April-June 2014 Issue

FEATURES

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The Art of Support by Fire

SFC Carter H. Conrad and SFC Johnny Tinsley

The Bastogne Fusion Process: A Commander-Centric Approach to Planning and Decision Making

LTC Scott Sentell and LTC Phillip Kiniery

PROFESSIONAL FORUM

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Every Soldier Counts: Part I — The Role of the Company Command Team in Manning a Brigade in Today’s Force Reductions

MAJ Christopher L. Moore

Responding to Mascal Terrorism at the Company Level: Lessons in Consequence Management from OIF

CPT Nathan Jennings

Operationalizing the Mission Command Network for Joint Forcible Entry Operations

MAJ Claude A. Lambert

COISTS for the Decisive Action Environment

1LT Patrick Coughlin and CPT William Taylor

Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam, 1965 — The Battle Of Lz Albany

CPT J. Dallas Henry

Successful Employment of DCGS-A Enables Commander's Decision-Making Process

CW2 Bryce E. Bouwens and MAJ Ryan H. Burke

TRAINING NOTES

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Contextual Training for Junior Leaders

CPT Charles Wood

Digital Learning Content for C-IED

Cliff Repicky and Billy Massengill

German Heavy Brigade Attacks: The Concept of Capabilities Demonstration Exercises in the Context Of Leader Development

MAJ Jens-Uwe Rohrmoser, German Army

OTHER DEPARTMENTS

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Commandant's Note:

Keeping the Priorities Straight

COL William J. Butler, Acting Commandant

Infantry News

Beefier Carbines En Route to Soldiers

David Vergun

Insect-Inspired Technology to Extend Situational Awareness

Jenna Brady

25^th ID Team Wins Best Ranger Title

Nick Duke

Book Reviews

In the Gray Area: A Marine Advisor Team at War

By Seth W. B. Folsom

Reviewed by LTC Keith Everett

The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces

By Alan Hoe

Reviewed by LTC (Retired) Rick Baillergeon

War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier

By John F. Ross

Reviewed by BG (Retired) Curtis H. O'Sullivan