Field Artillery School

HISTORY of the FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL

1979 FORT SILL, OKL~HOMA

Pro~erty of ~.S. Army INDEX

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SECTION I. MISSION 1-1 Gene'ra1 1 1~1

SECTION II. KEY PERSONNEL 2-1

SECTION III. PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION 3-1 General 1 3-1 Accomplishments & Items of Interest 2 3-4

SECTION 'rV. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY 4-1 CEO 1 4-1 CFO 2 4-1 GO 3 4-3

SECTION V. TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS 5-1 OTD 1 5-1 DCRDT 2 5-3 TCAD 3 5-10

SECTION VI. NEW DOCTRINE/CONCEPTS 6-1 CEO' 1 6-1 CFD 2 6-1 .DCD 3 6-2 GO 4 6-12 TCAD 5 6-12 DCRDT . 6 6-12

SECTION VII. TRAINING LITERATURE 7-1 .CFO 1 7-1 DTD 2 7-1 GO' 3 7-3 WD 4 7-4 TCAO 5 7-4

SECTION VIII. MODIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 8-1 ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT CFD 1 8-1 DCD 2 8-2 GO 3 8-2 DCRDT 4 8-3 TCAD 5 8-5

SECTION IX. TRADOC SYSTEMS MANAGERS . 9-1 . TSM, TACFlRE 1 9-1 TSM, RPV 2 9-1 TSM, MLRS 3 9-2 .TSM, COPPERHEAD 4 9-3 TSM, FlREFINDER 5 9-3 TSM, PERSHING II 6 9-4 TSM, CANNON 7 9-5

i ii SECTION I. MISSION

GENERAL. TllP mission of the US Army Field Artillery School is to provide the means 'i~)r-Activ('Army and Reserv(' Components to achieve required levels of individual and ('oll('ctiv('trainingthrough n'sid('nt and ('xtension training systt'l1\sandmaterials; to cI('v('lopanel('valual('cloctrilH'and organizalioll; lo llel('nnilH'rt'quin'Il1('nlsalHI priot"i- tit.ssfor the development of combat materiel. These missions ('nlail tht' foll"owing functions: a. Prepare, conduct, and administer resident and nonresident courses of instruction as directed. b. Provide training support of active Army Units, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Reserve Officer Training Corps, and US Marine Corps Reserve elements as directed. c. Participate in the review of doctrine, organization, and equipment for which training responsibility has been~assigned, including the development of training plans to support new items of materiel, new organizations, or new tactical and technical concepts. d. Review and evaluate new or revised doctrine, tactics, and techniques prepared by other Army agencies or other services, as appropriate . . e. Develop, distribute, review, and update pertinent instructional packets for other schools in those areas in which USAFAS is designated the proponent school.'

f. Prepare and maintain long-range emergency mobilization plans.

g. Prepare and review Army-wide training literature as prescribed in AR 310-3.

,h. Promote interservice and foreign understanding of US Army doctrine, tactics, techniques, organization, and operations by providing instruction and training to members of other arms and services of US Armed Forces and to students from foreign countries, and by participating in standardization programs: i~ Serve as the user proponent throughout the life cycle of field artill~ry system materiel. Serve as spokesman for the field artillery in qualitative interpre- tations and definitions in support of the materiel development community.

j. Develop technical data and manufacture all graphical firing'items required' by the services and provide these items to US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM) .for issue to troops world-wide. k. Provide a repository of publications (library) for the use of students, staff, and faculty in support of other mission requirements.

1. Serve as the "home" of the field artillery. m. Serve through the Commandant as the principal field artillery advisor to the Commander, TRADOC.

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1-1 SECT I ON I I. KEY I'I':HSONNEL

COMMANDANT -MG Jack N. Merritt remained as Commandant.

ASSISTANT COMMANDANT . BG Edward A. Dinges remained as Assistant Commandant.

DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT COL James P. Holley remained as Deputy Assistant Commandant.

DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT (SECRETARY) COL John J. Ridgway, Jr. remained as Secretary.

DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONSELECTRONICS DEPARTMENT (CED) COL Don E. Karr assigned 19 Jun 79 vice COL James H ..Carney, Jr.

DIRECTOR, COUNTERFIRE DEPARTMENT'(CFD) COL Kenneth Kleypas assigned 26 Nov 79 vice COL Jere L. Hickman

DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS (DEC) COL Anthony G. Pokorny assigned 18 May 79 vice COL (P) James E. Drummond.

DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND TFAINING (DCRDT) COL. Thomas J. P. Jones remained as Director.

DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF EVALUATION (DOE) ,COL Roland B. Rogers assigned 5 Jun 79 vice COL Chester F. Campbell.

DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING DEVELOPMENT (DTD) COL George M. Krausz assigned 27 Aug 79 vice LTC Gunnar C. Carlson, Jr., who was serving as Acting Director.

DIRECTOR, GUNNERY DEPARTMENT (GO) COL James W. Wurman remained as Director.

DIRECTOR, TACTICS/COMBINED ARMS DEPARTMENT (TCAD) COL John E. Donohu~ remained as Director.

DIRECTOR, WEAPONS DEPARTMENT (WD) COL Samuel J. Ady assigned 6 Feb 79 vice COL Jack L. Van Pool.

COMMANDER, USAFAS BRIGADE , COLWilliam II. Rogers assigned 30 Mar 79 vice COL Robert E. Hunter.

COMMANDER, STAFF AND FACULTY BATTALION MAJ Graham N. Babb assigned 5 Apr 79 vice LTC Isaac F. Bonifay.

COMMANDER, OFFICER STUDENT BATTALION LTC Robert E. Lax assigned 23 Jul 79 vice LTC Charles W. Hendrickson.

TRADOC SYSTEM MANAGER, TACFlRE COL Hardy R. Stone III remained.

2-1 TRADOC SYSTEM MANAGER, REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE (RPV) COL Sherwin Arculis remained.

TRAnOC SYSTEM MANAGER, GENERAL SUPPORT ROCKET SYSTEM (GSRS) COL Charles J. Buel remained.

TRAnOC SYSTEM MANAGER, COPPERHEAD COL William F. Fitzpatrick assigned 1 Jun 79 vice COL Adalbert E. Toepel. TRADOC SYSTEM MANAGER, FIREFINDER COL Richard N. Griffin remained.

TRADOC SYSTEM MANAGER, PERSHING II COL William R. Owel remained.

TRADOe SYSTEM MANAGER, CANNON eOL James A. Quinlan remained.

TRADoe SYSTEMS MANAGER, CLOSE SUPPORT WEAPONS SYSTEM eOL Kenneth A. Kleypas assigned 2 Aug 79.

2-2 SECTION III. PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION

1. GENERAL. On 30 Nov 78, TRADOC discontinued use of the term Course of Instruction' (COI) and directed use of the term Program of Instruction (POI). USAFAS programed 15,458 students to attend 693 classes in 47 courses during FY 79. The initial input was 13,140 students. In FY 79, 11,425 students were available for graduation, and.9,984 graduated. a. Program Deletions. The following courses were deleted in 1979:

(1) Field Artillery Cannon Battery Officer, 2E-13A.

(2) Tactical Electronic Equipment Maintenance NCO Advanced, 1-31~C42B.

(3) Tactical Communications Systems Operator/Mechanic Course, BTC, 101-31V30. (4) Nuclear and Chemical Target Analysis. Reserve Component, 2E-ASI5HB.

(5) Honest John Missile Crewman, 042-15F10.

b. Program Additions. The following courses were added during the same time frame: (1) Field Artillery Cannon Battery Officer, 2E-13E.

(2) Tactical Communications Chief NCO Advanced, 101-31V40.

(3)' Nuclear and Chemical Target Analysis- Nonresident/Resident, 2E-ASI5HB.

(4) Lance Missile Mechanic, 043-F4.

(5) Tactical Communications Chief, BTC, 101-31V30 ..

c. Nuclear and Chemical Target Analysis Course- Nonresident/Resident. The letter of transmittal for the establishment of the NCTAC-NR/R was submitted on 9 Nov 78. This course superseded the NCTA-CRC (Reserve Component); its target population encompasses not only the National Guard and Reserves but also active duty officers. This course is quite similar to the self-paced NCTAC resident course with the excep- tion of the training locations. NCTAC/ NRR consists of two phases: Phase I is an ACCP which consists of 5 subcourses with an equivalent of 85 credit hours •. Phase II is a self-paced I-week resident course at Fort Sill exposing the student to classified data and procedures. TRADOC approval was granted on 18 Jun 79.

d. Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course. (1) GO/NO GO. GO/NO GO became firmly established. Student' acceptance of the system has continued to vary from one extreme to the other. The Honors Program itself has turned out to be one of the more palatable systems of those employed by the various service schools. Several schools have adopted the USAFAS honors program and adapted it to their particular branch. (2) Validation Examinations. Validation examinations have continued to be employed. However, decreasing numbers of students have attempte~ to validate the

3-1 ~aterial. The prevalent rationale for not attempting the validation was that they l wanted to gain the most possible information. Another possible reason is the declining experience level of the officers entering the course. Validation examinations have all been made optional.

(3) Enrichment Program. A new enrichment program option was added in 1979. FAOAC students were assigned to FAOBC and FACBOC sections to provide guidance on future Army life. The program has met with moderate success.

e. Operations/Intelligence Course. The US Army Operations/Intelligence NCO/Specialist Course, for which USAFAS was project manager, was fielded on 22.May 78; One month prior to that date, pUblici~y flyers were sent to all combat units in the J National Guard, Army Reserve, and Actlve Army that had been identified by the schools involved with the production. Kinton Research has been contracted for a I-year studY of the course and its administration. . I f. Lance Missile ~fechanic. The Lance Missile Mechanic Course was conducted on a ',tempo'raryapproval basis for 50 students in 1978. TRADOC approved the course in , tlar 79~ However, approval of the MACRIT is required before true training requirementS will be known.

g. Saudi Arabian National Guard Field Artillery Officer Basic Course (SANGFAOBC). The SANG maintains the security of the Royal Family and provides internal security for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A 1973 memorandum of understandin (MOU) committed the governments of the United States and Saudi Arabia to a moderniza- tion program for the SANG. The program calls for English language training at , Lackland Air Force Base to be followed by training at appropriate TRADOC service schools. In Mar 75, Vinnell Corporation was selected as the prime contractor. Two Vinnell employees have been at USAFAS since Jan 76 to develop and conduct SANG instruction. Upon arrival at USAFAS, students receive additional English language training with emphasis on artillery terminology. Then they enter the SANG Officer Special Course, conducted by Vinnell Corporation. This course is 55% FAOBC, received: concurrently with regular OBC students, and 45% specialized instruction, developed 1 and conducted by Vinnell. All exams are administered by Vinnell. All costs are t borne ultimately by the government of Saudi Arabia. On 30 Nov 77, representatives of, DARCOM~. TRADOC, USAFAS, and Vinnell Corporation established the requirement for USAFAS evaluation and certification, which, in turn, required a TRADOC approved program of instruction. The SANG FAOBC POI was submitted to TRADOC on 8 May 78; it would be implemented only when both the POI and the new MOU were approved for implementation. The POI was approved by TRADOC on 1 Aug 78, subject to required corrections to the POI. TRADOC POI approval was dated 20 Apr 79. The completed MOU was forwarded to TRADOC on 9 Feb 79. f \( h. Basic NCO Course for Combat Arms (BNCOC/CA). Major course reV1Sions were l ongoing as a result of the review of exported BNCOC/CA conducted in first quarter, F1 79. Revisions are eliminating the need for volumes of reference notes and use only the new "How to Fight" manuals' as task references. Revised individual packets Were produced by the AFPP. The new Soldiers' Manuals will require major changes to Skill Level 3 tasks in BNCOC which are being developed.

i. "Master Mechanic Program (MNP).

(1) The MMP is an o~tgrowth of LTG Kalergis' Tank Forces Managemen~ Group Study which recommended that there be a systems-specific mechanic for tank unlts. TtH' Tank Forcps ~1afl;)gpmf'nt Orfi ce under ~IG Lawrence expanded th is concept hy r('co~- m('lIdir.g lhal lhf'rt, hf' syslf'lTI-sppcifie /Iu'chanics for fiv(' major sysl('n1S, 0/1(' of which iH He! f-prop(.llc'd art i IIf'ry. Systc'ms-speci fic fJlechanic mC':JIIH it fJI('chanic who wi II he trained in a specific aUlomotive/turr£'t HyHlem and will serve only in that system and have an MaS peculiar to that system.

(2) In the case of self-propelled artillery, there will be two MOS's~ 45D for the turret and 63D for the chassis. The 63D will also be trained on sel~cted : wheeled vehicles. A soldier will require the MaS at entry-level through AlT. ,In the case of the turret mechanic (MOS 45D), lET will be a 5-week course (modified from the present 041-ASIU6, FA Weapons Mechanic); the course for the automotive mechanic 63D will approximate 10 weeks. (3) These proposals were discussed at the Master Mechanic and Maintenance Administrator General Officer Meeting at-Fort Lee on 15 Jan 79. At this meeting, a decision was made to begin institutional training for the MMP NLT 1 Oct 80., In order to meet this milestone, according to the TRADOC ISD model, there would have to be an approved 'site selection and POI prior to the Jun 79 TRtI upon which to base resource requirements.

(4) There were numerous recommendations for training site from the school commandants. However, at the Jun 79 TRtl, TRADOC announced that all skill level 1 . training would be conducted at Fort Knox (Armor School) except MaS 45D to be trained at Fort Sill; all skill level 3 training would be at Aberdeen Proving Ground (Ordnance School).

(5) Coordination continues so that this course (45DIO) may begin: on the projected start date, Oct 80. j. Advanced NCO Courses (ANCOC). In 1978, the TRADOC Commander chartered a group of senior NCO's to determine what improvements might be made in ANCOC in this period of declining resources. The TRADOC Command Sergeant Major,provided the results of the MOS 13B survey to USAFACFS on 4 Dec 78. Ad hoc committee meetings were held throughout the first quarter CY 79 to determine methodology. MG Merritt, USAFACFS Commander, submitted a proposed revision to the Field Artillery Cannon NCO Advanced Course to GEN Starry, TRADOC Commander, on 22 Mar 79; GEN Starry gave concept approval on 6 Apr 79. The formal POI submission was made on 15 Jun 79 and implemented'in ' August 79~ This revision restructured the course to fully support NCOES under EP~IS. Revisions included a common subjects phase which all students receive and a separate MOS track of skill level 4 supervisory tasks for each MOS. ,Training objectives and course 'content were revised to coincide with the TRADOC CSM's survey on Advanced NCO Courses~ After the first two iterations of this course, further revisions ~ere made to fine tune the POI. k. Reduction of Army Training (RATS)/DPS 040. The USAFAS RAT$ proposal was sent to TRADOC on 17 Aug 78. Course length reductions were implemented on 1 Oct 78. The USAFAS RATS proposal received TRADOC approval on 21 Mar 70; course length reductions were addressed by the Jun 79 TRADOC,Review of Manpower (TRtl).

1. Nuclear Subjects. (1) USAFAS forwarded a nuclear training package to TRADOC on 6 Sep' 78.

(2) On 9 Apr 79, GEN Starry published the Action Plan for Integration of, Tactical Nuclear Considerations into TRADOC and directed preparation for implementation. In the first quarter of FY 80, CAC, Fort Leavenworth was designated ~rincipal coordinator of this effort.

3-3 (3) The missile program manager became the focal point for initiating thel USAFAS implementation. An initial study indicated that the timelines were very. optimistic. It was projected that personnel and trainer availability would ,push thel final implementation date from 1 Jan 80 to 1 Nov 80.

(4) The Jun 79 TRM addressed resource implications of increased nuclear training but did not approve additional resources.

(5) The Commandant, USAFAS approved of as the first course to be implemented the Atomic Cannon 8-Inch (ACE) Course. This course will begin in Jan 80.

(6) The addition of two 0-3's to TCAD to assist in the development, of increased USAFAS nuclear instruction. Resident training is being developed for the FA Cannon ,Battery Course, the Lance Missile Crewman Course, the Pershing Missile Crewman Course, and for officers assigned to warhead detachments.

m. .Field Artillery Precommand Course. In Oct 78, the class of the formal Precommand course was conducted. Since that time, six classes have been conducted with progressively increasing effectiveness. The course, which was approved on 12 Jun 79 by the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, fulfills the guidelines' specified by CAC as well as providing refresher training on Field Artillery peculiar tasks, All administration and course evaluations are provided through DCRDT. Based. upon over one hundred student comments, the success or failure of the course rests primarily with the escorts and how they respond to the requests from the command designees.

2. ACCONPLISID1ENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST.

a. CFD.

(1) The Field Artillery Radar Crewman Course (221-17BI0) was revised in order that a separate POI could be developed for instruction on Radar Set (AN/TPS-58 Course (221-17BIT).

(2) The POI for the Field Artillery Target Acquisition Specialist Course 412-17CI0 AIT was approved by TRADOC 14 May 1979.

(3) In Feb 79, DCRDT approved the POI change for FAOBC which is oriented for land navigation and terrain association. Beginning in June 1979 with FAOBC 8-79~ the cu'rrentPOI was initiated. The Gunnery Department was tasked with providing all target location instruction to FAOBC students.

(4) The Officer Basic Course POI includes the following classes.

PERIODS AN02AA- Basic map reading instruction 8 AN0201- Nap reading examination 2 AN02AL- Field exercise 5 AN02AK- Day land navigation course, graded 5 AN02Mf- Terrain association, motor march, graded 5 AN02AO- Day land navigation course, Rraded 5 30

(5) The map n'ading portion of FAOBC has heell increaspd hy CFD lo 11 pCrlO("I s. 'It l"S not a critical fractional unit forb oraduation of the course.

3-4 (C» The Survey Divisioll of t1H' Coullterfirt' D('partlll('lIl has cOlllhilll'd till' Survey Hesoun:es and ~lanagem('nlClass (ASOIBF) with Targetillg Division's Target Acquisition Assets Class (ATOITR) for the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course.

(7) Army and ~Iarine'officers assigned to the Field Artillery Target Acquisition/Survey Officer Course (FATASOC) of the Counterfire Department are contin- uinl( t.o receive instruction in traditional survey, sound/flash and radar ol',~ratiolls.

(8) The Survey part of the FA Fire Support Specialist Course (FAFSSC 13F) taught hy the Counlerfire Department began One Station Unit Training (OSUT) in Jul 78. (9) The survey part of the map-reading portion of the Tactical Communica- tion Chiefs Advanced Course (TCCAC) taught by the Counterfire Department has been picked up by the General Courses Branch. TCCAC receives the same basic instruction as FAFSSC 13F, minus the land navigation course. (10) A major POI change for 0-13-C42, FA Cannon NCO Advanced Course was submitted based on the Ad Hoc Committee's findings using extracts of a survey , conducted by TRADOe in Sep 78. During the period Jan- Feb 79, a committee comprised of senior NCO's from III CIA, USAFATC and USAFAS reviewed the survey findings on ANCOC and made recommendations on the POI revision. The course has been restructured to fully support NCOES under EPMS. Revisions included a common subjects phase, which all stud,ents receive, and a separate MOS track of skill ,level 4 supervisory ,tasks ,~or each MOS (13b, E, F). Training objectives and course content have been revised to coincide with the recent TRADOC CSM's survey on Advanced NCO Courses. '

(11) A minor POI revision was submitted for 250-0848 Marine Artillery Operations Chief Course, changing the objective to conform to USAFAS Reg 1-3.

