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An Overlooked Ally: Observations and Lessons Learned from the First Persistent U.S. Artillery Forces Stationed in Estonia

By: Dr. John Grenier Each year since 1984, with only minor exceptions, the US Field Artillery Association (USFAA) has offered a...

PAA Analysis in Severely Restricted Terrain: A Case Study of the Hohenfels Training Area CPT Preston Quinn, CPT Karl Kunkleman The Joint...

XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS BAS-T EMPLOYMENT For the past three years and as directed in the FY 23 National Defense Authorization Act, XVIII...

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What the World War II Black Cannoneer Can Teach Us about Diversity, Inclusion, and Combat Readiness Col (Ret) Bryon Greenwald, Ph.D. In World...

This article was published in the December 2023 Marine Corps Gazette, all rights reserved by the Marine Corps Association.

10 lessons learned CbR17- The Artillery Battalion S4 1. The ALOC is a very powerful C2 node that holds a very important role in the overall...

The Non-Logistician, Logistician By: CPT Christopher Drisko By the time that I have completed my tenure as a Battalion S4, it will have been three...

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OPFOR Perspective By: MAJ Jonathan Niemerg In 2015 I was the Battalion Fire Support Officer (FSO) for 1-509th PIR, which is the opposing force...

Back to Basics: Massing Multiple FA Units (DIVARTY and FA Brigades) CPT Matthew Rambin, Brigade Fire Control Officer In March 2023, 18th Field...

The Field Artillery has a site problem. By: David B. Nance High Angle Site, the bane of every Basic Officer Leadership Course Lieutenant’s...

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Accurate and Timely NAVWAR Environment Situational Awareness: The Sixth Requirement for Accurate Long-range...

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Officer Opportunities in 434th Field Artillery Brigade A Unique Opportunity for Growth LTC Tommy Chae, 1LT Aubrey Braddock, 1LT Kyle...

Deliberate versus Dynamic Targeting By: BG(R) Mark Odom How does a Division organize for targeting? Although Joint and Army doctrine presents...

7th Infantry Division: Revitalizing the Maneuver Fire Support Integration Program By MAJ Joseph M. Brown (7ID AFSCOORD) In his 2002 article 82d...

Emerging IO Doctrine: A Trainer’s Perspective by MAJ (Ret) Ira O. Credle Ed.D. Knowing that you have trained your unit to the standard...

Farewell to 1/12 By: Kayla Walker - with help from the Marines of 1/12 past and present 1st Battalion, 12th Marines has strong lineage dating...

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FAJ: Thanks for taking the time to speak with us and I hope you don’t mind but we have several ques-tions. First, what is your take on Mr....

D3A in Recruiting Operations Recent support to recruiting operations (RO) and prior experience as a recruiting company commander have...

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The anomaly of the use of artillery in the war between Russia and Ukraine By Tzvi Koretzki First, why isn’t there a name for this war? It...

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Arctic Artillery: Prepared for Future Competition and Conflict MAJ Brian P. Bierwirth PROPOSAL Field Artillery units must be able to...

LSCO: Is It, Or Should It Be, AirLand Battle 2.0? By: Dr. John Grenier LSCO (Large Scale Combat Operations): The Army’s newest mantra that...

THE ARMY RISKS REASONING BACKWARDS IN ANALYZING UKRAINE By: David Johnson Article originally published on War on the Rocks Would the U.S....

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Dr. Dave Johnson’s warning on brute force in the Ukraine: “This is What the Russians Do” Originally sourced from: Lawfire - By...

On August 13, 2020, GEN Michael X. Garrett, the Commanding General for the United States Army Forces Command, published an article titled...

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*Click Image to read full article* *Blog graphic: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Brenner, with the New Jersey National Guard’s Charlie...

Keep a Daily Journal Keep a Daily Journal- Who, What, Where and Why. In my 42 years as a government employee, 22 years as a Soldier, I have met...

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5 Elements of Accurate Predictive Goal Attainment Written by: Nathan A. Ballou Introduction I started to notice the correlation between shooting...

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AND WHERE YOU SHOULD GO BEFORE DEPLOYING AS A FIRE SUPPORTER TO CJTF-OIR By CPT Destry S. Balch As the Army shifts to...

Congratulations to our 2021 Winners First Place : Warrant Officer 1 Conor McCarrell- Issue 2, 2021 - Long Range Fires Gap About the Author:...

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First Induction in to the Esteemed Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher

Proposal: Great military minds from Fredrick the Great to General Patton, have all given special emphasis to the importance of a strong...

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What all soldiers need to know about how long-range fires will change war By Todd South Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA, will be an...

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Sudderth, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Jace Frudden, both Combat Medic Specialists with Bulldog Battery, Field Artillery...

Lockheed Martin received $62 million for the engineering phase of PrSM following a successful milestone B evaluation.

Fires will be the decisive element of future large-scale warfare, the Army's deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training (G-3/5/7) said...

Army Hammers Out Multi-Domain Ops Doctrine: Capstone FM 3-0 Due Next Summer Phase Zero isn't "peace" any more in Army's capstone doctrine. The new...

Army division artillery headquarters moves from JBLM to Soutuh Korea permanently by Todd South Col. David Pasquale and Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick...

Inside the Army www.InsideDefense.com an exclusive weekly report on Army programs, procurement and policymaking Inside the Pentagon. Vol. 33, No....

SMA Grinston, first FA NCO to serve as SMA, writes about the Army's culture.

WHITE PAPERS Various authors : G3 FIRES Issue: The use of Fire Support Coordination Measures within the Corps Battlespace construct. Discussion: As...

