Education
Fires Bulletin
Learning To Speak Maneuver
I am not what you would consider to be a “car person” which means that I usually pay for maintenance and don’t look under the hood unless I see smoke.
8 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
The 2017 Knox, Hamilton And Gruber Awards
The U.S. Army Field Artillery School has announced the winners of the 2017 Knox, Hamilton and Gruber awards for excellence within the field artillery branch. These awards are presented annually and recognize excellence by unit (active and National Guard) and individual. Congratulations to the 2017 award winners.
3 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Head, Heart, Gut
A personal, ethical decisionmaking methodology
8 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
E-62nd Thaad And Patriot Interop Success
During their first ever Missile Defense Agency Flight Test, Soldiers from Battery E, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conducted a Congressionally mandated interoperability test between the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Patriot weapons at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico April 6, 2018.
3 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Hello From The 53rd Commandant Of The U.S. Army Field Artillery School
Never for a second did I ever expect to become the 53rd Chief of the Field Artillery and Commandant of the United States Field Artillery School. Having said that, I am thrilled and humbled to serve our Army and our branch in this capacity.
3 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Accelerating Multi-domain Operations
Evolution of an idea
5 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Fires Battle Lab Leads Multi-Domain Experiment
The Fires Battle Lab is going to war. The enemy is uncertainty.
2 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
The Future Of Field Artillery
Merging with air defense
8 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
The Right Way To Rehearse At NTC
For years, observer coach trainers (OC/ Ts) at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., have been giving units the same feedback after their rehearsals, “That was a pretty good back-brief, but it sure wasn’t a rehearsal.”
5 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
What Is Old Is New Again
Field artillery in megacities
10+ min |
May - June 2018
Fires Bulletin
Emerging Air Defense Challenges
Unmanned aerial systems
2 min |
May - June 2018
Fires Bulletin
Paratroopers Train To Jumpwith Stinger Missiles, Defend Against Air Threats
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Conducting static-line airborne operations with non-typical weapons systems requires specialized training and equipment due to their large size.
2 min |
2018 ADA Special 50th Anniversary Issue
Fires Bulletin
ADA Modernization Team Seeks ‘Quick Wins' On Goals
Two of the six modernization priorities that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley set forth last October directly affect Fort Sill and the Fires Center of Excellence.
6 min |
2018 ADA Special 50th Anniversary Issue
Fires Bulletin
Air Defense Artillery In World War I
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the U.S. participation in World War I. It was in 1917 that Gen. John Pershing and his American Expeditionary Force embarked onto the shores of France to begin training and readiness into what became known globally as The Great War. As America entered World War I, new technologies from the Industrial Age were introduced into combat.
4 min |
2018 ADA Special 50th Anniversary Issue
Fires Bulletin
Air Defense Artillery School House Changes Leadership, McIntire Continues To Serve ADA
Fort Sill welcomed a newcomer to a top post July 26 and wished another the best of luck in an on-post assignment. In a ceremony in front of post headquarters, Brig. Gen. Randall McIntire stepped down as the Air Defense Artillery commandant and Chief of Air Defense.
2 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Winter Warfare
Supporting maneuver in ice, snow, cold
5 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Yuma Proving Ground Remains On Artillery Cutting Edge
For most of its history, artillery testing has been Yuma Proving Ground’s core mission.
4 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Enabling A Force Field Artillery
The necessity of protection
5 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Letterkenny Army Depot Overhauls Avenger system
Letterkenny Army Depot Overhauls Avenger system
2 min |
September-October 2018
Fires Bulletin
Fires Supporting Maneuver
The need for an update
6 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Resurrecting The Light Cavalry's Fire Support
Restructuring the IBCT squadron fire support teams to maximize capability
3 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Artillery's Role In Sea-based Expeditionary Fires
Fire support and maritime history was made in late October 2017 during exercise Dawn Blitz2017.
8 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Brigade Deep Battle 2.0
UAV-Fires teaming in support of the brigade deep fight
9 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
US Air Defense Artillery Foreign Advising
The strategic NCO leveraging the operational art
5 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Going The Extra 1,000 Miles
Preparing a field artillery brigade for a near-peer adversary
7 min |
July-August 2018
Fires Bulletin
Synchronizing, Simplicity How Joint Fires Observers Will Cross Domains
Joint terminal attack controllers and joint Fires observer with the Michigan National Guard's C Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, perform tactical movements for a close air support training mission at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., during Northern Strike exercise. (Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard)
5 min |
March - April 2018
Fires Bulletin
Shoffner Talks Army Modernization With Industry Leaders
Maj. Gen. Wilson A. Shoffner, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill commanding general, addressed more than 180 defense contractors on the challenges the Fires force face in preparing for future multi-domain battle. Shoffner spoke at an Industrial Breakfast at Cameron University Jan. 31.
5 min |
March - April 2018
Fires Bulletin
Addressing Negative Trends Through Certification
In the July 2017 compilation of lessons learned and best practices from the Joint Readiness Training Center, there were several key observations identified for the field artillery community.
4 min |
March - April 2018
Fires Bulletin
Patriot Battalion Achieves ‘First' In Deployment Exercise
Third Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery became the first Patriot battalion to employ the Dismounted Patriot Information Coordination Central (DPICC) during a mission rehearsal exercise.
5 min |
March - April 2018
Fires Bulletin
The Curious Case Of The Oozlefinch
The chronicle of the Oozlefinch, air defense artillery’s unofficial mascot, is simultaneously well documented and elusive.
6 min |