(12) The field exercise portion of FAOBC has been modified in order to include a practice land navigation course. This course was used to assist students that had little or no previous experience in orienting, navigation and terra1n association. In'addition, extra instruction was given to marginal studenti on the course prior to a scheduled retest. Map reading for OBC still isn't a critical fractional unit for course completion, but an overall department average of 70% is a mandatory requirement for graduation. Classes 1-79 were used for an OBC POI compar- ison, under the new POI failure rates went from 37% to 13%. Grade averages rose from 73 percent' up to 83 percent for classes in OBC classes participating with the new POI. The results were that the Gunnery Observed Fire scores improved by two points.

(13) The Field Artillery Target Acquisition Survay Officer Course (2E-13D) was revised and updated to confcrm to the ISD model. In addition, a ieducti~n 6f:' ammunition was made. The treds number for Radar was changed since they are now a separate division. This change required no additional logistical support of fund requirements. These students will be issued the new Texas Instrument Calculator TI-59 in January 1980. (14) The Cannon Fire Direction Specialist Course (13EI0) was reviewed to determine if instruction in the new FM 6-13E/CM Commander's Manual, MOS 13E, conformed to what was actually being taught. All tasks were covered in the present POI.

(15) The Tactical Fire Direction System (TACFIRE) Operations Spe~ialist Course was revised to include a 12.5-hour block on Basic Map Reading to be taught self-paced. This proposed block of instruction has been determined to be best suited for this level instruction. 3-5 . (16) The Field Artillery Firefinder Organizational Maintenance Course (ASIX5) ,was submitted to DCRDT for approval by TRADOC on 19 Nov 79. This course provided the enlisted students with the knowledge required to inspect, test and perform organizational maintenance of Field Artillery Firefinder Sets AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37. ICH per class: 881.8

(17) The Field Artillery Radar Operator Course (AN/TPS-58) (221-17BIT) and the Field Artillery Radar Operator Course (221-17BIO) POI's were resubmitted to I TRAnOC on 28 Nov 79 to comply with message, ATTN-PR-P, HQ TRAnOC, DTG 072100Z Jun 79 subjct: Interim Guidance on Programs of Instruction (POI) for Enlisted Training. . This message established guidelines for enlisted POI's to conform to the Commander'S'1 Manual for each MOS. A listing of all tasks was placed directly under the cover sheet of all POI's, to include task number and title, POI file number, and whether trained in the course to SM standards. POI's also indicate other task or subjects being taught and the rationale.

(18) The Pershing Officer Course (2F-13C) was revised to decrease the survey portion of the POI 1.7 hours with no detriment to the content of the course. A POI change to the course of instruction in November 1979, through coordination witb the Pershing Branch, modifications to the Simplified Survey instruction were made so that pershing platoon leaders could utilize the available equipment (Missile TO&E) for missile emplOYment. The new survey class takes up 9 out of 14 allotted periods, the remainder being assigned back to Weapons Department. POC class 501-79 received the new POI in November which consists of:

Periods AS08PG Intro to Simplified Survey Resection and Modified Resection 4 Resection & Modified Resection Meaning Angles Subtense M-2 compass & M-2 aiming circle declination Coordinate Adjustment (Pace method) Tape emplacement AS08PJ Field Exercise 3 AS0801 Examination 2 The Pershing Branch, with approval by DCRDT, advanced the survey portion to the second week of the POC course and it will take effect in the April POC class.

(19) Marine Field Artillery Fire Controlman Course (MFAFCC). On 1 Oct 79, the General Courses Branch assumed responsibility for instruction of MFAFCC.

(20) The Specialist Courses Branch completed validation on 25 Oct 79 the revised POI for ASSC. The revised POI adds the following 16 subjects:

(a) Computation with logs.

(b) Computing subtense with logs.

(d) Computing ,distance with the DME.

(e) Computing horizontal distance with the D~I-60.

]-6 ( f ) S('v c n pIa C t' log s 1lt 6- 23 1 .

(~) Army Ephemeris FM 6-300 usage.

(i) f{t'St'cl ion.

(j) Triangulation.

(k) Grid convergence.

(1) Star identification.

(m) Simultaneous observation.

(n) Polaris tabular method.

(0) Polaris Kochab method. (21) GVS-5 Laser Rangefinder. The 82C MOS POI was forwarded to USAFAS on 28 Nov 79, requesting approval for fall implementation to start with Class 11-80 which begins 30 Jan 80. The addition of 23 tasks extended the course by approximately 3 weeks. Because of the significant increase in course length, the Counterfire Department requested that the 82C MOS track be deleted from the OSUT program.

(22) SQT Testing (MOS 82C). A SQT practice for the Hands-On Component (HOC) of the 82C Field Artillery Survey SQT was established in Aug 79. A practice area identical to the actual test site was established to allow the individual soldier to determine his own proficiency. (?3) Update of the indoor training facility. During Jul 79, the back room of building 3075 received the addition of color photos of actual traverse stations in order to add realism to indoor training or during inclement weather. During November, the OP portion of the 82C course was modified to include the DM-60 for inclement weather and the addition of a new OP flash ranging map. (24) The Field Artillery Firefinder Operator Course (13RIO) was submitted to DCRDT for approval by TRADOC on 1 Oct 79 and resubmitted 19 Nov 79. This course provided enlisted personnel with the knowledge to select and evaluate a radar site; emplace, orient, check, adjust, operate and march order, perform preventive maintenance on the AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 radar sets and ancilLary equipment during day' or night; locate weapons; and perform radar gunnery missions. MOS for which trained: Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Cre\! Member (13R10). ICH per class: 1369.2.

b. wo. Department instructional personnel participated in various conferences, demonstrations, seminars and briefings. (1) Firing Battery NCO's were involved in several overseas MTT's. Instruc- tion on artillery weapons was provided to Saudi Arabia and North Yemen.

(2) Participation by Firing Battery personnel in the Blue Ribbon Panels recommended modification to the 8-inch howitzer has continued. Several tests were' conducted on the proposed modifications and the training projectiles. Based on these tests, recommendations were furnished to the committee in December.

3-7 (3) Firing Battery designed and presented a class to members of BRLat' 1 Aberdeen, Maryland. The purpose of the class was to provide instruction on the care' and maintenance of field artillery weapons, specifically the breech and firing mechanism, and also to instill an awareness of the safety problems associated .when maintenance is not performed or improperly performed.

(4) Personnel of the Logistics Branch participated in the World-Wide Logistics Instructor Conference conducted at Fort Lee in September.

(5) Liaison visits by Logistics Branch personnel were made to Fort Riley, Fort Bragg and Fort Carson. Purpose of the visits was to evaluate the effectiveness of the pre-command course with ~revious attendees.

(6) Instruction on the lSKW generator for the TACFIRE course will now be given by the Logistics Branch.

(7) One officer and ten noncommissioned officers of the Guided Missile Division culminated a year of hard work, travel and training in conjunction with the development of the Field Artillery's newest weapon, the Multiple Launch Rocket SysteJ The groups spent the year acquiring expertise on the two competing contractor versio~ of the.system and will perform as TRAnOC key instructor personnel during the conduct' of Operational Test I in CY80. Pre-operational test training commenced in J December 1979 which included special training to representatives of Great Britain an the Federal Republic of Germany.

(8) Representatives from the department participated in Project JUICE,. Joint US/Israeli Cooperative Efforts, team visit to Israeli Defense Force in November 1979.

c. TCAD.

(1) FACBOC. Students now receive classes on Security in Combat/ Courier Duties a~d Transportation.

(2) POGAF. The class on US Nuclear Weapon Surety Program was modified tO provide overview of Army's entire surety program (ILO in depth knowledge of PersonnefJ Reliability Program).

(3) Nuclear/Chemical Target Analysis Course. The resident phase was written in spring of 1979. This phase is TRAnOC approved.

(4) Basic Tactics Branch commenced participation in 15Smm System Live Fir Exerci~e (WDI2UN). This allows additional instructions for FIST and RSOP operations~

(5) The Combined Arms Team in the Illuminated Defense (TIJ2QD) was deleteJ from the POI. A Defense CPX (Tl12VC) was substituted to cover defensive operations,. FIST operations, FSO fire pla~ning,and execution of fire plans.' I

(6) TACFIRE Training Division, DCD, w~s transferred to TCAD on 1 Oct 79 ... The division provides training for division artilleries and FA brigades which are to receive TACFIRE equipment. Training is also provided for replacement personnel. Programs of instructio~ include:

(a) TACFIRE Support Course (11 Weeks).

(b) TACFIRE Fire Support Element Course (4 Weeks).

3-8 (c) TACFIRE Command and Staff Course (1 Week 2 Days).

(d) TACFIRE Direct Support/General Support Maintenance Course (12 W"(' kR, :\ Days).

(C') Inili~llion of TCAD porlion of MOS 13C AIT POl for 1980.

d. CED. (1) Implemented expanded instruction on the AN/VIC-l Intercommunication Set to the Tactical Communication Chief Course 31V30. (2) Implemented 16 hours of organizational maintenance instruction on VINSON speech secure equipment to the Tactical Communication Systems Operator/Mechanic Course 31V10.

3-9 SECTION IV. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

1. CEO.

The increase in the student input of the professional course and the programmed VINSON training scheduled to start 1 Oct 79 have impacted on the existing instructional equipment and facilities. The following prepaiations were made:

a. Twenty (20) mobile communication equipment benches were constructed 'to minimize cost and facilitate moving of instructional equipment. Room 104 was reconfigured from a general purpose classroom to an equipment laboratory, using twenty mobile benches to accommodate increased TCC student inputs.

b. Twenty (20) mobile communication equipment benches were constructed for use in Room 204 for use in providing VINSON training to all students in the pipeline for Europe. The room was also rewired for DC electrical power.

c. In addition to the twenty (20) mobile training benches, sufficient tactical communication equipment was requisitioned and installed to train up to 40 students at a time on the AN/VIC-I intercommunication system.

d. Room 202 was upgraded from a general purpose classroom to a secure facility for use in providing classified instruction.

e. Two audio amplifiers were constructed by the Electronic Support Branch and shipped to Fort Bragg for use in instructing radiotelephone procedures. ~he am~li- fiers allow up to 10 stations per amplifier.

f. The Electronics Division received a M-60 tank mock-up which is used to add realism to the organizational maintenance provided on FM radios and intercommunication sets AN/VIC-I.

g. The Electronic Support Branch, Supply and Maintenance Division, designed and built six AN/VRC-46 and -47 training model radios for TCAD in support of the CPX Facility to enable FAOBC, FACBOC, and FAOAC students to become accustomed to using radios and radiotelephone procedures during terrain board exercises. These are also used by III Corps Artillery tenant units to conduct CPX operations.

2. CFD.

a. Due to instructor shortages, coupled with an increased student load during January 19.79, instruction within the Field Artillery Radar Crewman Course and Weapon Support Radar Repairer Course was conducted during split ~hifts. Instruction was presented to half of the students in the morning and half of the st~dents ih the . afternoon. Instructors were required to work a 10- to II-hour day in order to accommodate all students during the JanuaryMarch time frame. As the result of increased equipment availability and a reduced student to instructor ratio, success in training all students was achieved. Several other changes to course design were required in self-paced courses during this period of instructor shortages. Validations" and . revisions to instructional material continued within the Weapon Support Radar Repairer Course. An instructortraining program was initiated in order to qualify newly assigned personnel in the maintenance of field artillery radar systems. Remedial training during evening hours was initiated for students having difficulty in achiev- ing course standards.

4-1 .,b."CFD Met FAMC Brdnch reviewed and made recommendations on 20 TEC lessons and 7 ACCP lessons. Mr. Langston, FAMC-SHE, visited the TEC lesson contractor in California to coordinat'e and resolve doctrinal difference. TEC Lessons are being validated with new students. The 93F Soldier's and Commander's Manuals were reviewed and validated. The 1979-80 93F SQT was validated.

c. MERC Branch, Met Division, began the production of 21 TV tape presentations to be used in the MERC and to be exported as TEC aids. All 21 tapes were validated and sent,to TRADOC.

d. The Target Acquisition Specialist Branch of the Target Division continued the self,:,pacedinstruction for 17C10 AlT. Review and revision of self-pac'ed material continued. The Target Acquisition Specialist Branch of the Tgt Div continued to train OTEA test and player personnel on the GLLD in preparation for Copperhead tests. Both the classified and unclassified Artillery Threat scripts were revised and approved by Scores. Review and revision of all instructional material, in particular the Phase II exercise for OAC and the Counterfire Map Exercise (AT**QR), continued.

e. The Survey Specialist Courses Branch of the Survey Division continued the self-paced method of instruction under the TRADOC concept of skill level training. Conversion to One Station Unit Training (OSUT) began in July 1978 and was fully implemented by September 1978. The results reflected that the OSUT self-paced course produced better soldiers and more proficient surveyors, MOS 82C. By July 1979, the termination of the 6.S-hour training day was due to more efficient scheduling. The 1980 Commander's Manual HOS 82C authorized the addition of computations into the course. This manual is the present outline for the Specialist Course Branch's POI. Revision of self-paced instructional material has continued. Each lesson was reviewed and revised as student and instructor comments indicated a problem area. All survey instructors qualified to give a one period planetarium show to the general public, Officers Wives' Club, and ROTC and JROTC groups. The show includes a brief history of astronomy and location of constellations along with ancient day mythology.

f. A complete review of both the FA Radar Crewman and Weapon Support Radar Repairer Courses was conducted and recommended changes submitted as part of the Commandants Training Strategy. These changes were eventually briefed to TRADOC by General Merritt. Recommended changes included:

(1) Increase course lengths.

(2) Implement field training during AlT.

(3) Conduct NCO training at Fort Sill.

(4) Teach Organizational Maintenance to 17B10's.

g. Both Operator and Maintenance Key Instructor Personnel/New Equipment Training (KIP/NET) Courses were started for the FIREFINDER AN/TPQ-37 Radar System during Aug 79. The KIP/NET Operator Course was completed in Sep 79 and the KIP/NET Maintenance Course ended on 21 Dec 79.

h. The Weapon Support Radar Repair Course (26B10) flow was redesigned to provide" one station testing and more troubleshooting reinforcement by review "bugs" throughout the course. To support this effort, one additional radar was transferred from RHSB to RMIB.

4-2 i. Programs uf Instruction for the Firefinder Operatur (13RI0) and Organiza- tional Maintenance (13RX5) courses were submitted to THADOC for approval in,Nov 79.

j. The development, editing and processing instructional material created ,~n outstanding challenge as the second half of the calendar year 1979 continued with the severe loss of personnel. The lowest period bottomed out during the month of August with strength percentages as 0% for officers, 20% warrant officers, 56% enlisted personnel and, fortunately, 100% civilian SHE's. The year ended with these percentages: officers 100%, warrant officers 80%, enlisted personnel 65%, and civilian SNE's remained at ]00%. In the second half of calendar year 1979, the FAr-ICCBranch experienced training at over 100% capacity for the first time since the conception of the self-paced FAMCC POI. Fortunately, MERC student input remained low and they were ah1e to assist FAMCC Branch wi th instructional and equipment support. Also, the ~lERC Branch was able to, and did, meet their goal of having all MERC-TEC tape presentations validated and on their way to TRADOC prior to 31 Dec 7~.

k.The Target Acquisition Specialist Branch of the Targeting Division continued self-paced instruction for 17CI0 AlT. The branch continued to write new instructional material and review and update current instructional material. The student input for the Target Acquisition Specialist Course in FY 80 has been set at 593, an increase of 35% over FY 79.

1. The TEC program for 17C is on schedule with this branch reviewing '46 Kit De'sign Approach (KDA) manuscripts and the approval of 21 draft lessons. '.

m. The AN/GVS-5 laser training was started in Nov 79 for the 17C AIT course.

3. GD.

a. Tow Observed Fire Trainers (OFT) (US made) are presently being used'"in Bldg 3669, along with the BT-33. However, early next year, Gunnery Department will receive two new OFT's, one from Britain and the other from Ireland. These new OFT's will be tested to determine if the durability and performance are better than the ones'being' used presently.

b. 13E students are now incorporated with the 13F students on the G034SM field exercises. Because of personnel losses in the latter half of the year, it'has become necessary to augment the branch with personnel (13E) from III Corps Artillery.' The 13E's from III Corps act as one-man-FDC's in support of other branches within the department.

c. The use of self-paced instruction for 13E AIT, FADAC, and FACA continued. Over one-half of all instructional material was reviewed and revised during the period. This consisted of: 23 Self-paced study guides; 15 TEC lesso~s; and 8 Slide- audio programs. Additionally, one-half of all nonresident instructional material has been reviewed and revised 'as required. (12 self-paced study guide packets, 6 TEC lessons). By using some grouppaced instruction in the 13E POI, this has reduced the need for a senior instructor in each building (3). It has also eliminated ~he need for a separate end-of-course examination team of two instructors. .,

d. Gunnery instruction continued at a brisk pace with 8 FAOBC classes,' 7, FACBOC courses, and 1 FAOBC-RC class being completed during this period.

4-3

\ SECTION V. TRAINING DEVELOPNENTS

1. DTD.

a. Training Device Branch.

(1) The Observed Fire Trainer OT II was completed in August 1978 and a . decision was made not to go into production due to poor RAM data. An FDTE,is scheduled,for February-March 1980 to evaluate two British OFT-Type Trainers, the Master Gunner by Marconi and a device manufactured by Invertron. Efforts continue to achieve a realistic approach to indirect fire engagement simulation for MILES. An additional 39 M31 kits were funded to fill active and reserve unit requirements. Watervliet Arsenal is building the kits and expects fielding to take place August- December 1980.

(2) 'Firefinder Training Device. Training Effectiveness Test (TET) was conducted,at Hughes in August 1979. The Firefinder training device (A17E11) arrived at Fort Sill in September 1979. The government acceptance test was conducted at Fort Sill on the training device in October 1979. Phase I of the On-Site User Test (OSUT) was completed on 20 December 197~.

(3) GLLD Training Device. Contract completed to purchase 28 trainers (25 for USAFAS, 3 for NETT); BOIP was approved by TRADOC for one trainer per divarty. (Efforts to develop a full-scale moving target for Copperhead live fire were initiated in early November 1979.)

(4) Artillery Direct Fire Trainer. Fi~lded in fall of 1978; action initiated to modify ADFT for use with 8-inch howitzers.

(5) Turret Maintenance Trainer. Item to be built using currently available p~rts; contract awarded in September 1979. 10C scheduled for January 1981.

(6) Low Cost Indirect Fire Training Round. DT I tests completed at Yl~a; round is ballistically matched to M107 He; fuze signature tests at Fort Sill in June 1979 were unsuccessful; follow-on test of four alternative designs to enhance fuze signature scheduled for December 1979. Customer test by FA Board scheduled'for February 1980.

(7) Engagement Simulation. JWG held at Fort Sill in May 1979 to discuss Draft TDLOA for an artillery shootable simulator to be used in MILES exercises. Follow-on JWG was held ,in October 1979. TDLOA being revised to reflect JWG's input.

b. Training Analysis Branch.

(1) CTEA FASTFIRE. Suspended indefinitely pending HQ, TRADOC action on other WSTEA efforts which are to proceed.

(2) CTEA FASTBACCS. Contract not awarded. No acceptable methodologies were proposed. Resubmitted to HQ, TRADOC, 7 April 1978 for review prior to forwarding to Harry Diamond Labs. Queried HQ, TRADOC on status of this effort in letter dated 17 July 1979--no reply has been received.

(3) CHO Studies Program. Ongoing. FY 80/81 input to DCD Februar~ 1979:

(4) CTEA FAMAS. The study directive for the system will be published in August 1980.