M777A2 FA BATTALION USE OF THE PALLET LOADING SYSTEM 2-12 Field Artillery Regiment’s Experience during NTC 20-09 CPT Preston Vance: 2-12 FA...

The Emergence of Armed Drones and Today’s Collateral Damage Problem CPT Jonathan Henry The use of drones in armed conflict has...

PFC Harold Agerholm WWII, USMC July 07, 1944 Private First Class Harold Christ Agerholm (29 January 1925 - 7 July 1944) was a U.S. Marine...

1st. Lt. Lee R. Hartell WWII & Korean War Battery A, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division KIA August 27, 1951 1LT Hartell was...

Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin KIA March 19, 2016 Operation Inherent Resolve SSgt Louis "Louie" F. Cardin joined the Marine Corps in 2006. He had...

John R. FoxFirst Lieutenant598th Field Artillery battalion, 366th Infantry,92d Infantry DivisionMay 18, 1915 – December 26, 1944 1st Lt....

Jared Christopher MontiSergeant First Class, U.S. ArmyMedal of Honor RecipientAfghanistan Jared Christopher Monti (20 September 1975 - 21 June...

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The Biden administration's fiscal year 2022 budget request included $5 million for the Army to begin developing an extended-range version of the...

Army holds live-fire test of robot missile launcher

Extended Range GMLRS flies 135 km in final engineering development test

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MD Deep Sensing, Analysis, and PED to Target Threat A2AD WO1 Grindstaff, Jared M Closing the Gap Abstract For years, the world regarded the...

Virtual Membership Update - LTG (R) Dave Halverson and MG (R) Mark McDonald give an update of the projects and happenings at USFAA.

By: CPT Schmid - Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Reg, 25th Division Artillery The United States Indo-Pacific Command...

OTD-S’ commitment to establishing creditable Technical Manuals Introduction Technical Manual (TM) valid-ation and verifications have been...

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Employing Joint Fires in Support of Defensive Operations MAJ Ryan L....

Jack of All Trades or Master of None: DA PAM 600-3 vs. AIM 2.0 By CPT Jennifer Melfi and CPT Marc Melfi Introduction With the advent of the AIM...

Congratulations to our 2020 Winners First Place : Major Daniel Beck & Captain Mark Chapman - Issue 1, 2020 - Intellectual Captial:...

What can we as artillerymen, do better? As the emerging threat landscape continuously evolves, American artillerymen must constantly develop new...

The Case for a Medium Towed Artillery Army Training Publication Captain Shaun Callahan 1st Lieutenant Jacob Pachter The Russo Japanese...

Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team Brig. Gen. John Rafferty – PCD TBDFacebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyFuturesLRPF/ The...

AUSA’s Thought Leaders webinar series presents: L. Scott Lingamfelter Author, Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War...

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A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire demonstration is performed during Exercise Talisman Sabre, July 8, 2019. (Senior Airman...

101st Division Artillery in Afghanistan: USFOR-A Force Field Artillery Headquarters MAJ James Nemec In early 2018, as part of a larger force...

Hang It, Fire! Maximizing Mortar Platoon Potential with Field Artillery Lieutenants By 1LT Tyris S. Foster Jr. Author’s Note ...

Progressive Targeting Train-up for Corps and Division Warfighters Major Luke Zeck, United States Army This paper serves to provide...

Ready When Called: Creating an Immediate Response Force in the EUCOM AOR By LTC Derek R. Baird, Commander 3-16 Field Artillery Regiment ...

The Concerns of Synchronizing with Defensive Oriented Multinational Partners Wendell P. Bryant III Field Artillery Multinational Doctrine...

Three Pillars for Revitalizing US Army Field Artillery CPT Richard Vertrees, Battalion Fire Support Officer, 2nd ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division 1LT...

Baltic Fire Support CPT James Shoop Multi-national Force Integration (MFI) is, “the ability of the forces of two or more nations to...

Challenges in Fire Support Exercises with NATO Partners By: CPT Xavier Guirao The way Fire support is executed in the United States is synonymous...

Operations to Shape & Prevent: A Paladin Battery’s Role in the EUCOM Theater At the turn of the decade, the re-emergence...

The Tyranny of Distance: Maintaining Battery Readiness in a Dispersed Environment By CPT Stephen Campbell and 1SG Clayton Vaughn, Command Team of...

Lessons Learned from Combined Training with Polish Artillery and Forward Observers. “The speed, accuracy and devastating power of...

Property Accountability in a Geographically Dispersed Environment By CPT Conrad J. Braun, Commander HHB, 3-16 Field Artillery Regiment The...

Synchronizing Logistics with Field Artillery Operations at Combined Resolve XIII Captain Christopher W. Kim First Lieutenant Kyle D....

Field Artillery cannon battalion combat configured loads – A sustainment perspective and best practices from JRTC By CPT Russell Vickers ...

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN CPT Tyger Lyons As the Field Artillery transitions its focus from counterinsurgency to...

The joint force needs a “Global Engagement Cycle" By LTC Gregory M. Tomlin “Both revisionist powers and rogue regimes are competing...

“So We’re Divesting Some Howitzers” By CPT James R. Richert and 1SG Nicholas J. Wisely Edited by COL Mark C....

Cannon Artillery in Future Large Scale Urban Combat Cannon artillery is one of the most powerful combat multipliers, providing unique...

Combined Lethal/Nonlethal Engagement Methodology Authors: Jason West and Thomas Duffy Introduction Joint and Service doctrine lacks a single...