2006 Web Site Articles
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JTAC Counterpoint
by LtCol Steve "Psycho" Wilson
>LtCol Wilson is the Head, Tactical Aviation Division, EWTGPac. This division runs the Marine Corps TACP School, FAC(A) Ground School, and JTAC primer course. LtCol Wilson has over 1,700 hours in the F/A–18 with experience in Operations SOUTHERN WATCH and IRAQI FREEDOM. His qualifications include FAC(A), FAC, FAC instructor, JTAC, and JTAC instructor.
Physical Training Instructors
by Maj Robert H. Duryea
>Maj Duryea wrote this article while he was a student at the School of Advanced Warfighting, Quantico. He is currently serving in Iraq.
Restraint in War
by LtCol Lance A. McDaniel
>LtCol McDaniel deployed to Iraq with 1st Marine Division for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM I and II. He is currently assigned as Head, Service Concepts Branch, Concepts and Plans Division, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, Quantico.
Operation AL FAJR
by CDR John Patch, USN
>CDR Patch completed Joint Targeting School and served as the U.S. Central Command Chief of Targets from April 2004 to April 2005 during the active combat phase of OAF. He is currently assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Our First Duty: To Remember the Sacrifices of Beirut
by LtCol Charles A. Dallachie
>At the time that this article was first published in the Marine Corps Gazette in October 2001, LtCol Dallachie, a veteran of Beirut, was assigned to the Joint Staff (J–4) at the Pentagon.
Marine Operational Law
by LtCol Thomas A. Wagoner
>LtCol Wagoner is an Assistant Professor, International and Operational Law Department, TJAGLCS.
The Competition in Arms Program
by Capt Forrest W. Hoover
>Capt Hoover fired with the CIAP in the 2001 Fall Intramural Matches, Camp Lejeune and the 2005 Intramural Matches, Quantico. He has fired in the 2005 Eastern Division Matches where he “legged” with a Bronze Medal with the rifle. He also competed in the 2005 Marine Corps Matches. Capt Hoover is currently assigned to the Funded Legal Education Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
DoD Internet Protocol Version 6 Transformation
by Capt Michael R. Cirillo
>Capt Cirillo is the Network Operations Officer and Information Assurance Manager, III MEF.
Grant, Vicksburg, and Modern War by LTC Dennis P. Chapman, USA
>LTC Chapman is the Chief, Deployments Branch, National Guard Bureau, Army National Guard.
Fourth-Generation Warfare and Network-Centric Warfare by Capt Richard J. McLoughlin
>Capt McLoughlin is the Officer in Charge, Navy Marine Corps Intranet Training Detachment, San Diego/Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Command Operations Liaison Officer.
Camp Maui, Hawaii
by Col Thomas L. Constantino, USMCR(Ret)
>Col Constantino is a historian and Trustee Emeritus, San Mateo County California Community College District.
F–35 Maintenance
by Col Gilda Jackson, USMC(Ret), Maj Henry Ratliff, USMC(Ret) & MSgt Jeff Quillin, USAF(Ret)
>Col Jackson, Maj Ratliff, and MSgt Quillin are members of the Lockheed Martin F–35 training system team based in Fort Worth, TX.
Urban Warfare Training Instrumentation
by Robert Clydesdale
>Mr. Clydesdale is an Annapolis graduate and a former Marine infantry and flight officer with 30 years of experience in the international training simulation industry.
High Fidelity
by Frank Higgins
>Mr. Higgins is the Senior Manager, Strategic Planning and Business Development, Raytheon.
Preventing Atrocities (PDF format)
by Capt Steven D. Danyluk, USMCR (Reprint from June 2000)
>Capt Danyluk is a former EA–6B pilot who currently flies for American Airlines.
Crimes in Hostilities—Part I (PDF format)
by Maj W. Hayes Parks (Reprint from August 1976)
Crimes in Hostilities—Part II (PDF format)
by Maj W. Hayes Parks (Reprint from September 1976)
Command Religious Program
by LT Michael E. Foskett, USN
>LT Foskett served as an enlisted Marine—light armored vehicle crewman—in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1988 to 1996 and was activated for Operation DESERT STORM. As a chaplain he served with 2d Bn, 7th Mar for 3 years, deploying to Okinawa for 10 months and to OIF II for 7 months. He is currently assigned as the Chaplain, Marine Barracks, 8th and I.
The Defense Logistics Agency: The Strategic Partner for the 21st Century
by LtCol Edward Ramsey
>LtCol Ramsey completed his tour with DLA and is now assigned to 1st MAW in Okinawa.
The Iraqi Marines
by Capt Giles D. Walger
>Capt Walger was a student at Expeditionary Warfare School when he wrote this article.
Protecting the Protectors
by James V. Marshall
>Mr. Marshall served 8 years in the Marine Corps and is a licensed firearms instructor for the State of Tennessee.
Punching Above Your Weight
by The Officers of MSSG–31
From Algeria to Iraq
by John W. Kiser
>Mr. Kiser is the author of Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria. The book is a true account of a Christian-Muslim oasis of peace that existed in the midst of Muslim violence during the 1990s.
Coalition Joint Task Force 635
by LTC Christopher A. Field, Australian Army
>LTC Field is the CO, 1 RAR RBG in Townsville, Australia. He is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College and School of Advanced Warfighting.
Eyewitness in Afghanistan
by Col Matthew F. Bogdanos, USMCR
>Col Bogdanos redeployed to Central Command in Iraq and was instrumental in recovering the stolen treasures of Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003. His book, Thieves of Baghdad (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005), is available in bookstores or through the MCA bookstore at https://www.mca-marines.org/OnlineStore/Books.aspx.
Osprey Program Will Need Joint Public Affairs Office
by Maj Stewart T. Upton
>Maj Upton served as Director, PAO, MCAS New River from 1998–99 when the first Osprey training squadron was stood up. He has also served as the media officer for HMX–1 Testing and Evaluation from 1999–2001 and media officer at PAO HQMC from 2001–03. He is currently serving as the Director, PAO for MCAS Iwakuni.
Reengineering the Utilities Field for a 21st Century MAGTF
by The Staff, Marine Corps Engineer School
Fighting Through the Fog of War by Maj Karl C. Rohr
>Maj Rohr was the CO (FSC), Weapons Company, 1/2 during the battle for An Nasiriyah. He is currently the CO, Marine Detachment, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA.
Operations in the North Babil Province of Iraq
by Capt Ross A. Meglathery
>Capt Meglathery served as the MSSG–24 intelligence officer based out of Camp Kalsu, Iraq. He is currently the intelligence officer for II MEF G–7 (Exercise and Training), Camp Lejeune.
The Buckners of Kentucky by LtCol H. Thomas Hayden, USMC(Ret)
>LtCol Hayden is a frequent contributor to MCG. He is a relative of the Buckner clan, and his mother’s maiden name is Buckner.
Bond-Relationship Targeting
by Robert J. Bunker
>Dr. Bunker is a consultant, Counter-OpFor Program, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-West, a program of the National Institute of Justice. He was recently a guest speaker on the topic of suicide bombings in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM at the I MEF/Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Base Antiterrorism/Force Protection Conference.
Words Can Be Deadly: Language Training, the Neglected Survival Skill
by LtCol Arthur L. Clark, USMCR
>LtCol Clark was mobilized in January 2002 and served 18 months in various assignments in the Central Command area of responsibility. A graduate of the Army War College, he has authored two books and has contributed numerous articles to MCG.
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