5-1 , (5) CTEA Pershing II. Study directive planning, support and coordination.,.... initiated 1 July 1979. ••

. (6) CTEA FIREFI~~ER System. The study directive for the system update is expected in September 1979. The CTEA study was expanded on 1 May 1979 by combining '.1.' .• ' the trainer and system CTEA studies. , J

(7) ARTS. The ARTS Team is being dissolved. Only a residual crew remain, to finalize ongoing actions. Future studies for ARTS were terminated lAW HQ, TRADOC guidance at June 1979 TRM.

(8) CTEA How/Am. Contracted in July 1979 to Litton Mellonics System Developments Division. Final report received. Follow-on action a~complished in letter to HQ, TRADOC, dated 19 July 1979.

(9) CTEA WSTEA-FO. The profile study (HRN 79-11) contracted to McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company by ARI to evaluate FO selection and training was completed September 1979.

(10) CTEA FlREFINDER Trainer. Study directive received 13 July 1979. Study plan'initiated. CTEA report o/a June 1980.

(11) CTEA COPPERHEAD. Completed. Final Report dated 30 August 1979.

(12) CTEA FASTOC. Proposal approved in FY 79 study program. Status requested from HQ, TRADOC, 17 July 1979; no reply received to date ..

(13) CTEA MLRS. Study plan dated 30 August 1979. Two phase effort will have a preliminary final report o/a 5 January 1980 (to include costing) and a final Phase II report o/a 28 March 1980. Phase II is based on an OTP dated 24 September 1979.

. (14) POC ARI. The Directorate of Training Developments (TS Div) was' established as POC for Fort Sill on 18 January 1979.

(15) FSMAA (Ongoing). Phase I draft completed 14 December 1979; Phase II report due 4th Quarter FY 80.

c. Training Developments Branch.

(1) GVS-5 System Training Development. Training System to support IOC under development in conjunction with DCRDT.

(2) COPPERHEAD System Training Development. OT II for COPPERHEAD complet at Fort Carson May 1979.

(3) Laser Target Designator Training Development. This project has been dropped by. the US Army.

o (4) FIREFINDER System Training. ICTP was updated in August 1979. nSUT started 13 November 1979 (Phase I) at Fort Sill. IEP completed and approved 18 May 1979. TET completed at Hughes in August 1979.

(5) PII System Training Development. DTD activity has increased in this project~ PII Training Device requirements are being written. JCTP input completed~

5-2 ((J) MLI

~~2. DCRDT.~~

a~ Skill Performance Aids (SPA's). Key personnel involved with SPAS and Assistalll Contractin~ Ofric'cr's Representatives (ACOR) attended a course of ins'lru'(,'- l ion concerning lhe~w procedures as presented by USATSC. GSRS, Pershing 1J, ,RPV and FAMAS ar<~ currently being developed under SPAS.

b. Training Extension Courses (TEC). The 33 lessons delivered tllisquarter brought the total for FY 79 to 98, 120% of the Commandant's Contract. The on-site development teams established under the Job Training Package Contract, TEC VII and TEC VIII, have proven highly successful. The concept was adopted by ATSC and instituted at several other TRADOC schools. USAFAS initiation of this concept has had significant positive influence in the TEC program, eliminating numerous pitfalls in past contracts and giving much greater guarantee of timely delivery of products. The USAFAS teams are months ahead of schedule with expected early delivery of the 17C and 15D JTP's by as much as a year. The TEC product media has averaged 65% audio- visual and 35% printed. Audio only production has been insignificant. Based on feedback from studies, surveys and field visits, USAFAS has shifted the emphasis to providing material easily usable on the job site, predominantly printed material. This type of training product provided to the supervisor to use in training his personnel, gives greater assurance of utilization while still permitting individual study.

c. Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP). The 20 correspondence'subcourses developed during this period exceeded the Commandant's Contract by 54 percent. These subcourses, developed according to specific tasks,included fire direction, target acquisition, meteorology, map reading and tactics subjects. Development continues on 32 additional subcourses.

~~d. TACFIRE Advanced Training Program (TATP).~~

(1) TATP development proceeded on a schedule which saw delivery of all materials in final review form by 31 December. Major concerns included finalizing delivery parameters not specified in the contract, completing the conversion of JPM's to TM's as the baseline technical documentation for TACFIRE, refining reproduction and distribution needs for fielding TATP, completion of courseware validations, and preparation/ reproduction of TATP in version 85 format for training 212th Gp in'March 1980. Update to version I format was initiated with much of the effort assisted by flagging word-processed material for later modification. . (2) Notification was received in December that TACFIRE procurement funds were cut affecting deployment of TACFIRE as originally scheduled. The full impact of Congressional action to te,rminate TACFIRE is at this date uncertain.

~~(3) The following is a list of significant milestones occurring'dur~ng the report period:~~

~~5-3 Date Milestone~~

~~14 Jun Meeting at Fort Sill with Litton TATP Manager, Ed Roche, to clarify delivery parameters.~~

~~11-12 Jul Courseware IPR at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Large Group Team Training Validations were conducted.~~

~~20 Jun- 20 Sep Team Training Validations were conducted.~~

~~13-17 Aug ARI provided PLANIT workshop to 11 USAFAS personnel to assist USAFAS in gaining authoring expertise needed to update CAI lessons.~~

~~18-19 Sep Courseware IPR at Van Nuys, CA. Post delivery support and review/acceptance of final materials were major topics.~~

~~26 Sep Large Group Individual Courseware Validations completed. , I Oct 79 USAFAS initiated update to Version I with input of I Final Review Material into ~ord processing data base.~~

~~'~ .' 1 Nov Start of Litton Post'Delivery Support for PLANIT Advisory Service to USAFAS. Scheduled through end of February 1980.~~

31 Dec As of this date RAYCOMM has received nearly all USAFAS input for the camera ready mechanical masters for TM reproduction by the Army Printing Office. Scheduled completion of TM printing in Version I format is 30 March 1980.

~~31 Dec As of this date all TATP Courseware Material has been received for USAFAS Final Review.~~

~~31 Dec As of this date 90 lessons of 333 Total TATP lessons have been accepted by USAFAS in final form.~~

~~31 Dec As of this date 50% of TATP printed material has been placed in word processing data base.~~

e. ~Battery Computer System (~CS) Training Progr~m •. Production contract for BCS's being negotiated. Contract is expected to be flnallzed by 1 April 1980. Work on E~M and TM's will commence within 30 days after date of contract.

~~f. EJucation Television/Department of the Army Audio Visual Production Program (ETV/DMPP) . '~~

(1) Development, production and validation of the 21-lesson series coveri~ MOS 93F10111, Meteorological Equipment Repairer, has,been completed. Packaging and distribution are awaiting.ArrSC acceptance of the flnal 6 programs.

~~(2) To date, 10 of the 23 ETV lessons projected for FY 80 in MOS'26BIO, Weapons Support Radar Repair, have been developed--of which 3 have been produced.~~

, . (3) DAAPP project, "TACFlRE: Improved Fire Support for the Combined Arms Team," has been delivered lAW TRADOC Installation Contract. (4) ETV lesson, "Radar Observed MPI Registration Using Radar Set AN/MPQ-4A," was submitted as the USAFAS entry in the first annual competition for the Vincent F. DeRose Award for excellence in educational television production ...'

(5) As a result of a field/assistance visit by DCROT personnel, 4 ETV lessons on the Pershing Missile system were developed and produced as unprogrammed requirements. An additional 5 programs are in various stages of development/ production. g. Institutional Training Branch (ITB). The functions of this branch are primarily devoted to the development of extension training material for USAR Schools. USAR Schools ADT for 1979 was conducted during the period 17 Jun - 28 JuL using training material produced by this branch. Development and production of 90 class packets, 52 BNCOCjCA task packets, one 13F transition packet, 2 STEPs;/and 3 Level I MOS course packets were accomplished. The Monthly List of Instructional Material continues to be published and distributed. On 1 Oct 79, USAFAS began participation in Phas~ II of the TRADOC Special Configuration Project to reco~figure enlisted MOS resident courses 13E, 13F, 17B, 17C and 82C into self-contain~d', fully exportable, MOS-awarding instructional packages specifically tailored for!presentation by USAR Schools. The 2-year project will terminate on 28 Sep 81 at which time USAFAS will assume responsibility for funding and institutionalizing of MOS courses. h. Design Division. Firefinder operator and maintenance tasks were designed from which programs of instruction were developed. The division continues to monitor the student critique program. The division was designated the action element for the Review of the Education and Training of Officers (RETO) and an article regarding that project has been submitted to the Field Artillery Journal for publication. The division is monitoring the revision of the BNCOC program of instruction. A program of instruction for MOS 13CI0 (TACFlRE) was prepared. Tasks were designed for the M198 Howitzer ~hich will appear in ubsequent editions of the 13B Soldier's 'Manual. Anticipated future work includes design of officer tasks and design of tasks for numerous items of new equipment. i~ Staff and Faculty Development Division.

~~(1) Instructor Training Course, FY 79.~~

~~(a) Number trained: CED 13 CFD 38 GD 7 T/CAD 34 WD 66 MISC 23 ALLIES 11 TOTAL 192~~

~~(b) The Instructor Training Course was redesigned to include more self-paced modules, with military history and impromptu talks reinstated.~~

