 1998:
USAIC&FH restructure
Jan 01, 1998; ... For many at Fort Huachuca, 1997 will be remembered as the year of the Army Warfighting Experiments (AWEs) in addition to our having trained about 9,000 soldiers. The Intelligence Center participated heavily in both the Brigade Task Force XXI AWE in March at the National Training Center and the ...
CSM forum
Jan 01, 1998; ... Machines are machines, but soldiers are people who operate machines; who make machines do all sorts of great things. But unlike soldiers, machines can't think, feel, lead, or follow. Machines are not committed to our profession. - CSM Gary A. Jones, th MI Brigade Since the birth of our ...
Letters
Jan 01, 1998; ... To The Editor: Major David G. Puppolo's article, "Caution: Most Likely Enemy COA May Become Least Likely," in the July-September 1997 issue of MIPB hits the mark and is an obvious S2 shortcoming at the National Training Center (NTC). However, the bottom line is that the majority of S2s ...
The role of the NCO in military intelligence
Jan 01, 1998; ... Today's noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are the backbone of the Ml Corps, just as they are the backbone of America's Army. The Army and MI have traditionally been at their best when our NCO Corps has been at its best-in training, leading, coaching, instilling and enforcing Army values, ...
Career forecast for the MI enlisted force
Jan 01, 1998; ... FOREWORD Donald R. Torrence, Jr., Army DCSINT Sergeant Major Change seems to be a recurring theme throughout the evolution of the United States Army. For example, advances in technology are constantly providing new opportunities for increased efficiency and productivity. Since ...
The roles of MI NCOs in the 75th Ranger regiment
Jan 01, 1998; ... Providing tactical intelligence to the combat commander should be the goal of military intelligence units and organizations at both the tactical and strategic levels. The MI noncommissioned officer (NCO) can accomplish this goal through technical and tactical proficiency, understanding the needs ...
NCO team leaders: Building and showing confidence
Jan 01, 1998; ... It is still dark as the three soldiers walk up to the infantry brigade headquarters armed with PVS-7 night vision goggles, M16A2 rifles, and 9-millimeter pistols, and wearing complete load-carrying equipment and Kevlar . They are not infantrymen, but neither are they strangers to the brigade. As ...
The role of the G2 plans NCO in MDMP
Jan 01, 1998; ... The ability of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to plan for future operations is heavily dependent on the G2 Plans noncommissioned officer's (NCO) actions in support of the military decisionmaking process (MDMP). During a mission or exercise, the majority of the division's intelligence ...
The ACT concept: Intelligence analysis for the Air Assault Task Force
Jan 01, 1998; ... This article will explain the Analysis and Control Team (ACT) concept as it is resourced and implemented by Alpha Company, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion. I will explain how the ACT concept supports a light infantry (air assault) brigade task force (TF) and, ultimately, the modern air ...
The Air Assault Division's DISE
Jan 01, 1998; ... As the only air assault division in the world, the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault) has unique intelligence needs that pose several challenges to the Intelligence battlefield functional area. Like our sister division, the 82d Airborne Division, the mission of the 101 st requires that a ...
Communicating the weather: The "Garske Chart"
Jan 01, 1998; ... It is well understood that accurate weather information is essential to the Army's success on the battlefield. Armed with a good weather forecast, the battlefield commander can exploit the changing nature of the atmosphere to his advantage. Expert use of the weather can be a force multiplier ...
Winning battles with weather
Jan 01, 1998; ... A hard frost, a sudden thaw, a "hot spell," a "cold snap," a contrary wind, a long drought, a storm of sand-all these things have had their part in deciding the destinies of dynasties, the fortunes of races, the fate of nations. Leave the weather out of history, and it is as if night were left ...
Training linguists in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Jan 01, 1998; ... During the last few years, the linguists of the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion have played a key role in the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Linguists from the 101st have performed well in many situations, from Operation DESERT STORM in the Middle East to JOINT GUARD in the former ...
Modernization and intelligence connnectivity in one fell swoop
Jan 01, 1998; ... The AH-64 Apache helicopter is the most lethal killing platform on the modern battlefield. With a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) radar sighting system, the Apache can find almost any target in nearly any light condition. Seeing targets is also a way of gathering information which, when ...
ISE-McPherson: Intelligence for Third U.S. Army/ARCENT
Jan 01, 1998; ... The mission of the Intelligence Support Element (ISE)-McPherson is to provide all-source intelligence analysis and production in direct support of Third U.S. Army and U.S. Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT) at Fort McPherson, Georgia. ISE-McPherson is an intelligence detachment from the 297th ...
ASAS Master Analyst Program Sly Fox Den ASI 1F notes
Jan 01, 1998; ... The role of the All-Source Analysis Systems' (ASAS) Master Analyst (additional skill identifier (ASI) 1 F) and of the M1 noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are complementary by design. The attainment of a "Master" level certification for technical and tactical proficiency is a crowning achievement ...
