The Field Artillery Battalion S2 and the Integrating Processes

By CPT Preston Quinn

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This article discusses how FA battalion S2s can maximize relevance and lethality by integrating intelligence with fires. CPT Preston Quinn provides practical, doctrine-based guidance—covering IPOE, information collection, targeting, risk management, and knowledge management—to inform commander decisions, refine HPTs, and strengthen brigade targeting across Armor, Infantry, and Stryker formations.

A military rocket launcher system firing in an open field, creating a large cloud of brown dust and smoke with a bright orange muzzle flash. The vehicle is positioned on sparse grassland with rolling hills in the background under an overcast sky.

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Static to Strategic: Re-Learning Shoot and Scoot

Staff Sergeant Robert Chambers argues that rocket field artillery units must abandon static tactics developed during counterinsurgency operations and return to mobile 'shoot and scoot' doctrine for large-scale combat operations. Drawing from Ukraine conflict lessons and National Training Center exercises, he emphasizes mobility as essential for HIMARS and MLRS survivability.

By SSG Robert Chambers

Military tactical diagram labeled 'FIGURE 1: Simple Battlefield Framework' showing a rectangular battlefield divided into three colored zones from left to right: green 'REAR' area (50km wide), yellow 'CLOSE' area (100km wide), and purple 'DEEP' area (150km wide). The diagram shows various distance measurements between boundaries and contains military unit symbols marked with 'XX' and 'XXX' designations. The total battlefield width spans 300km with a 200km depth.

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Control vs Coordination: An Argument for the Disaggregation of Graphic Control Measures and Inclusion of the Battlefield Coordination Line into U.S. Army Doctrine.

Major Donald Frazier argues that the U.S. Army should disaggregate graphic control measures from fire support coordination measures and adopt the Marine Corps' Battlefield Coordination Line (BCL). This would allow corps commanders greater flexibility to adjust boundaries without lengthy coordination delays, enabling faster exploitation of battlefield opportunities during large-scale combat operations.

By MAJ Donald S. Frazier, 1AD

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Modification of the Joint Lightweight Tactical Vehicle into a functional Fire Direction Center

This article details how 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment transformed a JLTV into a functional mobile fire direction center (FDC) as part of their modernization efforts, overcoming initial design and logistical challenges through innovative solutions.

By MAJ John Meier, LTC Adam Ropelewski & SFC Michael Limpert

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Techniques for Mortar Ammunition Planning

This article emphasizes the importance of mortar ammunition planning for effective fire support across various military echelons, highlighting the need to understand haul capacities, ammunition effects, and logistical coordination.

By MAJ Andrew Patterson