~~(c) A,TV tape was produced introducing various problems in class management as a basis for student discussion of problem solutions.~~

~~~orrls S~ett Library, USAFAS 5-5 Property of U.S. Army (d) Cross training for depth and flexibility was increased.~~

~~(2) Counseling,Workshop, FY 79.~~

~~(a) Number trained: CED 1 CFD 5 GD o T/CAD 3 WD 8 DeRDT 3 TOTAL 20~~

~~(3) English Language Refresher Course.~~

~~(a) Four classes per year fulfill the FAOAC requirement.~~

~~(b) The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) are now receiving languag refresher classes prior to scheduled courses.~~

~~(c) Input, FY 79. SANG 9 FAOAC 58 TOTAL 67~~

~~(4) Reading Improvement Course.~~

. (a) Implemented three new classes utilizing "Decisive Battles of the American Revolution" by LTC Joseph B. Mitchell, a graduate of the Field Artillery School. (b) Implemented two new classes in study skills within the course.

~~(c) Input, FY 79. Started 135; Completed 84.~~

~~(5) Instructional Systems Development Course.~~

~~(a) Conducted ISDC workshop at Chaplain's School, Ft. Hamilton, NY. Conducted ISDC workshop at Barksdale AFB, LA.~~

~~(b) Represented Ft Sill at "Soft Skill" Symposium, JAG School, Charlottsville, VA and again at Hampton, VA.~~

~~(c) Attended Job Aids Workshop (Harless), at Atlanta, GA.~~

~~(d) Reviewed 158 documents used for SP Instruction in instructional department. (e) Produced three SIA programs for SQT Track.~~

~~1 (f) Revised and Published Student Text and Guidance Package for ISnC (Ht' vis ion is to 0 n tin U 0 11S • )~~

(g) Numher of student modules: ISDC 39 SQT 35 Manage S-p 17 TOTAL 91 5-6 trained during FY 79: (h) Number of students 148 ISDC 30 SQT 185 Manage S-p 363 TOTAL (6) Individual Learning Center (ILC). The ILC serves as a general purpose multimedia resource center\for self-paced instructional programs. It differs from the library in that none of the programs can be "checked out." All programs must be viewed in the.ILC. (a) Types of programs available to the student vary from complete self-improvement courses, (e.g., 18-hour Developmental Reading and Study Skills Course) to enrichment programs, to occupational skills courses (e.g., Antenna Principles). The ILC is open 60 hours each week and over 2000 programs (from 10 minutes to 18 hours each) are available to the enterprising student during duty hours, evenings, and weekends by request. (b) Software for the ILC comes from several sources. The five academic departments are tasked with providing a list of programs in their area of responsibility that should be made available in the ILC. (c) Some of the materials come to the ILC from other military installations. The Army initiated the Training Extension Course Program (TEC) several years ago wtih the idea that critical information concerning common military occupa- tion skills (MOS) could be programmed, designed, ar.d self-taught through the use of multimedia. ThuS, installations having the primary mission of teaching MOS-producing courses were tasked with making basic elements of those courses available to other installations through automated slide/audio packages. As the state of the art changed, so did the format. TEC lessons are now 8-mm filmstrip/audio, viewed on the Bessler Cue/See projectors. At present the ILC offers 1100 TEC lessons covering various MaS subject areas. (d) The ILC is located in Snow Hall (the main academic building) and occupies almost 3,000 square feet. Plans are to locate the ILC on the lower floor of the building to facilitate access. Each of the 32 learning carrels in the ILC is equipped with video cassette players, television sets, 35-mm projectors and screens and audio cassette players. (e) The type and number of programs available in the ILC as of the

close of FY 79 were: 492 video cassettes 305 slide/audio programs 94 audio only tapes 136 programmed tests 1188 TEC lessons 2215 Total programs Usage figures have declined in recent years from an average of 1450 patrons each month in 1977 to some 1100 per month in the past year, while total hours.of instruc- .tion provided have increased, indicating that those students using the ILC are of a more serious purpose than previOUsly.

5-7 (f) To keep the staff and faculty advised of new programs acquired by the lLC, the USAFAS lLC Catalog of Programs is periodically updated and 'distributed. New programs acquired between updates of the catalog are listed as received, on a display board in the lLC. -

~~(g) Measurement of the effectiveness of the lLC is accomplished primarily through analysis of usage factors and input from patrons, to include requests for materials not already on hand.~~

~~(7) Related Projects.~~

(a) CACMIS/TRAM1S. On 28 Dec 78, the Director of DCRDT chaired a meeting with the directors of DTD, DOE, DCD and the Chief of RHO to discuss changes required for the CACM1S/TRAM1S syst~m.t~ work more effectively. During this meeting, the Staff. and Faculty Development Dl.vl.sl.on,DCRDT,was tasked to produce instructional programs to train managers and users of the CACMIS/ TRAMIS system in completing the five forms used by CACMIS/TRAMIS at Fort Sill. The current status of the CACMIS/ TRAMIS programs is outlined below:

~~Program Status (as of 4 Jan 80)~~

1. Completing FS Form 24 Complete 2. Completing FS Form 46 Complete " 3. Completing FS Form 44 Script Complete; JPA Complete' Slides in TASC ' 4 .. Completing FS Form 555 Script Complete; JPA Near Complete. Slides in TASC ' 5. 'Completing FS Form 112 Rough Draft of Slides and Script Complete As shown above, the first two programs are complete. They were distributed to ~ll Departments and Directorates of the School on 31 Oct 79. A DF was distributed with the programs explaining their purpose and how to properly implement them. Very . little feedback had been received by the close of CY 79. These programs pr~vide instruction at a lower level within the system. They insure that the forms requi.red by 'the system are completed accurately and they do help individuals understand the system. The next goal is training for managers. ~ana~ers need to thoroughly understand how to make the system work for them. At thl.stl.methere is no instruction available at the management level .. In,early CY 80, the director of DCRDT is expected

~~to solicit ,input from all USAFAS dl.rectorates on the management training needed and I. the management by CACMIS tasks that need to be taught. ..~~

(b) AIMS. In CY 79, an Instructor Qualification Management File was created within the Automated Instructional Management System (AIMS). This file will I provide OSAFAS directors a management tool in determining tra~ning needs and current~ training status of all USAFA~ staff and f~culty pers~nnel. Dl.rectors will review the '~ata for their own organizatl.ons and provl.de c~rrectl.ons/up~ates to nCRDT, Staff & 1 Faculty Development Divis~on. ~n CY 80, th: fl.leprogram wl.ll.be revised for greate~ flexibility. Directors wl.llbe able to reVl.ewdata by any varl.able, or'any combination of variables, in the program.

(c) Accreditation. The Nort~ Central ~ssociation of Colleges and Schools (NCA) was founded in 1895 •. The NCA l.Sthe. regional a~crediting agency for chools numbering.some 800 l.n19 states. Since the Unlted States does not memb er S . h NCA d f. , have a centralized educational ~u:horlty~ t e ~n lve other regi?nal accreditin agencies are the dominant forces 1n sett1ng e~u~at10nal standards at all levels. Tht benefits of NCA membership include the' recognition of our peers that our School meet~ 5-8 high educational standards. Membership insures that we have a voice in developing educational goals and standards for the entire educational community, and the intro- ~pective process of gaining and maintaining member status is beneficial to the entire Institution. The Field Artillery School has applied for membership in the North Central Association and has completed the major portions of the accreditation cycle. Complete institutional self-studies were completed in 1976 and 1979. In November 1979, the initial accreditation visit was scheduled for January 1980. The Staff and Faculty Development Division manages the accreditation effort and the related activities with other educational organizations, including the National Education Association and the American Council on Education. These duties are performed by 'the designated Educational Liaison Officer. j. Individual and Collective Training Plans (ICTP). Effective 17 Jan 79, the responsibility for coordinating and implementing ICTP was passed from DTD to DCRDT. The ICTP is the document which outlines the 'program for all types of individual and unit training for new and developing equipment/systems. k. I~dividual Training Plan (ITP). TRADOC has recently published Circular , 351-3 which outlines responsibilities for developing and implementing Individual Training Plans Army-wide. The ITP is the commandant's plan for producing and . suPporting required training for a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) from entry to the highest skill level. UsAFAS is the proponent for CMF 13, the field a'rtillery portion of the TRADOC-managed lTP process. Within USAFAS, DCRDT is proponent for coordinating input from other departments and developing the ITP for CMF 13. In August, the Commandant's Training Strategy will be presented to the Commander,.TRADOC for review and approval, which will complete the first phase of the ITP process. The first MOS to be selected for ITP submission is 13C, and it is currently under development. 1. Automated Instructional Management System (AIMS). (1) USAFAS began eight self-paced training courses over 4 years ago. USAFAS used instructors to mark off check-sheets as the student completed each module. The majority of students required four to five checks per school day. The task of' student monitoring,using the check-sheet method was not too cumbersome when only relatively few courses were being offered; however, with additional courses already established, and incremental expansion in years to come, the student load will' increase and a corresponding increase in instructor time will be experienced if'the check-sheet method continues. In 1978, usAFAS acknowledged the need for an 'automated training support system to assist in the overall management of training programs and to relieve instructors of the mundane task of monitoring check-sheets; in effect, . allowing ,them to resume instructional duties of a more relevant nature. The TRADOC decision in early 1978 was to allow Fort Sill to test the Navy's Versatile Training System (VTS). (2) A computer was obtained in August 1978; terminals were iristalled in December 1978. Dur1ng FY 79 'and FY 80, the VTS software was modified to fit Army needs and renamed the Automated Instruction Management System (AIMS). As AIMS becomes operational in early CY 80, it will provide the School/Center managers, instructors administrators, and support personnel with an interactive computer system with which they can obtain the latest student progress report. AIMS will provide training schedules, predict student graduation, provide prescriptions for remediation, administer testing and test scoring, and monitor student progress during training. During the third and fourth quarters of FY 80, AIMS will be evaluated for possible installation at all TRADOC schools and Army Training Centers. ,.

~~5-9 m. TACFlRE.~~

(1) Following the decision in late 1978 to create a new TACFlRE MOS, 13C, I work wa~ initiated to design and develop the MOS. The Commandant's Training StrategY Proposal was submitted in August 1979. TRAnOC responded in late December. The lET ! POI.was submitted to TRADOC in November. I

~~(2) TCAD officially assumed proponency for TACFlRE in October. The TACFIW Trajning Branch continued instruction under the control of TCAD.~~

! (3) The USAREUR NETT arrived for training in September 1979. Training and familiarization with equipment and training materials is ongoing. i (4) In December 1979, Congress cancelled all funds for the procurement of \I the equipment. Funds are available for a partial deployment. Discussions are ongoiol concerning the deployment plan, acquisition of supplemental funds, and the effect onl training. I ! n. One Station Unit Training (OSUT). The OSUT pilot program for MOS 13E 13F,i 15E 150 and 82C was completed in Nov 78; the final In-Progress Review (IPR) , J cUI~inat;d with a recommendation to adapt OSUT for the five-subject MOS on a permaneU basis. To that end, the OSUT plan was finalized and forwarded to TRAnoC on 13 Dec 78 Staffing at For: Sill i~dicated that the OSUT program would not decrease the funds 1 required to traln the flve entry.l~vel courses and that U~AFATC.would require twelve; additional people to support tralnlng under the OSUT conflguratlon. Resource benefit are intangibles: (1) training time is reduced; (2) discharge rates are lower. .j (3) motivation and d~s~ipline.are instilled by the.d~ill s:rgeant throughout ~he • student's entire tralnlng perlod; (4) the MOS-quallfled drlll sergeants' presence offers additional opportunity, outside the classroom.

o. Combined Arms Center Management Information System (CACMIS). CACMIS/TRAMIS continued to survive based upon its own momentum. The expertise level continued to . be maintained within a very small core. Despite attempts to facilitate the system, it remained an illusive dream to the lower level user. 1979 was another year where the resource management personnel promised to use the information in the system but discovered that the material was incomplete and unusable, resulting in excessive manpower expenditure on a misunderstood system.

~~3. TCAD. NWED, TCAD had the following:~~

a. . 3-7 Dec 79. A new 8-inch Nuclear Assembly Course was developed. This I-week course will be taught 40 times per year. Course was validated using III CorpS Artillery personnel. Classes commence Jan 80 for resident students.

~~b. Work continues .to develop increased nuclear instructions for all appropriat I 'classes.~~

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~~5-10 SECTION VI. NEW DOCTRINE/CONCEPTS~~

~~1. CED. a. Conducted testing of the organization FM Radio Test Set AN/PRM-34.~~

b. Directorate of Training Development, US Army Signal School, placed a working group on TDY with CED for approximately 3 weeks to coordinate writing of 31V10/20 and 31V30/40 Soldiers' and Commanders' Manuals. c. Electronics Division assisted CERCOM in the modification of the AN/VIC-l and development of a difference kit to be used in the FIST vehicle. d. Electronics Division assisted the USACEBD in an evaluation of the organization level FM Radio Test Set AN/PRM-34. 2. CFD. Review and Analysis personnel were heavily involved with the continuing development of new material and employment techniques, systems, and the refinement of .the counterfire doctrine and the development of systems training programs during this period. In this regard, many meetings, exercises, and conferences were attended by the division. Also a number of significant staff actions were acted upon. The more 1mportant. ones are listed' below: a. Division Target Acquisition Battalion was constructed and approved by the General Officers' Workshop. Number and basic need were thoroughly investigated. b. BSTAR c. FAMAS _ AN/TMQ-31 meteorological station deployment and training were

organized. Contract to Bendix for FAMAS in March. d. Much support work completed for "netted radar" concept. e. Construction of AN/TPQ-36/37 training facilities was begun in I-See-O'Hall. f. PADS was type classified and the contract let for nine systems in .earlY 'g. April. Contract was let for AN/GRA-114 Radio Data Link in late June. h. G/VLLD TDY classified Standard A and contract let for 130 sets id early 'i. April. j. Review and Analysis personnel of the Counterfire Department were heavily involved with the continuing development of new material and employment techniques, systems, and the development of system training programs during this period. In this regard, many meetings, exercises, and conferences were attended by the Division. Also, a number of significant staff actions were acted upon. The more important ones

~~are listed below: (1) The Objective Division Target Acquisition Battalion was constructed and approved by the General Officer's Workshop and HQ TRADOC.~~

~~6-1 .(2) FIREFINDER Trainer. The AI7EII AN/TPQ-36/37 Operator Trainer with sij student stations was installed and the On-Site User Test was begun. ~~~

(3) AN/TNS-IO Sound Ranging Set. Distribution of the first buy of AN/TNS-IO's was completed in November 1979. l I ! (4) G/VLLD. All equipment and academic proponency for G/VLLD was J transferred from the CFn to the Gunnery Department. ~

(5) FAMAS. The ROC was reviewed and changed significantly to include 1 changing from a S-250 shelter to a S-280 shelter and from I\-ton vehicles to 2~-ton I vehicles. I I (6) Netted Ground Radar. Proponency for a netted ground radar was given j to Fort Sill and development and emploYment was thoroughly examined. 1

~~(7) Analytical Photogramrnetric Positioning System (APPS). The BOIP for APPS has been officially cancelled. Field artillery units will not receive the Photolocator System.~~

~~(8) PADS. The use of PADS for installing microphone/sound bases was investigated resulting in very promising results.~~

~~(9) AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37. Serious problems were encountered resulting in fi'elding and test dates being slipped for the FIREFINDER Radars.~~

~~(10) RPV. Contract was given to Lockheed 31 Aug 79.~~

~~3. DCD. The Directorate of Combat Developments was reorganized in October 1979. The directorate consists of the following divisions:~~

~~Materiel Development Doctrine Analysis Force Structure Tactical Data Systems Planning and Coordination~~

~~a. Doctrine Developments.~~

'(1) In the area of doctrine developments, two major initiations were set in motion early this year. First, the TAC NUKE Concept and Action Plan. The effort had as its goal the formulation of a coherent concept for the employment of tactical" nuclear weapons. That concept has reached maturity and was presented to the General' Officer Tac Nuke Systems Program Review,in late.December 1979. Complementing the t --development of the concept w~s the detaIled r:fInem:nt a~d publication of the Action, Plan for Integration of TactIcal Nuclear Conslderatlons lnto TRADOC.' The Action Plat! ddressed critical problems and'laid out a 3-year corrective program involVing four~ :road categories of effort: mana~ement, doctrinal development, mate;iel development; and resident/nonresident instructlon.

(2) Concurrent with the development of both the TRADoC TAC NUKE Concept d Action Plan was the development of the Concept for the Engagement of the 2d ' an . b b' d I Echelons. Both concepts have no~ e~n,c~m Ine to pro(uce an Operational Concept fo the Int{'~rated Battlefield. It'lS envISIoned that complete maturation of these

~~6-2 efforts will result in revision and publication of both doctrinal manuals au" curn'ul warplans. (3) Review of Doctrinal Literature. The following FM/TC were reviewed:~~

~~(a) FM 101-5, Operations. (b) FM 6-30, The Field Artillery Observer. (c) ARTEP 6-525, General Support Rocket System, Field Artillery~~

~~Battery. Cd) FM 6-50, The Field Artillery Cannon Battery. (e)' Draft TC 20-32-3, Field,Artillery Delivered Scatterable Mines.~~

~~(f) ATP 35, Allied Tactical publication, Land Force Tactical Doctrine.~~

~~(g) FM 71-2, The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force.~~

~~(h) FM 620, Fire Support in Combined Arms Operations.~~

~~(4) The following Organization and Operations (0&0) concepts were reviewed~~

~~or written: (a) FISTV 0&0 Concept (Reviewed).~~

Cb) GSRS 0&0 Concept (Reviewed). (c) COPPERHEAD 0&0 Concept (Written and Revised). (d) Reviewed and commented on the Unsolicited Proposal by BMY for the M109 Ammunition Delivery System (ADS). The Field Artillery needs this automated, lightly armored, support vehicle as the accompanying ammo resupply vehicle for'the MIlO and MI09 howitzers. (e) Reorganization of Cannon Battalions ((3X8) (Written).

(5) Scores. (a) After 6 months of preparation, Europe IIIwargaming was initiated at Fort Leavenworth on 19 Jan 79. Five different starts were initiated only to uncover additional data or model problems with each. On 15 Mar 79, Europe III wargam- ing achieved a good start. After the initial gaming results, the decision was made to divide the Europe III scenari~ into five sequences. The'sequences are: Title Sequence Optimum Effectiveness 1 Degraded Effectiveness 2 Chemical 3 Nuclear 4 Bad Weather 5 (b) In addition to the Europe III gaming, preparation is underway to develop a Bde High Resolution Scenario and a ADPE Laydown scenario. 6-3 (c) Europe IV preparation has begun. Europe IV is an offensive scenario in the future time frame. Europe III and IV forces were deployed using the same deployment plan. A nuclear and chemical excursion will be conducted.

~~(d) Europe I, Sequence 2A, covering Force Blue assets were arrayed for use within AFSM. This additional array provides 54 hours of combat in the Artillery Force Simulation Model.~~

(6) Developed the Intelligence, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Study, to determine the Army and Field Artillery need for intelligence and targeting systemSI and developed a concept for an integrated system to meet these needs.

(7) Critical Node Analysis of ~he Soviet Field Artillery. This analysis examined the command control/fire direction, target acquisition and ammunition resup~ ply subsystems of the overall Sovit Divi~ional FA.System to identify the critical nodes of those subsystems, and to determine relative payoffs of suppressing, neutralizing or destroying those nodes.

~~(8) The MLRS COEA was written and forwarded to TRAnoC and INSCOM for validation, and the target array was updated to the developmental time frame.~~

~~(9) A basis was established for FA participation in some significant A~my-wide communications efforts as follows:~~

~~(a) Established FA requirement for Tactical Satellite communications for nuclear C2 and fire missions.~~

~~(b) Established FA requirement for improved HF radios.~~

~~(c) FA became a major participant and advocate for PLRS/ JTIDS Hybrid digital. communications system to improve TACFlRE effectiveness.~~

~~(d) In conjunction with CACDA, developed the EW concept for Division 86.~~

~~b. Material Development.~~

(1) Battlefield Surveillance/Target HCQ Radar (BSTAR). HQDA required a user reassessment of the BSTAR program. t~ determi~e if the requi:ement remains suffi"'~ cient for continued development. S~ec1f1c OSD gU1dance was prov1ded and enlarged the pe of the reassessment. Two JWG s were conducted at Fort Sill to assign and j scoort on specific research tasks. The results of the JWG were briefed at CACDA on ' ~e~ul 79. Since that time, a de~ision.w~s made to ab~ndo~ the BSTAR program in favo. of the netted radar program. Thls.dec1slon wa~ mad: 1n 11gh: of losing FY 80 and 81. funding for the program and potent1al cost savlngs/1ncrease In effectiveness that the netting concept offers. 1