The Easter offensive of 1972: A failure to use intelligence
Jan 01, 1998; ... It was not Intelligence (evaluated information of the enemy) that failed. The failure was [that of] the commanders and certain G2s, who did not act on the intelligence they had. -Colonel Robert S. Allen, on The Battle of the Bulge1 Like the Battle of the Bulge, the 1972 Easter ...
UNTAES: A success story in the former Yugoslavia
Jan 01, 1998; ... The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United Nations, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. Since 1991, the story of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) has been one of bloodshed and missed ...
Enlisted Leader Development Network
Jan 01, 1998; ... Released by the Public Affairs Office, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Noncommissioned officers (NCOs) in the Active Component, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard now have a formal way to raise their leader development issues within the NCO Corps. This capability is part of the newly ...
Wargaming at NTC: Decision point--PIR linkage
Jan 01, 1998; ... A problem often seen here at the National Training Center (NTC) is that of S2s and commanders struggling with the development of priority intelligence requirements (PIR). We determine PIR early, which usually provides inadequate focus for our reconnaissance effort. In addition, we require the S2 ...
Keys to S2 success at JRTC
Jan 01, 1998; ... The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) challenges intelligence teams with a formidable array of threats. A tough physical environment, an aggressive and competent opposing force (OPFOR), and observer/controllers (O/Cs) who hone in on mistakes are only a few of the challenges intelligence ...
Warrant officer recruiting update
Jan 01, 1998; ... Several recent changes to military intelligence warrant officer recruiting have been implemented. The Standard Form 86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions, is no longer required. A memorandum from your unit's S2 or Special Security Officer verifying clearance, access level, and the ...
MI Corps Hall of Fame
Jan 01, 1998; ... Specialist Five Gerald L. Beatson MI Hall of Fame (HOF) Inductee: 1989 SP5 Gerald Beatson, then a counterintelligence corps (CIC) agent assigned to the U.S. Army Naples detachment, transferred to the MI ALSOS task force on 27 December 1943. (ALSOS was the code name for the ...
Safe tactical layout of cable and wire
Jan 01, 1998; ... With the significant increase of digital technology throughout our force, there is a commensurate increase in the amount of cable and wire that must be run to connect all of these devices. Although these wires can be laid out safely in a static environment, laying them out in a highly mobile ...
NCOER writing tips
Jan 01, 1998; ... When composing an NCO Evaluation Report (NCOER), use AR 611-201, Enlisted Career Management Fields and Military Occupational Specialties (found in Update 12-6), to properly fill out Blocks Illa ("PRINCIPAL DUTY TITLE") and Vb ("List 3 positions in which the rated NCO could best serve ..."). These ...
The Vietnam Victory Option
Jan 01, 1998; ... The Vietnam Victory Option by Norborne Robinson (Middleberg, VA: The Gram Press, 1993), 248 pages, $35.00. Imagine your country embroiled in a conflict that many analysts said would drag on for years, was being fought halfway around the world, wasn't all that popular at home, and you ...
Semper-Fi: Vietnam from DaNang to the DMZ--Marine Corps Campaigns, 1965-1975
Jan 01, 1998; ... Semper-Fi: Vietnam From DaNang to the DMZ - Marine Corps Campaigns, 1965-1975 by Edward F. Murphy (Novato, CA: Precision Press, 1997), 56 pages, $24.95. The author takes the reader very skillfully through the hard-fought combat campaigns of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) in the northern ...
The Undetected Enemy
Jan 01, 1998; ... The Undetected Enemy by John R. Nordell (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1995), $39.50. The Undetected Enemy, John Nordell's recent book on Dien Bien Phu, breaks new ground on why the French risked so much at Dien Bien Phu. With thorough research, Nordell brings out ...
Secret Army, Secret War: Washington's Tragic Spy Operation in North Vietnam
Jan 01, 1998; ... Secret Army, Secret War: Washington's Tragic Spy Operation in North Vietnam by Sedgwick Tourison (Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1995), 389 pages, $31.95 hardcover. ISBN:1-55750818-6 The author is a veteran of U.S. Army intelligence in Southeast Asia. His service took him to Laos, ...
Easy Target: The Long Strange Trip Of A Scout Pilot in Vietnam
Jan 01, 1998; ... Easy Target: The Long Strange Trip Of A Scout Pilot In Vietnam by Tom Smith (Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1996), 267 pages, $24.95. The author has a very good approach in the telling of his personal experiences in a combat situation in Vietnam. The book cannot in any way be categorized ...
202d MI Batallion
Jan 01, 1998; ... The design elements of the crest symbolize the units mission and capabilities. The crests colors, oriental blue and silver gray, are the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence. The knight helmet is adapted from the device of the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade. It refers ...