(2) Netted Radar Program. Phase~ of.the DARPA/MIT demonstration of the .~ netted radar concept was completed at Fort Slll 1n.Jan79. Planning and coordinatio~ currently underway for the Phase II demonstration scheduled for 4Q FY 80. 1 ~~:se II will incorporate the net~ing of both gr~llndand air,radar systems. A deci- .on'was made in September to actIvely pursue this program wIth a requirements documJ ~~ be generated as soon as possible. Several TRADOC/DARCOM JWG's have met to determ1 ntial characteristics' of the system. On 7 Dee 79, CDR TRAnOC made the decision ~~s~lace proponency for the program with USAFAS and included USAICS as Cooperative proponent . USAFAS is currently preparing a draft ROC. 6-4 d. Land Navigation Sysu-.m (LNS), I\NS-2000. Thp Singpr-K('arfolt proto,type I.NS was demonstrated at Fort Sill 16-20 Jul 79. The system was installed in an APC ~113AI 16 and 17 July and operated over three 30-KM surveyed courses and then , Installed in an MI09A2 howitzer over basically the same courses on 18 and 19 July. The LNS was then installed in an M109 howitzer 20 July and a registration mission fired to determine survivability during firing (chg 5, GB). The system was utilized for 47.7 miles (76.4KM) in the APC and 51 miles (81.8 KM) in the MI09A2 howitzer. The.courses were over hilly, rolling and flat terrain on various road and cross- . country conditions. The APC averaged 23.22 meters CEP (19 points) horizontal accuracy and the M109A2 average 26.16 meters CEP (19 points). Average azimuth error' of howitzer tubes was 10.13 mils RMS. However, standard deviation of azimuth error was 3.185 mils. (4) Photolocator/AppS-PI. aT II for the product improved APPS was completed in the configuration which designated the system as a photolocator. The IER identified 22 issues for testing, 10 of which were met, 2 partially met and 10 not met. Of five critical issues, four were satisfactorily met. The failure of the system to achieve the desired accuracy of 12 meters CEP (horizontal) in the location of survey control points caused USAFAS to recommend program termination. Continued ,investigation and use of the APPS-PI will become the responsibility of the,Engineer School.' A correspondence DEVA IPR c.onvened in Oct 79 and terminated this program.

(5) Field Artillery Meteorological Acquisition System (FAMAS). The FAMAS ROC has been approved by DA and a contract to build five engineering development models has been awarded to Bendix Corporation. Although 6 months were lost because, of a protest over the contract award, the material developer milestone schedule maintains the original laC of 4Q FY 83. DARCOM has changed the official nomenclature of FAMAS to the Automatic Atmospheric Sounding System, AN/Tt1Q-31. The system entered the engineering development phase in August 1979. (6) Fire Support Team Vehicle (FISTV). The FISTV ROC was tentatively approved by HQDA in Jan 1979 pending receipt of the PM's cost profile. In July 79, DCSRDA became concerned about the program costs. In Aug 79, Fort Sill and PM FISTV/PM GLD met to scrub the program to produce a "barebones" vehicle. The scrubbed program, although it exceeded the original PM's cost estimate by $6M, was 'approved, in concept,by DCSRDA at a Aug 79 Program Review. It is anticipated that congressional support will be obtained by joint action. The PM awarded an engineerln~ , development contract to Emerson Electric Company in Sep 79. (7) Global Positioning System (GPS). The fourth of 24 GPS satellites was launched in Apr 79 and OT I was conducted at Yuma Proving Ground Jan-Feb 79~ A GPS field exercise was conducted in conjunction with HELBAT-7 14-16 Mar 79. The accuracies were: Horizontal CEP 6.31 meters Vertical PE 3.6 meters Azimuth RttS 5.53 mils The purpose of the field exercise was to provide interested Fort Sill personnel with hands-on information and experience with the GPS manpack and to compare GPS data with known Fort Sill surveyed data.

(8) Night Vision Devices. A FIST Thermal Sight and Night Vision Devices 0 Workshop was conducted 9-10 Jan 79. The workshop consisted of an equipment demonstration in conjunction with TCAD exercises (the Combined Arms Team in the Night 'Defense and Attack). The purpose of the exercise waS to evaluate Night Vision Devices for.

~~6-5 FIST utilizing experienced forward observers and interested personnel comments after hand~-on experience with the following systems employed in the exercise:~~

~~(a) AN/PVS-5, Night Vision Goggles.~~

~~(b) A.~/TAS-4, Night Sight.~~

~~(c) AN/VVS-2, Driver Viewer.~~

~~(d) AN/TAS-6, Night Observation DeVice, Long Range. (e) AN/VSG2, Tank Thermal Sight.~~

~~(f) AN/TVS-5, Night Vision Device, Crew-Served Weapon .~~

~~.(9) Position and Azimuth Determining System (PADS). PADS completed both OT rIa ~nd DT II in 1978 to validate corrections necessary to improve reliability and maintainability of the system.~~

(10) GLLD. On 1 April 1979, the initial production contract for 130GLLD's was awarded to Hughes Aircraft Company~ Los.A~geles, CA. At apprOXimately 0200 . hours 3 June 1979, Copperhead OT II l1ve f1r1ng was completed after firing a total of 71'Copperhead rounds. A possible boresight problem with the AN/TAS-4 Thermal. ' Night,Sight used on the GLLD for night ~perations w~s ~dentified during Copperhead OT II. Specifically, the GLLD/TAS-4 fa1led t~ rema1n 1n boresight during several OT exercises. Project Manager, Ground Laser Des1gnators, and the Night Vision and Electro-Optics Laboratories have indicated ~hat opera~o~ error was the probable cause of the boresight problem. The GLLD.New ~qul~ment TraInIng Team (NETT) visited USAREUR from 22-26 October 197~. ~he Mate~lel.Fle~dlng Plan (MFP) and unit training issues were discussed, resultIng In the f10a11zatlon of the GLLD MFP and USAFAS/unit GLLD training programs.

(11) Programmable Handheld Calculator (PHHC). The Letter Requirement was approved on 26 Apr 79. An environmental test.was conducted by TECOM and the final report was published in June 1979. An operatIonal test was conducted by TCATA from 18 Jan-ll Apr 79 and the final report was published in Sep 79. On 13 Aug 79, TRADOC concurred with the IPR package. The IPR package was approved on 23 Oct 79 .. A contract was signed with Texas Instruments' (TI) on 18 Aug 79. Gunnery programs were d veloped by USAFAS for utilization with the PHIIC. These were placed on FIRMWARE m~dules by TI and are currently being evaluated by USAFAS and TECOM. The LANCE and SURVEY modules have already been evaluated. The BOIP and QQPRI were approved by TRADOC in Nov 79. The system will be ready for fielding in Jan 80. The system will be fielded as a stock fund item, requiring the unit to expend its own ONA funds.

'(12) The M90 Radar Chronograph was type classified standard in September. The Field Artillery School will incorporate the M90 into its course of instruction beginning in January. Fielding of this system will represent the achievement of an FA "horseshoe nail."

~~(13) Test of a design mock-up for ballistic protection on the MIlO howitzer was started, and actions initiated to follow-up the Blue Ribbon Panel recommendationS for .tht-" ~t110Al.~~

.. •. I (14) Th(~ MI09A2 howitzer ent~red p~oduction dur~ng 1979 and a progr'am to upgrade MI09 and ~tl09Al to the A3. confIguratIon was also initiated. A TRADOe initia- tive to enhance a Joint US Israeli Cooperative Effort (JUICE) was begull and included 6-6 USAFAS p~ rticipa ti on. Also started was a prol\ram to "s tah I i5h ('oml'atib i lityoI' lhe M203 propellant charge to the MI09A3 howitzer. Achi"vcment of~ 30-km cap~l>iliLy for the M109A2/A3 cannot be achieved until severe RAM problems induced by hlast from the hiRh-zone charge are solved. (15) A program to develop a Corps Support Weapons Syst"m (CSWS) was hegun lo replace the Lance whi ch wi 11 complete its 1ife cycle in 1990, and to provide an , engagement capability for interdiction of the second echelons. (16) A program to develop a Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) to replace the MS48 Carrier was initiated. The LOA was approved in November. This vehicle is a key element in solving the problems of ammunition handling and the impact on ammunition rates. (17) In the area of ammunition, the OT II was completed for the M753 8-inch nuclear projectile, and the ballistics test was completed on the M78S lSS-mm nuclear projectile. 80th the M795 HE, high-frag, and XM211, low-zone prop charge entered ED after completion of their IPR's. The M509 program has experienced delays due to rocket motor problems, but is expected to have an IOC in 1980. This program is , essential to the effectiveness of FA weapons mixes. Without the 8-inch DPICM round previous analyses that established numbers of weapons would be suspect. ' .r; (18) Conversion to the upgunned HilOAI 8-inch howitzer was completed in the active'Army during July 1978. Addition of the new muzzle brake, producing the M110A2 began in March 1979 at Fort Riley, Kansas, with fielding in USAREUR to begin this ' fall. 'With the recently type classified M188A1 (zone 9) propelling charge; the MII0A2'wili have a 30-km range capability when firing the rocket assisted projectile (RAP), M6S0. The M6S0 is scheduled to begin reaching the field in the summer of 1980 and the MI88Al will follow by approximately 9 months. (19) The M109A1 conversion program is 100% complete in USAREUR and over 90% complete in CONUS including Reserve component units. The mid life PIP was type classified and released for production in December 1977. The new production model, M109A2, and the retrofit model, M209A3, began roll-off in January 1979. The retrofit of 1600(+) howitzers is scheduled to be completed by 3QFY83. The M126 gun'mount has been modified, redesignated the M178 mount, and is being installed on the M109A2/A3. The MI78 mount, coupled with a spindle modification, will permit firing of the M203 charge to attain the 30-km range. (20) The dual-purpose improved conventional munition for the lSS-mffihowitzer, the M483Al, is in production and being stockpiled in CONUS and USAREUR. Development of a new design eye-bolt lifting plug for the 155-mm rocket assisted projectile (RAP), M549Al, has been completed and fielding began in November 1979.

c. Force Structure Development. (1) Army 86 Process. Division 86 was a significant achievement in 1979 on three counts. First~ it prod~ced a badly needed force development perspective within the combat developments process. As a result, a force structure capability was embedded within the institution. This integrating process has supplanted a management system that had become stifled by its own demands on itself. Secondly, the objective results produced more rational and more viable solutions to the problems of modern- izing the force in the field. And, lastly, the introspective process has produced a whole series of supporting sub-analyses that have either answered questions that have been elusive in the past or they have prompted different and innovative concepts that will continue to nourish the process in subsequent iterations. The results of this

~~6-7 process in 1979 have led to a better understanding of FA requirements and provided the following significant insights:~~

(a) The effect of allocating field artillery assets between counterfire and target-servicing is paramount to survivability of the maneuver force. For this reason, the decision-making process should be at the general officer level within the division.

~~(b) Targeting parameters will change as command~rs' guidance changes.~~

~~(c) A target acquisition battalion is required in the heavy division artillery.~~

~~(d) Target servicing and counterfire must be managed and executed at division level.~~

~~(e) If "smart munitions" are available in adequate numbers, 36 GSRS launchers in the division will probably be adequate; otherWise, 45 launchers will be required- to satisfy the GSRS requirements.~~

~~(f) Delay of enemy second echelons will not be sUfficient; destructiO or at least neutralization, is necessary.~~

(g) Augmentation of both the division and corps TOC's will be necessary in order to accomplish interdiction and counterfire, and to manage and execute SEAD in,support of air assets performing both tasks.

~~(h) A corps support weapons system (CSWS) is neded to perform, in~erdiction 50-180 kilometers beyond the FEBA.~~

~~(i) A tactical command control headquarters is needed for corps artillery in order to perform the many wartime missions.~~

~~(2) ,Significant by-products of the DIV 86 process resulted from sllbanalysi. as"follows:~~

(a) Artillery Ammunition Expenditure Rates. Legal Mix V and the previously published ammunition rates and require~ents"study establi~hed ammunition rates and requirements; however, the rates establlshed by these studles were repre- entative of a single day of intense combat. In an effort to obtain more useful :mmunition expenditure rates representing longer periods of engagement, the ArtillerY Ammunitiori Expenditures Rate Study established usage rates over time.

(b) Battle Report on Soviet Field Artillery Critical NOdes. The Field ArtIllery has long realized that pursuing the destruction of Soviet artillery tubes will result in failure due to the quantity and hardness of Soviet artillery. A study examined the command/fi~e di~e~t~on, ta~get acq~isition and ammunition resuppli b su systems of the overall Sovlet, dlvlslonalf h bfleld artlilery systems to identify. ritical and less critical nodes 0 t ose su systesm, and to determine the relative ~ayoffs of neutralizing or destroying those nodes.

(c) Division 86 TACNUKE Study. As a result of a tasking from CG, TRADOe, 'DIVISION 86 included nuclear con~iderations .. To accomplish this tasking, a DIVISION 86 analysis subg~oup was establlshed to examlne the candidate divisional structures in a nuclear rnvironment. USAFAS support to this task force ensured that the employment of nuclear weapons was in consonance with evolving nuclear doctrine and .in fact, stimulated an Army-wide resurgence in tactical nuclear doctrine. ' (d) ISTA. A study of intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition was conducted to determine whether the division has enough of the right kinds of sensors; whether they are properly linked and, if not, what changes should be made.

(3) As a result of the force structuring momentum gained from the DIV 86 proces~, efforts were begun in late 1979 to develop approp'riate structures for the LIGHT DIVISION 86 and HEAVY CORPS 86. These force design exercises will accommodate developmental high technology systems in organizations to maximize and optimize manpower and provide the basic force characteristics required for contingency deployment and employment. (4) Development of FA Organizations. (a) Standard Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Requirements (TACV-Addendum) effort. This TACV-Addendum compared tactical wheeled vehicles (5- to IO-ton'payload range) in resupply of ammunition from the Corps operated ammunition supply point (ASP) and Division operated ammunition transfer point (ATP) to the weapons and tracked ammunition carries in armor, artillery and mechanized infantry battalions. (b) . The General Support Rocket System (GSRS), TOE, and the new' ~lain~ tenance Battery and Division Target Acquisition Battalion CD TAB) organizatIons were designed. (c) The following new TOE's were developed:

6-385H FA Bn, ISS-rnm SP'(3 x 8) 6-386H HHB 6-387H Firing Btry 6-389H Service Btry Air Assault Division Artillery 6-700M 6-701M HHB Aviation- Target Acquisition Battery 6-797M 6-12SM ,FA Bn, IS5mm (T) (M198) ,6-126M HHB 6-127M Firing Btry 6-129M -Service Btry (d) The following TOE's were revised: FA Bn, lOSrnm, (T) Sep Light Inf Bde 6-18SH 6-186H HHB FA Bn, lSS-mm SP, Sep Arm/lnf (m) Bd~ 6-375H 6-376H HHB '6-307H600 Target Acquisition Btry Arm/lnf Mech 6-307H620 Target Acquisition,Btry Airborne Div 6-600H Pershing Brigade (PIA) 6-602H HHB Pershing Brigade 6-62SH FA Bn, Pershing (PIA) 6-626 HHB Firing Btry 6-627

~~6-9 (e) The following FA QQPRI were developed:~~

~~Radio Data Link GRA-114 FIST-V Squad Automatic Weapon Programmable Handheld Calculator (PHHC) AN/TPQ-36 Radar (FIREFINDER) Mount Pedestal Vehicle for Ml13Al MLRS~~

~~(f) Additional non-proponent QQPRI were developed as follows:~~

PQQPRI Truck Cargo 10 Ton FQQPRI 7actical Opns System (TOS) FQQPRI Commercial Utility and Cargo Vehicles' AQQPRI Aircraft Survivability FQQPRI Air Traffic Control Central AN/TSW-7A FQQPRI Electronic Fuze Setter H36E1 Waiver QQPRI Cartridge 10Smm

~~d. Studies/Analysis.~~

~~(1) COEA.~~

(a) The Copperhead COEA was concluded. The final 0&0 concept was completed in May, OT II was completed in June, and.the ASARC/ DSARC in December,. The) effect~ of smoke on th: perfo~mance ~f ~l~ctro-oPtlca~ systems, Copperhead being one of these, have become lncreaslngly slgnlflcant; and slmultaneously,.the COEA teams has expended a lot of time and effort stu~ying the effects of smoke on the performanC of the Copperhead round. The recommendatlon that the ground designator support for Copperhead be 1 GLLD/FIST and 18 Divisional Designators has been accepted and ~nc~rporated in CSSG II.

(b) MLRS COEA. The MLRS COEA was initiated in 1979 to support an ASARC/DARC decision in 1980. The study will rely heavily on effectiveness analyses perfor'med by TRASANA, MISAA, and Sandia Labs (Livermore, CA). The logistical. analysi. is being undertaken concurrently by the Log Center. ~he COEA is scheduled for completion in February 1980.

~~(2) Studies.~~

(a) The USAFAS launched the Fire Support Mission Area Analysis (FSMAft during 1979. The analysis will exa~ine c~rrent and fut~re concepts, doctrine and I materiel in the fire support area, lncludlng other servlces, national and NATO assetS to identify fire support needs. The study will analyze the fire support system to provide adequate and timely t~rget servi~ing, counterfire, SEAn and interdiction missions. The study effort wlll focus'flrst on the currently fielded systems and their deficiencies in satisfying the fire support needs. The next step will examine the programmed forces out to 1~90 and :heir potenti~l capability to satisfy these 'I deficiencies. The last step wlll examlne technologlcal opportunities that may be available in the 1990-2000 time frame .. T~e.Phase I ~eport of the study will provide f'stimates of current fire support capabilitIes and needs and will be completed in January 1980. Thp Pha~e II n~port wi~l be completed by June 1980, and will extend the Phl.1s(' I effort to Include evaluation of prograrnnwd forcp pott'llt.jalcapahilitit'S to satisfy the fire support requ~remen~s. The study will provide recommended act.iol1~

6-10 in the areas of doctrine, organization and JIIat(~rit'l to l'orn'l't fin' support dt'.fi- ciencies. The study results will support tht' d(-'velopmenl of IH'W dOl'triIH' and tal'til's, product improvement programs, or new materiel requirements. (ll) Joint S('(.'ondEdwlon Interdiction (J-SEI) Study. TIt(' USAFAS has joint-,twilh LIlt-liSAI'in the ,Ioint Second Ech,.lonlnll-nliclioll Slt"ly to ,kvelol' joinl concel'lH, I'nll'"dllrl-Halld/orsyslem rt'

e. Test and Evaluation. (1) , Results from 1979 Operational Tests (OT) conducted at specified Life Cycle System Management Model (LCSMM) milestones are normally. reflected in the progress report for materiel systems. The following additional T&E events not mentioned in previous sections occurred in 1979: (a) Helbat. The HELBAT-7 field experiment was conducted at Fort Sill during the period 20 Feb- 20 Mar 79. The experiment was considered to be a,success by all involved and data reduction is currently underway. The HELBAT-7 final report is scheduled for completion and distribution prior to the close of CY-79. Initial planning and coordination have begun for HELBAT-8 with dates, location and objectives to be determined. .., ,

6-11 (b) Field Artillery Crew Test (FACT). A decision paper was prepared containing mini-studies/analysis of possible test locations and sample sizes. This paper recommended that Fort Hood appeared to be the most economical and practical test location and that the 8-section 155-mm Howitzer Battery was the best sample size for the dry-fire phase and a 4-section firing platoon, and the best sample size for the live fire phase. The USAFACS has agreed to conduct the test in 1980. Interim work is being pursued by ARI. The test details have not been finalized.

(c) FAASV CEP. A CEP of the BMY armored ammunition resupply vehicle (a modified MI09) was conducted for USAFAS by the USAFABD in November 1979. Results indicate that the FAASV concept is viable as a replacement for the M548 and should be pursued as a high-priority materiel requirement. I 4. Gll. SQT testing is being done with FACA class 4-79. Skill Level 4 Hands-On and Written Components are given to the students prior to receiving and afte'r receiving I instruction. Tests are performed on the two sets of scores as well as linear corre- lation between the final score and class grades. This testing is being conducted by the bra~ch to provide SQT writers with validation input. More important to the br~nch, this testing, with its analysis, will evaluate the validity of the FACA POI vis-a-vis the SQT. This program will be continued indefinitely depending on the success of this first test.

~~5. TCAD. TCAD participated in:~~

~~a. The development of new and altered doctrine and concepts for several areas of fire support (e.g., FIST, fire planning, and fire support coordination). b. Division 86 documents.~~

~~c. The 3x8 FA Bn concept.~~

d., The TRADOC directed Close Support Study Group (CSSG) II effort to develop and improve fire support doctrine/organizations for brigade through company size . elements. The completion of TV Tape 6-107 (TACFIRE) during Oct 79. Tape is concerne with improved fire support for combined arms teams. The performance of multiple 'I po~t~publication reviews for new training literature of the other arms and services • and of the standardization communities. These reviews were primarily concerned with new doctrine and concepts for fire support oper4tions.

~~6. DCRDT.~~

~~a. 'Commandant's Training Strategy.~~

(1) As discussed by GEN Starry and MG Merrit on 3 Apr 79 and formalized b~ GEN Starry's tasking letter of 1 May 79, TRADOC School Commandants were directed to j develop a comprehensive training strategy for the MaS for which they are proponent, 1 to do so by CMF, and to focus this effort on the cumulative and interactive effect in units of the three major TRADOC products in enlisted training: initial ~ntry trainid (lET) graduates, the Noncommissioned Officers Educational System (NCOES) graduates, and trainin~ support materials of all kinds. Analyses were directed to be divided in t () Lt,' n'(' par l s :

(a) I)('lt'rmint', within prps('ntly avai lahlt' n'SOllrl'('S, lhE' hpsl haLIIJ('(' amon~ lET, NCOES and tr;li~ing support \tJhichwill maximize tht' ahility of units to achieve-and maintain stated ARTE~ standards and the Soldier's Manual (SM) standards

6-12 which feed ARTEP standards. If tradeoffs cannot produce improvements within available resources, explain why they cannot. (b) Determine the training and training base resources required to assure units the ability to achieve and maintain prescribed ARTEP and SM standards, using eMF as presently structured. . . (c) Assess the extent to which specific CMF restructuring could narrow any gap between capabilities and requirements. Specify the rationale for any proposed changes and the estimated resource implications. (2) The Assistant Commandant and Commandant were briefed in July 79 and input presented to them was briefed to CG, TRADOC in Aug 79 at the Commandant's Conference at Fort Leavenworth. TRADOC has not yet applied to the Fort Sill submission.

~~6-13~~

~~: \ \ SECTION VII. THAINING 1.1TEHATliHE~~

1. CFD. 3. The Counterfire Department has developed the following training literature and texts: (I) FM 6-121, Field Artillery Target Acquisition. A rewrite was begun 'I/HI will be sent to printer lQ FY 80. (2) FM 6-2, Field Artillery Survey. Published by HQDA 20 Sep 78, the publication supersedes FM 62, 19 Jun 70 and rescinds DA Form 4378, June 1975. (3) FM 6-50, The FA Cannon Battery. Chapter 9, "Hasty Survey Techniques."

(4) FM 6-300, Army Ephemeris 1979 •. Published by Hq, DA 29 Sep 78, supersedes FM 6-300, 29 Aug 77. (5)' AS-MT, Practical Exercises for Artillery Survey. (6) AS-MT/A, Solutions to Practical Exercises for Field Artillery Survey.

~~(7) AS-SS/HO, Survey Supervision's Guide, May 1979. Provides surveyors with a quick reference for general survey information.~~

(8) FM 6-40, Chapter 8, "Hasty Traverse." b. The new FM 6-15, Artillery Meteorology, was issued and in January corrections that will be Change One were initiated. Likewise FM 6-16, Tables for Artillery Meteorology (Electronic Type 3) and FM 6-16-1, Met Tables for Sound Ranging, were fielded. In addition, the complete draft series of Commander's/ Soldier's Manuals for MOS 93F for 1979 SQT testing were coordinated with DTD. After this second version was printed, the Field Artillery Met Crewmember, MOS 93F, was selected to be the . pilot MOS on a new type of CM/SM for the 1980's. The second version was set aside and the effort in March became a race against time as the schedule called for the printer to receive the 1980's version as camera ready mechanicals in August 1979. Intra and inter department coordination was with pencil copies- typed drafts, etc., and the printer's deadline was met. ' c. The revised Sound & Flash Ranging Manual, FM 6-122, was. printed in April 1979. The final draft of the 1980 edition of the 17C10/20 Soldier's Manual was . approved and ~ent to printer in July 1979. The TEC program for 17C10 is on sch~dule and the 'first lesson should be ready by January 1981. The following NRID packets have been revised: Introduction to Sound and Flash Ranging; Field Artillery . Targeting~ and Field Artillery Radar. d. The Meteorology Division of the Counterfire Department continued development of change one for FM 6-15, writing FM 6-16-2, FM 6-16-3 and other doctrinal' . publications.

~~2. DTD.~~

~~a. SQT' s. (1) Camera Ready Mechanicals (CRM's) of the first revision of Soldier's and Commander's Manuals for MOS's 13D, 13E, 13F, lSD, 17C, 82C, and 93F have been~~

~~7-1 forwarded to TRAnOC for printing and distribution. Camera Ready Mechanicals for the initial Soldier's and Commander's Manuals for MaS 26B have been forwarded to TRADOC.~~

(2) Skill Qualification Tests products for CMF 13 for 1980, third version are in various stages of completion. The third version of the SQT will reflect technical and/or doctrinal changes and only those changes necessary to provide a cleaned-up version. SQT administration for CMF 13 in 1980 and 1981 will be spread over a nine month period. The 1982 SQT (fifth version) will be available over a i2-month period. The SQT availability dates for CMF 13 testing in 1980 and 1981 are as follows:

~~(A-Availability date; E-End date)~~

13B/E/F 15D/E/J A DATE E DATE 17B/C/82C/93F A DATE E DATE A DATE E DATE 1 Apr 80 31 Dec 80 1 Jun 80 28 Feb 81 1 Aug 80 30 Apr 81 (3) In addition to developing SQT for CMF 13 (artillery), USAFAS also develops SQT's for MaS 21G (CMF 27) and MaS 26B (CMF 29). SQT availability dates for 21G and 26B are as follows:

21G 26B A DATE E DATE A DATE I.Jun80 31 Dee 80 E DATE 1 Oct 80 30 Apr 81 (4) Skill Qualification Tests for the next several years will be under- going a considerable amount of revision. The current plan for future development is to decrease the total number of tasks the soldier will be tested on and to decrease the number of tasks tested in the written component (Skill Component) and increase the'hand~on and performance certification (Job Site Component) testing.

(5) Individual Training Division proposed a pilot program, approved by TRADOC designed to evaluate the concept of putting the SQT in the Soldier's Manual. "The SQT/SM concept seeks to improve the content of current SM's by adding test items both a Hands-On and Written item- for each task. Implementation of the concept will also require the addition of annexes to Commander's Manuals that provide instructions for the set-up, evaluation and scoring of each HOC. The pilot SM, using MaS 93F Skill Levels 1 and 2, will be available to soldi~rs in Feb 80.

~~b. ARTEP's.~~

(I) A DA print of ARTEP 6-302, Divisiou Artillery/FA Brigade, was PUbliShe in June 1919. '°(2) A DA print of ARTEP 6-615, PERSHING, was published in .June 1919. j (3) The revision of ARTEP 6-301, Field Artillery Target Acquisition Batte and ARTEP 6-595, LANCE, have been, completed and were sent in September 1979 to USATSCJ for DA print and distribution in January 1980. I

~~(4) Three revisions of cannon ARTEP's 6-105, 6-165, and 6-365 were publistJ in September 1979.~~

7-2 (5) ARTEP 6-165 (TACFIRE) and 6-365 (TACFIRE) were printed at Fort Sill in April 1979 in coordinating draft to introduce those changes with the increased capability of TACFIRE. Both ARTEP were printed in pocket-size form for validation by the 1st CAV Div Arty and units at Fort Sill. "" (6) ARTEP 6-302 (TACFlRE) is currently being staffed for a coordinating draft to be printed in April 1980. (7) ARTEP 6-500 (Warhead Detachment) is being staffed for a 1981 printing.

(8) ARTEP 6-525 (MLRS) has been printed in Draft Test Edition to support operational system testing. (9) Draft Test ARTEP are being developed on three new systems, i.e., Firefinder Radars, Remotely piloted Vehicle (RPV) , Automatic Atmospheric Sounding System (AASS), and Copperhead. (10) The division assumed USAFAS proponency for development of the FA requirements for the National Training Center. A proposed prestock (POMCUS) was recommended to TRADOC and FORSCOM. The decision to fire live Copperhead rounds sparked a joint CT-TS proposal to consider firing during the live fire module at NTC. DCRDT will develop a range for Fort Sill with CT to attempt to find a feasible range for Fort Irwin. TCATA supports this development. CT participated in the developmental IPR for the live fire module at Fort Irwin. The scenario will be presented in Feb 80.

c. FM's/TC's. (1) In September, camera-ready mechanicals (CRM) were produced and sent to TRADOC for Change 1 of the Field Artillery's capstone How-to-Fight manual, FM 6-20, Fire Support in Combined Arms Operations. DA printing and field distribution of this change are expected during the second quarter of FY 80. Another How-to-Fight manual, FM 6-20-1, Field Artillery Cannon .Battalion, was printed and distributed to,the field in December. The third Field Artillery How-to-Fight manual, FM 6-20-2, Division Artillery, Field Artillery Brigade, and FA Section (Corps), was sent to TRADOC for approval in December. Field distribution is expected during the last quarter of FY 80. . (2) In June, FM 6-40-4, Lance Missile Gunnery, was fielded.

(3) In June, the camera ready mechanicals ,for FM 6-1, TACFIRE Operations, were also prepared and sent to TRADOC. DA printing and distribution of this'FM were completed in December. (4) Finally, fielding of TT 6-20-7/TAC Pam 5021, Forward Air Controller/ Fire Support Team (FAC/FIST) Operations, was completed in December.

3. GD. a. The revised FM 6-40 was distr~buted to the fi~ld in 1979, with FM 6-30 beIng distributed in 1978. Comments/correctIons and suggestIons for improve-ment of FM 6-40 have been received ~rom f~eld.commanders and others. These comments are presently being reviewed for InclusIon Into Change 1, FM 6-40. Change 1 to FM 6-30 was developed and is presently being published. Plans indicate that FM 6-30 will become a" "How to Fight" manual in 1981. It should be noted that since the distribution of/the field manuals, all reference notes formerly used in resident instruction have been 7-3 eliminated. The only references required in resident instruction are FM 6~40 and FM 6-30.

b. Self-paced literature is being used extensively. It is excellent for sending to Reserve/National Guard units that request training literature. At present time, 'there are 15 career course level packets, and 35 AIT level packets available.

~~4. wo. The Weapons Department developed the following training literature and texts:~~

~~a. Change 1, FM 650, The FA Cannon Battery.~~

~~b. AR 365-63, Regulations for Firing Ammunition for Training, Target Practice and Comb~t. Chapter 11, "Field Artillery."~~

~~c. RN WCXXRV. Radar Chronograph M-90. Developed in conjunction with Gunnery Department.~~

~~d. FA Cannon Weapon Systems Handbook (at the printer).~~

~~5. TCAD.~~

~~a. TCAD provided subject matter expertise in the development of:~~

~~(1) Change 1, FM 620.~~

~~(2) Draft FM 6202.~~

~~(3) Draft 6-Series ARTEP's.~~

~~b. TCAD provided subject matter expertise in reviewing training literature developed by outside agencies (USAFAS and other).~~

~~c. TCAD provided subject matter expertise for standardization literature' (STANAG's, QSTAG's and Allied Tactical Publications).~~

~~7-4 SECTION VIII. MODIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND ACQUISITON OF EQUIPMENT~~

1. CFD. a. T1-59 Handheld Calculator. (1) If the schedule ou'tlined in the current development schedule is met, the calculator course of instruction.(POI) date will be January 1980. To meet this schedule it is currently envisioned that DARCOM would designate an appropriate depot to distribute the calculators to the various units. The calculator package would . consist of a calculator, survey chip, a user's manual, a maintenance manual and the manufacturer's manual. (2) Within the Survey Division, the new calculator will replace the existing instruction that is being given for the SR-S6. Thus, no additional instructional time will be required in the survey and sound and flash courses. Some effort will be required in the Survey Division to develop a self-paced course of instruction.

. (3) At the current time, the FA School will receive approximately 300 calculators and 20 printers to implement resident training. This schedule is obvi- ously,closely tied to equipment delivery and normally, the School is the first unit to be equipped with new equipment~ (4) By early 1980, Field.Artillery Survey Sections will be able to replace the SR-56 HHC and other computers wIth the computer set, Field Artillery, General. The set will consist of a TI-59 PHHC, a preprogrammed module, a user's manual two types of power adaptors, magnetic cards, a USAFAS pepared handout consisting ~f ' unique user data and one copy of each of the thirteen new survey forms. The thirteen forms for use with the calculator are 5 X 8 inches and their numbers correspond with the numbered programs. Until the new forms are approved and published by the' Department of the Army, they cannot be ordered and must be locally reproduced.

b. PADS, positions AZi~uth.Deter~ining Syst:m. In September 1978, the Artillery Board approved PADS for use 1n.11ne U?1ts to pr?v1de accurate survey without depending on battalion survey~rs. The f1rst un1t t? rec:1ve the PADS is the Field Artillery School, Counterfire Department, and the f1rst 1nstrument is to arrive in August 1979. Plans for instructor training have begun and PADS will be taught starting in FATASOe and MAOCe classes. The PADS is developed for use in the cannon battalion, TAB battalion'and at divarty level. The Counterfire Department had received on loan from Litton Industries one PADS for use in having key personnel and instructors conduct. an informal systems evaluation. The first KIP/NET (Key Instructor Personnel/ New Equip- ment Training) course was constructed during the week of 10-14 September, and will be conducted periodically until CF~ recei~es the six production model PADS systems. Institutional training at CFD wIll begIn.90 days.after receipt.of the six PADS systems and will enable trained operators to be.In the. fIeld when the equipment i~ iriitially issued' to the units. CFD began conductIng an Informal system evaluation 'on PADS on 17 Sep 79 which will ~ontinue ~hrough Dec 79. Results of the evaluation will be used to establish future doctrine for Field Arti~lery survey and to establish accuracy criterion for the PADS system. The evalaution was scheduled for completion in Dec 79.

c. APPS, Analytical Photogrammetric Positioning System. Tests on the APPS were conducted in May 1978 at Fort Sill and Fort Huachuca, and were completed by October 1978. The process review in February 1979 disapproved the APPS for use in the field artillery survey system. The Targeting Division is still consid~rin~some possible uses. In November 1979, the APPS was sent back to the contractor in' ' 8-1 Maryland. An APPS system may be returned to CFD in the future to exploit any possible targeting applications for the system.

d. XM90 Velocimeter., Two instructors of Radar Division of the Weapon Support Radar Repairer Course (104-26BI0) attended a factory training course at Lear Siegler 'Astronics Division in Santa Monica, CA. This course provided direct support and general support maintenance training on the XM90 velocimeter. This equipment is scheduled to replace the M36 radar chronograph during the later part of calendar year 1980., .

e. Sound/Flash Ranging. The R&A Division developed sound/flash ranging programs for the Texas Instruments 59 hand-held calculators. Program chips are being prepared for issue with TI-59 to sound/flash platoons.

. f. Survey Information Centers and Missile Units will receive the computer set missile ,(containing a printer, RC-IOOA). A print routine has been programmed into the survey module and will produce a hard copy of printing headings, survey 4ata and required data.

~~2. DCD.~~

" . a. Conversion to the upgunned MIIOAI 8-inch howitzer was completed in the active Army during July 1978. Addition of the new muzzle brake, producing the MII0A2 began in ,March 1979 at Fort Riley, Kansas, with fielding in USAREUR to begin this fall.' With the recently type classified M188AI (zone 9) propelling charge, the ~1110A2 will have a 30 Km range capability when firing the rocket assisted projectile (RAP), N650. The M650 is scheduled to begin reaching the field in the summer of 1980 and the MI88Al will follow by approximately 9 months.

b. The MI09Al conversion program is 100% complete in USAREUR and over 90% complete in CONUS including Reserve component units. The mid life PIP was type classified and released for production in December 1977. The new production model, .MI09A2, .'and the retrofit model, M209A3, began roll-off in January 1979. The retrofit of 1600(+) howitzers is scheduled to be completed by 3QFY83. A program to extend the MI09A2/A3 range capability to 30 Km is underway with an FDTE scheduled for October I 1979 at Fort Sill. The M126 gun mount has been modified, redesignated the M178 mount, and is being installed on the MI09A2/A3. The M178 mount coupled with a spind! modification will permit firing of the H203 charGe to attain the 30 Km range. I

~~c. The dual-purpose improved conventional munition for the 155mmhowitzer, the~~

M483Al, is, in production and being stockpiled in CONUS and USAREUR. Development of al. new design eye-bolt lifting plug for the 155mm rocket assisted projectile (RAP), M549Al, has been completed and fielding should begin in November 1979. Initially all fielded p~ojectiles will be TNT filled until desensitization of the new Composition filler has been completed.,

~~3. GD.~~

a. COPPERHEAD OT II. The Copperhead Operational Test II was cond~cted atFot Carson, CO, during May-June. The test results are presently being evaluated. Reference Notes (GD04DJ and GD04DK), concerning technical and tactical employment procedures on Copperhead and G/VLLD missions, were developed and published during this period.

H-2 h. Battery COIllPlIlt'f :iyslt'm (Bel). Op(.,-alioll:d T('t->l " .,1 tltc' W::; W.IS ('Olldll('l('" at Fort Sill ill May. A large' lIumher of sollwan' prohl('lI\s Wc'f(' iclPIIL i I it'cl. Dt',v('loPII~('"l continues on schedule. c. Hand-Held Calculator (HHC). In February 1979, a HEL funded Mobile Tiaining .Team was' dispatched to the 8th lnf Div FRG, to conduct a HHC Advance Concept Test. Results of the ACT were favorable and helped document the JIBe pot('ntial. TeATA conducted an independent Concept Evaluation Plan in ~1arC'h1979. In June' 197t),lht' Letter Requirement was signed by DARCOH and ~mulator programming efforts wen' started. Cannon artillery programs include the follOWIng: Gunnery, HB/~IPI, tIET, MATH,. TGPCI SPEC CORR, 14.5, RAP. Emulator programming and debugging were completed by October, 1979, with all magnetic tapes returned to Texas Instruments for inclusion into prototype modules (chips). First prototype modules were received in November 1979. The modules were tested to verify accuracy of content~ and.acce~ted. Additional weapon systems were verified by December 1979. The Spec1al S1tuatlons prototype module was received in December 1979 and is co~cur:ent~y ,in.the process.of verification. Depart- ment of the Army requisition author1zat10n 1S st111 forthcomlng and expected in January 1980. A reference note, part of the module kit, will soon be in publication. The in-process review and subsequent procurement of TI-59 continues to progress smoothly with a January 1980 fielding date anticipated. d.' 'FADAC. The requirement to support FADAC's until at least the 1989 time- frame was identified and corrective actions were taken. Research of FADAC's availability and maintainability resulted in an increased FADAC awareness at all levels. " Additional research is ongoing to develop a FADAC support plan for the 1980'time period . .e. Revision 6. Improvements to h~w~tzers and the proliferation of p~ojectiles and propellants necessitated a FADAC Revls10n 6 progra~. Through the elimination of matrix 2 and the combination of functions, additional memory and program capability was achieved. ARRADCOM completed the MI09Al and MII0A2 Revis ion 6 in April and ",, forwarded them to TECOM for testing. Priority of tape development was switched 'to the MI10A2 in May 1979, in order to meet the system IOC. The MI09Al Revision 6 ". , contains provisional FCI for the MI09Al propellants and will not be released until MI09Al testing i~ completed. f. Ballistic Similitude Testing for M785. Phase I and Phase II of a similitude test'to determine the feasibility of using a conventional round as a spotter round for the new M785 round was conducted. Results are currently under study ..

g. Velocimeter (M90). Deve~opment of a reference note and a muzzle velocity correction table for the M90 veloClmeter was completed. Units will receive a ,copy of each when they receive the M90. h. FASCAM. Development of firing data procedures resulted in the development of FASCAM tabular firing tables, graphical firing tables, graphical site tables and instructional support methods which are available for issue to the field. ' '

4. DCRDT. Program Managers ~ontinued their involvement in the supervision of th~ . new equipment acquisition process. a. FIREFINDER. The FIREFINDER Radar system is in the process of being tested and work toward developing a resident POI is in progress. "New-Look" manuals will b~ incorporated into training key instructor personnel and should be an improvement over the old FM format. A new MO~ has been approved, for the FIREFINDER Radar system ..

~~Personnel completing the resldent course for operators will be awarded an MOS of !.~~

~~8-3 13RIO; .the organizational maintenance will carry an MOS of 13RXI ASI and the DS/GS will be a 26B20 KI.~~

~~b. Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS).~~

(I) In a memorandum for the Secretary of the Army dated 14 February 1977, the Secretary of Defense authorized the Army to proceed with the development of the Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) with a M42 dual-purpose submumition warhead. The Secretary of Defense also directed the Army to continue to study ways to accel- erate production and to give high priority to the attainment of standardizations of the system, or at least interoperability with key NATO allies.

(2) At a special ASARC on I April 77, a program alternative was approved to respond to the desire for an accelerated production program and earlier lOCo This alternative was reveiwed by representatives of the DSARC principals and is'considered consistent with direction provided by the 14 February 1979 DSARC memorandum. The alternative was also briefed to staff representatives of the house and senate authori~ z~tion committees and the appropriations committees to insure consistency with Congressional views. The selected alternative provides for advanced development (validation) and options for engineering development, if required, or early productio~ if development risks have been satisfactorily reduced during validation .

.(3) The options for the selected alternative began with competitive adv~nced development (validation) which was initiated in September 1977. Two contraC~ tors, Boeing and Vought, were selected for the prototype development effort. Each are fabricating and testing three prototype launcher systems with associated flight test equipment. Upon completion of contractor and government engineering development tests' and DT/OT, a decision will be made to either proceed with low rate initial production or continue with engineering development.

(4) Both system prime contractors have successfully completed component tests such as motor development, warhead sled, wind tunnel, fire control development, SPLL integration, etc, and progressed to system flight tests at White Sands Missile Range. Both contractors initiated their firing program by launching instrumented rockets from single tubes, then from "fixed" launch pod containers (LP/C's), and finally' 'from the SPLL's. Both contractors have success-fully launched rockets with tactical 'configured warheads with inert submunitions and successfully demonstrated total system performance.

(5) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United State~, United Kingdom, France and Germany was signed on 11 June 1979. Both GE and the UK have representatives in the project manager's office and AT II mine warhead development planning and component work has been initiated in GE and the US. The German, French and United Kingdom Liaison Officers at Fort Sill are serving as a focal point for the excbange of the MOU participant nations. The four nation MOU will prove of enormous benefit to all four nations and others in NATO if it is pursued with the same good faith which ha characterized the past year. The MOU reduces the developmeO costs significantly by assessing e~ch participant a pro-rata share and it enhances the strength of NATO.

~~c. Pershing II (PII).~~

(1) The hinational Pershing force in Europe (thr('e us Battalions .1nd two FHG Wings) has as its assigned role the provision of tacti,al nuclear support to the central European (AFCENT) region ~f NATO. Within this role there are two basic missions assigned to the Pershing forc~. The primary mission is in SACEUR's Schedull

8-4 Strike Plan (SSP). The secondary mission is to provide genera I support wilh nucle'ar fires to both NORTHAG and CENTAG. (2) The PII system, incorporating a radar area correlator controlled reentry vehicle, provides high accuracy in delivery of warheads. In addition to high 'accuracy, the type of warhead configuration provides for reduction of collateral damage with minimum impact on civilian personnel. (3) The major item being introduced by the PII system is the reentry vehicle, consisting of a guidance and control/adapter (G&C/A) section, warhead section, and radar section. Two new propulsion sections are introduced to increase range and reliability. Requirements related to accuracy, yield and penetrability drive the development of the reentry vehicle (RV). Requirements which principally impact the ground support equipment (GSE) include life cycle cost, employment flexibility survivability, etc. Minimization of life cycle cost is achieved by minimizing , h. personnel and equipment. The hardware concept ac ieves these requirements. (4) The PII hardware for the firing battery consists of new first and second stage propulsion sections, the new RV, and the PII GSE. This PII equipment consisti of a modified PIa erector launcher (EL), a new power source on the EL tra2- tor, a new Platoon Control Central (PCC), a new reference scene generation van new ground networks and containers. The intermediate maintenance level equipment ~onsists of a modified Systems Components Test Station (SCTS), dollies, slings, and power

source. (5) The PIa Programmer Test Station, Sequential Launch Adapter Azimuth . d ' Reference System, power station, aSSOCiate ground networks, and power station equivalent are to be eliminated with the advent of the PII. (6) Individual MOS training for the missile crewman and organizational maintenance specialist and organizational maintenance technician (214E) and Pershing Officer for Pershing II will be conducted by USAFAS. Pershing Branch personnel (Weapons Department), will attend New Equipment Training conducted by the contractor in preparation for instructing the institutional programs of instruction (POI). (7) To the extent possible, contractor SPA training materials will be used in conjunction with materials developed by government agencies subject matter experts to support resident and nonresident training for Pershing II.

~~5. TCAD. TCAD provided:~~

~~3. Subject matter expertise in the testing of COPPERHEAD.~~

~~b. Subject matter expertise for. FASCAM developments.~~

~~'c. Assistance in developing concepts for a FIST vehicle.~~

~~8-5 SECTION IX. TRADOC SYSTEMS MANAGEHS~~

1. 15M TA~~. a. '1'111' first TACFIKE ('quipped unit (J/77th FA, 1st Cavalry Division) par- Ueipated in Ileforger duriug .January and February 1979. Th" G"rman g('n('ralstaff witn('ssed a TACFlRE field demonstration during their February 1979 visit to For.t

Sill ... b. TVT 6-016 was approved as the first TACFIRE audio visual in May 1979. The Battery Computer System operational Tes~ II, completed.at Fort Sill on 11 May 1979~ will provide information to the August in-p~ogress reView for a production decision. The follow on evaluation (FOE) of TACFlRE with software enhancements was completed on 2B May 1979. The primary FOE test areas were communications, management, fire mission prioritization, and fire mission responsiveness. c. DARCOM established Fort Sill as the Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) center for TACFIRE, the Battery Computer System (BCS), and the Digital Message Device (DMD) on 7 June'1979. The basis of issue plan (BOIP) for TACFIRE was updated and approved on 16 June 1979. ' d. Since December 197B, the TACFlRE instruction group has conducted two command and staff courses (7 days), one direct'support maintenance course (10 weeks) two fire ,support courses (11 weeks each), and one fire support element course (4'weeks).

e. In September 1979. HQDA approved the recommendations of the DEVA-IPR for BCS full scale production and type classification. £.. The TACFIRE Instructor Group was transferred from DCD to TCAD on 1 Oct' 79.

~~2. TSM RPV. a. The Aquila STD completed its 2IBth flight and ended RPV participation in HELBAT VII at Fort Sill. The system was returned to Fort Huachuca and placed in~~

~~storage. b. The first annual update of the RPV TSM charter was approved by General~~

Starry, CG, TRADOC. c. The Aquila RPV was used for IR spectrum measurements. The results of this effort confirmed analytical results that were obtained earlier. d. In an effort to identify possible future requirements and applications of RPV/Drone technologies. the TSM initiated action on 1 May 1979 to "structure" the diversified efforts and concepts of the DARCOM and TRADOC communities into a consoli- dated and prioritized approach to RPV development. This action has not yet ,been

concluded. e. The revised rationalization, standardization, and interoperability (RS~) plan for the RPV was published in May 1979. f. A contract was awarded to Harris Corporation of Melbourne, Florida, on I May 1979 to build the modula~ integrat:d.communica~ion and navigation system (IMICNS) which will provide the RPV WIth an antI-Jam data lInk.

~~9-1 g. ,The RPV entered Full Scale Engineering Development (FSED) in Sep 79. The ED ~ontract was awarded to Lockheed Missile and Space Co.~~

~~h. Contracts were awarded to Hcneywell and Westinghouse for advanced development FLIR systems to provide an expanded capability for day-night operations ,in degraded environments.~~

~~i. The TSM-RPV analysis and prioritization of future missions will continue in 1980.~~

~~3. 'TSM, MLRS.~~

a. Under competitive contract in the validation phase, both contractors (Boeing Co and Vought Corp) have successfully completed component tests such as rocket motor development, warhead sled, wind tunnel, fire control development, launcher/carrier integration, etc., and have progressed to system test firings at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). Firing programs were initiated with single tube launchings, and have progressed to firings from "fixed" launch pad containers (LP/C's), and finally to firings from the self-propelled launchers (SPLL's). TRADOC instructors have been, identified at Weapons Dept, USAFAS, and have been incorporated into the validation process to gain subject matter expertise on the systems.

~~b. Training devices to support institutional and exportable (field use) training have been identified. Facilities requirements have been identified to support USAFAS training.~~

~~c. Draft technical manuals have been received for the carrier vehicle. (FMC) and both MLRS systems. The validation process for SPA materials has begun with small group trials.~~

d. Operational Testing (OT I) 'will be conducted at Ft Sill and WSMR from 7 JaO to 18 Feb 80. The tested unit will be a MLRS battery (-). Documentation to support testing has been submitted, largely in draft form, with final documents to be ' submitted by Sep 79.

. e. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS/GSRS) was signed on 11 Jun 79 by the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, signifying a multinational commitment to develop the system. Meeting of the MOU Logistics Working Group and the Fire Control System Interface Technical Group were held in Feb 79; and meetings of the Training and Operational EmplOYment Working Group and the Fire Control System Interface Technical Group were held in Apt 79. The TSM'briefed the NATO Panel IV members on the system; and visited USAREUR, London, and Paris concerning ammunition resupply in Jun 79.

f. Tne MLRS program is progressing on schedule. Scoring of tpst firings begaO in Sep 79. Based on progress to date, it is expected that the required accuracy and reliability will be demonstrated in accordance with the validation objectives.

g. The source for manpower ~paces to field MLRS continues to be one'of the major concerns. If the ~ILRSproves to be as effective as anticipated, it will cer- tainly be easier to make' this decision. Delaying the decision heyond Jun 80, howeve could adversely affect the planned 10C. A meeting was held at Ft Sill in May 79 to evaluate space requirements to support the fielded system. DIVISION 86 studies arc under way at USAFAS to deter:mine field artillery force structure levels, including MLRS projections through 1986.

9-2 h.. I'rel'arati011 I()r 0'1'-1 schedu led I()r./allllary 1')80 I'ruclllC('cIva I icia l i011 () I training materials, trainillg of subject matter experts, and formation of a test directorate. ASARC/DSARC III will be held during April/May 1980 with an anticipated decision to enter low-rate production.

a. Two weeks of Operational Test (OT) training were cOllducted at Fort Sill ill preparation for OT II. b. GLLD IPR. GLLD production decision was deferred until completion of Copperhead COEA studies. c. Exercise HELBAT VII, integrating live Copperhead fires with TACFIRE, was concluded on 31 March. Two hits were attained out of five rounds fired.

~~d. Initial coordination was established with the Navy in reference to the organization and operations (0 and 0) concept of the Copperhead system.~~

During Operational Test II (OT II) at Fort Carson, CO, 71 rounds were e. The results were 29 scored as hits, 40 scored as misses and 2 declared as "no fired. tests." f. The Copperhead Mission Element Needs Statement (MENS) was reaffirmed by

~~HQDA in July. g. The Secretary of the Army approved the ASARC III recommendation to type classify STANDARD the XM712 Copperhead and to enter production.~~

~~h. The Copperhead COEA was completed and distrib~ted to the field on~~

1 October 1979. i. On 15 December 1979, the Secretary of Defense approved the reco~endation of the'DSARC III to produce Copperhead on a limited basis. Production is to commence at a rate of 200 ~ounds per month until a reliability of 0.8 is demonstrated.

5. ISM FIREFINDER. a. AN/TPQ-37, Artillery Locating Radar. Hughes Aircraft Company delivered the first low rate initial production (LRIP) radar to Ft Sill in Jan 79 for contractor testing. The tests were completed and radar returned to HAC for software validation and verification. LRIP #2 completed Government acceptance tests in Jul 79 and remains at Ft Sill for new equipment.trainin? course. aT III/laC training is projected for completion Mar 80.with aT III followIng Apr- May 80 at Ft Hood. ASARC IlIa is scheduled for Aug 80. Planning is on going for fielding Q36 and Q37. b. AN/TPQ-36, Mortar Locating Radar. Engineering development model #1 was reconfigured in.Jan 79 to resemble the production configuration. FOE I with the reconfigured EDM #1 was conducted Jut- Aug 79 at Ft Campbell, KY. Production contract for D423A 10KW, 400HZ t'!rhillf;was init~ated 1 Feb 79 by MERADCOM. FOE II objectives are to be incorporated In major FDTE wIth FIREFINDER and TACFIRE at Ft Hood, 1st Qtr CY 81. . c; USAFAS' preparation for training moved one step closer to completion with the installation of the first of three FIREFINDER operator training devices in

~~9-3 i-SEE-O-Hall in Oct 79 and the completion of key instructor courses for FIREFINDER maintenance in Dec 79.~~

~~6. TSM PERSHING II.~~

a .. The period of 1 Jan 79 to 31 Dec 79 was devoted to entering full scale engineering development after successfully accomplishing the Milestone II decision point at the DSARC conducted in December 1978.

~~b. A pilot program to test the Extension Training Material (ETM) concept in the Pershing System was developed and a contract for the pilot program was signed in January 1979.~~

~~c. The Acquisition Plan was updat~d in January to reflect the DSARC configuration and funding program.~~

~~d. The memorandum stating the DSARC decision was received in February 1979 followed shortly by formal full scale Engineering Development contract signing at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.~~

~~e. The initial version of the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) w~s produced and forwarded to DOD in February 1979 concurrent with accomplishing an . update of the Coordinated Test Plan (CTP).~~

~~'. f. : A supplement to the Concept Formulation Package was published in March reflecting those changes required by the DSARC directed system configuration.~~

~~g. The request for initiation of Phase 3 development of the warhead sections crossed the DOD-DOE interface in March 1979, signalling the start of full scale . development of the Pershing II warheads.~~

~~h. The Approved Required Operational Capabilities (ROC) was published by TRAD9C, 23 March 1979.~~

i. An effort to evaluate possible reduction in manpower requirements for Pershing II was jointly initiated by TRADOC, DARCOM, and USAREUR as a result of DA tasking. The report was completed in November and forward~d to DA.

j. In April, an agreementhindPrdinc~Plepbetwh:en OTEA and DOE ~as coordinated by the TSM to utilize prototype war ea s. urlng ers lng OT II to both satisfy.OTEA requlremen. t san. d provide data on the Items to OTEA.

k. A study to further justify the ne:d and effectiveness of the earth penetratO (EP) warhead was initiated in May 1979 asdlrected by the DSARC. This study was completed in N~vember 1979 and the results reported back to the ASARC principals in December.

1. A study to determine the requirement for the highest yield for the airburst warhead for PII a result in the new system range was also initiated in May. 1979. The results of thesad' study were incorporate lnth e mt'1' ltary characteristics onlhe Required Operational Capability.

m. . A Pre-IPR to identify the candidate sys:ems for replacing the Pershing AN/TRC-BOB trophospheric radio.set was conducted 1n June 1979. Several potential systems were looked at and under fina~ review by USAREUR.

~~9-4 II. Pl'rshillg n'qllin'I1WlIls for a prilllP IIIUv('r alld a r('c:OVC'J'Y vt'ldc!t'wC'f(' ,ltlt/c'd to the ROC for the lO-ton truck.~~

0.' Designs for a Pershing Platoon Control Center were completed and P!ot~type construction begun. Nuclear hardening criteria for the Pershing system were agreed upon. p. The Outline Individual and Collective Training Plan was updated in December, q. The training aids and devices for Pershing II were identified in October. r. s. Draft equipment publications were reviewed within USAFAS and comments furnished to the contractor.

7. 15M CANNON. a. Completed and forwarded to TRADOC the independent evaluation report for the FDTE of the M198 155mm towed howitzer. b. Hosted and chaired a joint working group to finalize the brigadel division support weapon system mission element ne~d statement (MENS).

FOE for M198 completed at Fort Bragg, N.C. c. d. MG Merritt, USAFAS Commandant, approved MENS and forwarded it to TRADOC for review and transmittal to DA. e. T5M visited the SP-70 test site in Germany to participate in evaluating the development of that weapon as a part of the ESPAWS program.

~~f. Participated in final RAM scoring for operational testing of the production models of the M198. Howitzer exceeded minimum reliability criteria.~~

g; Evaluated proposals for DARPA advanced indirect fire system. Participated in consideration of'the proposals for the DA-DARPA program at DA. Program pared to focus on advanced seeker technology for artillery delivered projectiles.

h. M198 initial operational capability with 1/73 FA at Fort Bragg, N.C.; unit had 16 of required 18 weapons. i. Participated with ARRADCOM in presenting briefing on ESPAWS program to: LTG Keith. The DCS for RDA informally approved of the program's direction and approach.

j. Participated in review of FA helmet program at NARADCOM. looking for a single solution to FA and armor requirements. k Presented a briefing on/user requirements (ESPAWS program) to industry repres~ntatives at the bidder's conference hosted by ARRADCOM. Industry will submit proposals to improve the existing FA howitzer system in August 1979.

~~9-5~~

~~, '.7 "J SECT iON X. MUTUAL SUPPORT PROGRA~tS~~

I. DCD. In support of the concepts analysis agency (CAA), DCD provided data and a review of methodology for CAA's wartime ammunition requirements study (WARRAMP). New munitions, such as FASCAH, and new weapons system, such as GSRS, were the focus of this update. 2. TCAD. TCAD provided the following mutual support: 12-16 Jan To 142 FA Bde, Ark ARNG. Two representatives. a. 12-16 Jan To 1st Maneuver Tng Cmd, USAR, Denver, CO. One representative. b. 2-4 Feb To 2d Bn, 24th Marines, USMCR, Chicago, IL. Two representatives. c. To 428th FA Bde, USAR, So Bend, IN. Two representatives. d. 9-12 Feb To 5th Bn, 206 FA, III ARNG, IL. One representative. e. 9-11 Feb To USAIS, Ft Benning, GA. Leadership Conference. Two f. 6-8 Mar representatives. To USMC FA Symposium". One representative. g. 8-14 Apr h~ 19-21 Apr To 14th Marine's Artillery Conference, USHCR, Dallas, TX Two representatives. i. 11-13 May To 14th Marines and 2d Bn, 14th Marines, US~tCR, Dallas, TX, Two representatives. j. 18-21 May To 3d Bn, 23d Marines USMCR, New Orleans, LA. Two representatives.

~~3. CFD. a. CFD sent~ representative to serve as the meteorology representative at the 9th Quadrupartite Working Group - Surface to Surface Artillery - Montreal, Canada.~~

b. Representatives are continuing the make coordination visits to the Field Artillery Met Acquisition System (FAMAS) contractor. c. The Counterfire Branch of the Targeting Division conducted a Field Artillery Target Acquisition Conference on 23-25 October 1979. The conference was well attended as 15 active duty a~d 7 national guard target acquisition batteries were represented. There was an excellent exchange of information between the Commanders and the USA Field Artillery School.

~~10-1 SECTION XI. CONFERENCES/SE~lINARS/ORIENTATIONS~~

1. DCD. a. The NATO artillery procedures working party held its 9th meeting at Riverwalk House in London, England from 2-5 April 1979, and at the Royal School of Artill~ry, Larkhill on 6 April 197~ .. Th: working par:y.has advanced significantly. toward'the established goal of ratlfication of an ambltlouS schedule of STANAG development. The working party is expanding it~ area of interest'to develop an allied publication whic~ will inc1u~e those art~llery-related S~ANAGs considered essential for multi-natlonal operatlons• Alsoln development wlll be STANAGs for suppression of enemy air defense and laser procedure. Italy offered'to host a meeting in 1981. b. On 23 March 1979, the Commanding General, DARCOM, (General Guthrie) hosted an ABCA (America, Britain, Canada, Australia) sympQsium at DARCOM HQs. Attendees included the US chairman, of various QWG's and US POC's of QWG's whose chairmen were other than US. The theme of the symposium was how to improve U.S. performance in the ABCA FORA, and to insure consistency of U.S. positions in the NATO/panel FORA. Each QWG representative was given the.opport~nity to brief.the group as to how ABCA/NATO interoperability functioned at hlS partlcular agency/lnstallation. GEN Guthrie cautioned the standing chairmen and POC's ~o insure that implementation details of OSTAGs/STANAGs into training literature were being carried out as agreed. c, On 8 May 1979, the senior U.S. Washington standardization office; for ~CA, and principal member to the NATO Armaments Army Group, MG LUNN, hosted a symposium at the Pentagon. Attendees included U.S. representatives from all NATO panels and other selected individuals. This meeting was a continuation of the DCSRADA/DARCOM/TRADOC interface in coordination of representatives of agencies ar.d individuals to the various NATO and ABCA panels, and working parties/groups to insure a single coordinated United States position at the various meetings. d. Due to a heavy influx of training literature development that included changes/revisions to field artillery field manuals, implementation of U.S.-Ratified STANAGs/QSTAGs was significant during this period. Most notable included the , implementation of the following standardization agreements (STANAGs) and their . comparable QSTAGs: - Target numbering system. (1) STANAG 2147 (QSTAG 221) and responsibilities STANAG 2887 (QSTAG 217) - Tactical tasks (2) for control of artillery.

~~in support of STANAG 2099 - Fire coordination (3) land forces.~~

2. SECRETARY (SAO). The Field Artillery School entertained a considerable number of US and Allied vi.itors in 1979. ,During the year 106 US active and retired general officers visite~;.of th:se, ~3 visited d~ring the period July through December. The distinguished Vlsltors ln thlS category lnclude General Jones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Vessey, Vice Chief of Staff.of-the.Army; General ..Shoemaker, Cdr FORSCOM; General Starry, Cdr TRADOC; General Guthrie, Cdr DARCOM; General (Ret) Blanchard; and General (Ret) Spivy. Civilian dignataries visiting the Schooi in 1979 number-18; of these, the most notable were: Dr. LaBerge, Under Secretary of the Army; Dr. Pierre, Assistant Secretary of the Army; Mr. Nelson, Assistant Secretary of

~~the Army; Mr. Hardison, Deputy Under Secretary of, the Army; Senator Boren' . Oklahoma.,~~

11-1 and Dr. Banowsky, President of Oklahoma University. In addition, 274 Allied officers visited the School during 1979; 223 visited during the period July through.December. Numerous separate itineraries and conferences were planned and executed during the last half of 1979. The conferences included:

a. World Safety Conference to discuss AR 385-63. USAFAS assisted the Fort Sill Safety Office in conducting subject conference during 15-19 January. AR 385-63 was discussed for final evaluation by representatives from all interested agencies, world-wide.

b. Intelligence Day. Intelligence Day was conducted on 31 January for combined, OAC 1-79 and 2-79. The conference provided the Advanced Course students an overvieW of intelligence operations on the national level intelligence organizations. Briefings were given by general officers or admirals from ACSI-DA, NSA and DlA.

c. German/American Staff Talks VI. The staff talks were conducted at Fort Sill during 11-15 February. These talks bring together, on a recurring basis, national level representatives to discuss and resolve issues on standardability and interoperability of developmental items.

d. Leadership SYmposium. A leadership sYmposium was conducted for Advanced Course students in Classes 2-79 and 3-79 on 11-12 April. The sYmposium exposes the students to leadership techniques and allows open discussion of leadership problems. Four guest speakers participated: General Guthrie, LTG Gard, LTG Meyer and CSM JoneS.

e. Suppression Symposium, 24-25 July 1979. This meeting, called by the CG, brought in active and retired military general officers, plus civilian dignataries, to assist in solving problems concerned with suppression of enemy fires.

f. Senior Field Artillery Council, 25-26 July 1979. This group, consisting of high ranking active and retired general officers, plus civilian dignataries, met for ~ the second time, to assist in planning the future for the Field Artillery.

g. Leadership Symposium, 12-13 September 1979. A leadership symposium was conducted for Advanced Course students in Classes 3-79 and 4-79. The sYmposium exposes ~he students to leadership techniques and allows open discussion of leadershiP problems. The four guest speakers were: LTG Fuller, MG Hall, MG Cavazos and CSM Wren.

h. National Security Industrial Association (NSIA), 25-26 September 1979. The School hosted a meeting of the NSIA; attendance was 230 civilian industry representatives. The meeting was designed to provide a forum for the Army to review with industry its current and future Field Artillery Systems capabilities, problems and requirements.

i. Fire Support Conference, 23-25 October 1979. The annual Fire Support Conference was attended by over 120 personnel from active units, reserve components, ROTC and Readiness regions. This annual conference strives to update personnel on the latest trends in equipment, doctrin~, and.tactics.

j. Civilian Aides to Secretary of the Army, 7-10 No~ember 1979. The 20 Aides to the 5th Army area met at Fort Sill. These conferences, held periodically through~ out the Army area provide close ties between the civilian aides and the military bases in their area of concern. .

11-2 k. Intelligence Day, 11 December 1979. Intelligence day was t'onducted for Advanced Course students in Classes 3-79 and 4-79. The conference provides the students an overview of intelligence operations on the national level. Briefings were given hy MG Tho~npson, MG Larkin, and BG freeze. 1... Nuclear System Program Review, 18-19 December 1979. The System Heview was 1 atteniled by 1;)0 officers, 53 of whomare general officers. General Vessey,. G'l;nerai Starry, GeneraI~~hoemaker and General G~thrie were the disti~guished conferees. The conference brought",together representatl.ves from the Army, Air Force and Marines, to discuss issues pert'~ining to nuclear training, tactics and doctrine.

3. TCAD. TCAD made the following visits: To the 9th Artillery Procedures Working Party in London. a. 2-6 Apr To FA element of V Corps, Germany. b. 8-16 Oct c. 15-18 Oct To HQ USAREUR to brief TACFIRE training needs. To HQ 8th Mech Div for predeployrnent command briefing. d. 22-26 Oct To Ft Monmouth, NJ, for evaluation of NORDEN proposal for B~ttery Computer System (BCS) training and publications. Attended Engineer Instructor's Conference, Ft Belvoir, VA. e. 22-26 Oct To USAC&GSC, Ft Leavenworth, KS. f~ 24-25 Oct Ethics Conference, Ft Hamilton, NY. g. 28-31 Oct Attended TRADOC Knox, KY. h. 1 Nov For CG, USMRMS, Ft Deputy CG, CACDA, Ft Leavenworth, KS. i. 7 Nov for

j. 8-9 Nov' For CG, USAIS, Ft Benning, GA. To Ft Knox, KY, to participate in Hellfire discussions. I k. 9-10 Nov For DCSCD, TRADOC, Ft Monroe, VA. 1. 1516 Nov m. 26-30 Nov To Litton, Van Nuys, CA, for TACFIRE advanced t.raining program PLANIT and team training software final delivery demonstration. n. 30 Nov To 1st Mech Div, Ft Riley, KS, for Predeployment Command Briefing.

~~o. 3-5 Dec Attended Infantry Instructor's Conference, Ft Benning, GA.~~

~~p. 1011 Dec For CG, USAAVNS, Ft Rucker, AL.~~

~~q. 21 Dec For CG, CAC, Ft Leavenworth, KS.~~

~~11-3 SECTION XII. STlJDIES/EVf\l.lIf\'I'IONS/I'J«UECTS~~

1. CFD. a. CFD continued mission of supporting MOC Branch at Chanute AFB, IL in training the RDTE community's required met observers. Strength of personnel provide~ to Chanute remains at five of the authorized six instructors. b. The Met Division completed required coo:dinations to have assigned two 26Ls to OJT into DS/GS Rawinsonde System AN/GMD-l repaIrers. One each from the 225 and the 226 Maint Co's. Formally received the DS/GS support mission of repairing all' Rawinsonde System AN/GMD-l components as agent of DIO, for DIO, as the two members from the 225th and 226th are DIO members, for met equipment of 75th, 212th, and FA Board. c. During this period ~letDivision supported "Operation SESAME," a Department of Defense approved support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Severe Storms experiment. The division's support effort was one complete Rawindsonde System AN/GMD-l, three,Radiosonde Recorders, two Control/Recorders, and served as the primary maintenance repair facility for all participating units using the AN/G~m-l systems on a reimbursable basis. Supporting equipment of the USMC, USAR, ARNG, NASCAR (National Sciences Center for Atmospheric Research- Boulder, CO), and participating active Army met sections who brought equipment to I-See-O Hall for repair from 28 Mar _ 10 June. During this period equipment in the classroom not in immediate student use was put in "Green" condition and administratively stored until required.

d. The Meteorology Division of the Counterfire Department completed and validated 22 TV programs for field export,use on MERC subjects. Five of the 22 programs have been accepted by the Army Training Support Center, Ft Eustis, VA. e. The Meteorology Division of the Counterfire Department met maintenance' repaired equipment for Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell, and Fort Knox as well as the repairing of components that were mailed to the department. CW2 Palmer was sent TOY for 17 days to Alaska as the met evaluator of the 1st Bn 37th Arty, Fort Richardson ARTEP.

~~f. A detailed review of NRID packets was conducted.~~

, g. ' The Counterfire Department refined and finalized the concepts and doctrine for today's and tomorrow's battlefield. The objective division for the Division '86 Study was finalized and from that effort evolved the Objective Division Target Acquisition Battalion.

2. DOE. a. The Field Artillery Evaluation Plan for FY 79 was written and published early in the calendar year. The plan states the purpose, responsibilities, 'philoso- phy, and methodology of evaluation in the Field Artillery School. It also contains a section of fact sheets on on-going and completed evaluation projects.

b. Evaluation of 1978 Skill Qualification Test (SQT) for MOS 13B (Tracks 1 through 5), 82C, 15E, 15J, 17B, and 17C were completed in CY 79. Additionally in CY 79, the SQT Management Reports were evaluated and an SQT Executive Summary and Evaluation Model summarizing the results of the evaluation for all the 1978'Skill Qualification Test was completed. These reports were furnished to appropriated USAFAS agencies, HQ TRADOC, and all other TRADOC Directorates of Evaluation. Major recommendations include improvements in the Written, Hands-On and Performance

12-1 Cert~fication Components, improved administration of SQT, and more timely distribution of management reports. Results of the evaluation will be used by the Directorate of Train~ng ~evelopment in improving future iterations of the SQT.

c .. Evaluations were initiated in CY 79 for the CMF 13 Skill Qualification Tests that had not previously been evaluated. These studies will include all SQT for MOS 13F and 21G plus SQT of all other CMF 13 MOS. These evaluations are designed to determine th~ problems encountered by the test site managers, scorers, and examinees with the Written and Hands-On Components. Reports for some of these SQT are. cur- rentlybeing written and data for the rest of the SQT are presently being collected.

d. The external phase of the Soldier's Manual evaluations begun in CY 78 were continued in CY 79. The external phase will determine if the Soldier's Manuals are valid and useful documents for the users. Manuals to be evaluated include MOS 13B, 13E, 13F, 17B, 17C, 82C, and 93F (Soldier's Manual evaluations for MOS lSD, 15E, 15J and 21G were completed in FY 78.) Data for these MOS have been collected and analysiS and ~eport writing is progressing .

.e. The external evaluation of the Artillery Survey Specialist Course (ASSC, 82CI0), completed in Dec 78, was printed and distributed during Jan 1980 to appropriate USAFAS agencies, HQTRADOC, other TRAnOC Directorates of Evaluation, and division artillerjes participating in the study. The study provided indicators for modifying the course to satisfy the survey needs of the units and to better insure the proper mix of 82C training.

f. An internal evaluation of the artillery portion of the Precommand Course (PCG) , entitled Field Artillery Precommand Course (FAPCC), Phase II was completed.in Decembe~ 1979. Data from interim reports on each iteration of the course were used for {mmediate refinement of the course's Program of Instruction (POI). According the recent classes, the course has evolved into a well-designed, well-presented course that is meeting the needs of future commanders. The evaluation report is being published and should be disseminated to appropriate agencies in Jan 80. Fort Leavenworth was proponent for the external evaluation of the PCC.

g. The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Embedded Figures List 'iri Predict- ing the Performance of Enlisted (13F) Forward Observers was completed in June 79. (This was a follow-up to the Evaluation of Forward Observers conducted by the University of Oklahoma.) The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the efficacy of using the Embedded Figures Test to select students for the 13F Course. It was determined that the predictive value of the Embedded Figures Test was not any greater than that of the ASVAB FA Score which is presently used to select students for the course.

h. The External Evaluation of the Field Artillery Fire Support Specialist Course, completed in October 1979, was printed and distributed to appropriate USAFAS agencies, HQ TRADOC, TRADOC Directorates of Evaluation and appropriate division artilleries. The evaluation indicated'areas in the 13F Course POI where increased training is necessary to prepare Fire Support Specialists for their initial assign- ments and recommended areas where training modifications should be made.

i. As part of the ongoing series of evaluations of the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course/program of instruction, internal evaluations of the Field Artillery Targ~t Acquisition Course and Lance Officer Course were conducted. Results of th~ evaluations were provided the Direc~orate of Course Development and Training for modifications of the course as appropriate. External evaluations of the Officer Basic Course, Pershing Officer, Pershing Officer and Cannon Officer courses were

12-2 initiated. Data have been collected and analysis and report writing should be complete by the end of January 1980 . .i. In November 1979, DOE conducted an evaluation of the 1979 Fire Sup'port.' . Conference. Attcildees (totalinK approximately 110) were Kiven the option of providing theirc1ssessments of the various aspects of the conference, but only 16 of th('.110 elected to complete and return the feedback forms provided. This was too small a sample to draw conclusions representative of the larger group. The evaluation was completed however, for the purpose of indicating trends. Copies of the final.report dated 13 NOv 79 were sent to the Assistant Commandant and the Director of Course .- Development and Training. k. An analysis of human failures in the MIlO weapons system was initiated and completed. Data were derived from the Artillery Data Collection program and based on incident reports collected over a 2-year (77-79) time frame. Certain patterns were identified and provided to the field for corrective ~ction as necessary. 1. The evaluation, "The Analysis of Human Failure Identified by the Artillery Data Collection Program: M109," was based on data derived from the ARRCOM Data Collection program. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine patterns among incidences of materiel failures which were attributable to human failure in operator or organizational maintenance. Of the 967 h,uman failure incidences repor~~~, 688 were judged to be the results of operator/crew failure and 279 were judged to be the results of mechanic failure when carrying out maintenance. Further analysis of patterns'is presently being conducted. m. On 10 Oct 79 at the request of the Meteorological Division of the Counterfire Department, DOE initiated an external evaluation of the Field Artillery Meteorological Crewman Course (FAMCC, 93FIO). The purpose of the evaluati'on'is to, determine if graduates of the course are able to: sufficiently perform (in the field) tasks taught in the course; fulfill all met crewman requirements of the unit; and progress in the 93F MOS. Questionnaires to be used in the evaluation have been designed and are scheduled to be mailed to FAMCC graduates and their supervisors in March~ Proposed date for the final report is 30 Aug 80. n. An evaluation of the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) was begun in CY 79. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine if BNCOC is an effective means of improving performance of soldiers and what course improvements, if any, can be made. o. The Directorate of Evaluation provided assistance in the inte'rpre£ation of survey ,data for the Army War College and in formulating questionnaires for the Copperhead Operational Test II and for Fort Leavenworth's external evaluation of the Precommand Course. p. On 9-11 April 79, Mr. McBride attended a jointly sponsored meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) and the American/ Educational Research Association (AERA) held in San Francisco, CA. Some of the presentations attended dealt with the following subjects: Criterion-Referenced Testing; Evaluating the Implementation of an Instructional Design Across Settings; Minimum Competency Testing; Vocational Education Evaluation; Application of the Rasch Model; and , " Instructional Development for the 80's. q. During the week of October 1519, Jack Anthony and Helen Belletti attended the Annual Conference of the Military Testing Association in San Diego, CA. High- lights,of the conference included presentations on the following subjects:

12-3 Perfo.rmance Testing, Training Effectiveness, Task Analysis, Soft Skill Analysis, and Selection and Validation. The DOE Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Embedded Figures Test in Predicting the Performance of Enlisted (13F) Forward Observers was presented during the session on Selection and Validation.

~~3. TCAD. TCAD provided the following contributions:~~

a. Provided the officer-in-charge and.membership for 'the Close Support Study Group (CSSG) II. The group ~lso includes members from other TRADOC communities., The study group is concerned with improvements for Fire Support Teams (FISTs) and fire support sections.

~~b. Provided a maneuver evaluator for the summer training conducted at Ft Chaffee, Arkansas.~~

~~c. Provided membership to the group concerned with Division 86.~~

~~d. Authored a proposed draft STANAG for the suppression of enemy air defenses.~~

~~e. Provided subject matter expertise to DTD for Army Research Institute's (ARI's) study of computer administered MOS 13C skill qualification tests (SQT's).~~

~~f; Provided subject matter expertise to ART for study of MOS 13F skills. g. Provided membership on CSSG!I.~~

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~~12-4 SECTION XIII. MISCELLANEOUS~~

1. CED. As a result of Electronics Division instigated action, the number of errone- ousl/~warded ASI F7 (FADAC Mechanic) personnel assign ..dworldwide was reduced throngh DA MILPERCEN action. " b. On 15 Aug 79, the Basic El~ctronics Branch, Electronics.Division, initiated a student training enlightenment perlod at the end of each academlc day. Its purpose is to answer prominent student questions and conduct conventional instruction on points of critical interest to the 31V10 course. c. The department provided personnel for a TRADOC new equipment training team, which presented instruction on VINSON secure voice equipment to USAREUR personnel.

d. Five newly commissioned Warrant Officers became students in the POMGAF course along with twelve'GAF students. They received five weeks of college-level' electr~nics theory from the Electronics Division.

~~2. SECRETARY.~~

a. ARD. (1) Changes in program. (a) The Field Artillery Officer Basic Course graduations were discontinued effective with Class 3-79. The students now attend their formal graduation ceremony at the end of their follow-on Cannon Battery, Lance, Pershing or Target Acquisition/Survey Officer Courses. In addition the Academic Evaluation Reports (AER) for OBC and follow-on track have been combined to the advantage of the student and USAFAS. " (b) In the past, active Army officers who failed to achieve Honors in the OBC but subsequently exerted extra effort and achieved Honors in the follow-on course received no recognition other than at the graduation ceremonies. There were exceptions, such as the Distinguished and Honor graduates who received letters of commendation signed by the Assistant Commandant for their permanent MPRJ. These letters were normally limited to three to four officers per class. Conversely, those students who performed adequately in OBC and then no longer applied themselves as a result of their realization that there would be no AER rendered on them in the follow- on track, became, at .times, a hindrance to fellow students. No action,other than a" report of training or marginally academically deficient officers, or letter to their gaining Commanders cou~d be rendered. (c) Another positive offshoot is a significant decrease in nonrated time on the officer's first OER after the follow-on track. Previously, the entire follow-on track period was listed as nonrated time, (except for FATASOC), causi~g a distraction in the initial OERs for new officers. (d) The Assistant Commandant directed additional academic efforts be made to increase the quality of Officer Basic Course students. To accomplish this the USAFAS faculty advisor program has been strengthened by adding a company grade advisor to each OBC class section. There is also a mandatory study hall for OBC students with less than 80% subcourse averages. In addition, the FAS Briga~e has

~~13-1 increased general military training requirements to assist in fielding more rounded and better qualified officers.~~

. (e) To assist the Division in meeting its reporting requirements, several weekly and monthly reports hive been completely automated using existing USAFAS ADP equipment. Further automation is currently becoming available with the introduction of the Real-time Automotive Information Management System .. It is anticipated that the batch-process TREDS system will be phased out by the end of CY 1980.

(2) Student Input and Attrition. Approximately 15,133 students were programmed to attend 681 classes in 54 courses during the year. The actual input waS 12,386 students of which 10,823 graduated. Though a slight decrease was noted in academic failures, there was a slight increase in administrative attritions .. While 9 courses experienced an excessive attrition during CY 1979, two of these had a rate in excess of 30%. The overall academic attrition for the School decreased from 8.8% ~n CY 1978 to 8.3% in CY 1979, which places the School well below the acceptable 10% rate. The administrative attrition for CY 1979 showed an increase to 4.3% from 3.2% -in CY 1978.

~~b. RMO.~~

. (1) Due to actual and anticipated reduction of funds, US Army Field Artillery. School (USAFAS) reexamined the organization to determine the best, most feasible way to accomplish the mission despite ever-increasing shortages of authorized personnel .

~~.(2) Assigned missions were accomplished within the requirements recogniz~d by the TRADOC Review of Manpower (TRM) and allocations by.the Fort Sill Contract for FY 79.~~

~~(a) Authorizations for Dec 1979 was TDA 479:~~

~~OFF WO ENL GS WG TOTAL 498 38 929 351 61 1877~~

~~(b) TDA 280 is in the system and has been used for requisitioning since 31 October 1979.~~

(3) The expenditures for operation of the USAFAS approximated $42.0 million in FY 79. The expenditures by appropriation consisted of $9.4 million for operation and maintenance, Army; $23.9 million for military personnel, Army; and $8.7 million for procurement authority (Ammunition- Equipment).

~~(4) The USAFAS purchased 12 IBM word processors ($132,817) and 8 Saxon paper copiers ($21,B~0) at the end of FY 79 thus eliminating annual rental for these machines starting with FY 80.~~

~~3. TCAD. TCAD was involved in the following miscellaneous actions:~~

~~a. Effective with FAOBC 3-79, mandatory study hall was instituted for some course students. Students with an average below 80% were required to attend a 2-hour study period nightly, Monday- Thursday.~~

~~b. Period was characterized by tremendous losses in instructor personnel.~~

1]-2 Emphasis was commenced for organizational effectiveness (DE) training. c. d. Work commenced to implement the battalion training management system (BTMS) into command and staff instruction. e. Developed and submitted a proposed "fire support" portion of draft ATP-35, Land Force Tactical Doctrine. t.. Continued work on draft STANAG 2930, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAn) by Artillery. g. Hosted a meeting of all USAFAS allied liaison officers. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss artillery survivability.

~~h. Produced several FA Journal articles. i. Conducted its first NCTACN-RR phase during period 20-24 Aug 79.~~

4. Qf@.!. a. Morris Swett Library. A total of 496 documents has been input t~ the USAFAS archives program. School departments ..increased their contribution to the. institution's memory. Two bibliographic on-line computer systems were added. These tap the holdings of the Lockheed Corp and the Defense Technical Information Center and increase local library dimensions on a dramatic scale. Ten artillery-related bibliographies and the Field Artillery Journal were provided the National Technical Information Service. The Field Artilleryman, the Field Artillery Journal from 1973, and associated indexes were sent to University Microfilms, IntI for addition to their microfilm offering. Fifteen persons (the library staff augm~nted by other ~iv{sion personnel) expended 693 hours in performing the first official library inventory i.n 68 years. A total of 1,033 accountable items were reported. The grand total of library items rose to 198,660.

b. Reserve Component Division. (1) Resident Staff Refresher Courses. Approximately 250 reserve component students underwent 350 periods of refresher USAFAS academic instruction in 7 specially-tailored week-long resident refresher courses. (2) Mobile Training Teams (MTT). During the 2nd half of CY 79, 8 MTTs involving 14 instructors from USAFAS traveled to home stations or training' sites of Reserve Components and Active Army units to conduct training assistance. USAFAS' personnel participated in two overseas MTTs, one to North Yemen for ~lIOIAI training and one to Saudi Arabia for mechanized infantry brigade artillery liaison training.

~~Coordination continues for MTTs to Thailand, Lebanon, and Nigeria. . . ;~~

(3) USAR Schools. Plans and programming of USAR Schools for USAFAS continually reviewed by individuals of RCD and coordinated with individuals inITB~ TDD. (a) IDT. The inactive duty training was supported with class packets covering the BOAC instructional area of air ground operations. (Second Year) Also 6 Level 1 MOS course packets (I3B, I3E, I3F, I7B, 17C, and 82C) were distributed to be used during IDT. Proposed POI for IDT was being reviewed by USAFAS.

13-3 (b) ADT. The US Army Reserve Schools program professionally provided AUT instruction in all four phases of the Advanced Officer Course and Command and General Staff Course to Reserve Component and Active Army personnel. The Reserve Componen~s Division provided liaison, facilities, administrative and logistical support for over 291 staff and faculty and 365 students; a tremendous accomplishment considering the USAR Schools' short ADT duration of two months (July & August). Plans are now complete for the 1980 USAR Schools ADT. Pre-camp conference scheduled for.27 Mar 80. The schedule for next year's ADT is as shown below:

~~SCHOOL MISSION STUDENT DATES NO STUDENTS TOTAL~~

~~4157 FAOAC lA, II, IV, VI 15 Jun- 28 Jun 30 ea ph 120 MOS 13B/13E 30 ea MOS 60~~

~~4154 FAOAC lA, II, IV, VI 29 Jun- 12 Jul 25 ea ph 100 WOSC IV 100~~

~~"4155 FAOAC lA, II, IV, VI 13 Jul - 26 Jul 40 ea ph 160~~

~~4156 C&GSC 27 Jul - 9 Aug 300~~

~~4158 C&GSC 10 Aug - 23 Aug 300~~

(4) ROTC/USMA. The ROTC support program continues as before, now,under the Reserve Components Division, to carry out the responsibilities for support of FA ROTC ~nits (LaSalle College of Philadelphia and VMI in Lexington, VA), 273 other ROTC u'niis, and USMA.

(a) The ROTC program was supported through an annual review, 'revision, production, and control of distribution of (1) FA Orientation Manuscript, complete with 35-mm color slides for use during branch instruction in MS III, and (2) FA Supplements to theTRADOC Instructor Guides for MS II, III, and IV, the core of the military service instruction for the sophomore, junior, and senior years, respectively.

~~(b) Orientation and promotional booklets, brochures, pamphlets, posters, and letters were produced and distributed to all ROTC detachments and to USMA.~~

(c) During Sep-Dec, letters were sent to BG Bagnal, Dep Supt of USMA; BG Adams, BG Fye, BG Gordon and other FA officers on ROTC duty; Active and Reserve Component FA Commanders; and FA representatives in Readiness Regions and Groups, requesting assistance in "Selling the Field Artillery" to cadets. Positive response was received. An information program using Periodic List of Instructional Material began. '.

~~(5) Annual Training (AT). One battalion received met and radar training during AT. USAFAS provided training for approximately 16 personnel utilizing' approximately 150 manhours of instructor time.~~

~~13-4 (ATSF-SE-AD)~~

~~FOR THE COMMANDANT:~~

~~JOHN J. RIDGWAY, JR. OFFICIAL: Colonel, Field Artillery Secretary~~

~~/2u )J( 0 eI:.. PAT MOCK ~ Assistant Secretary~~

~~DISTRIBUTION: A~~

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