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A bimonthly bi·month·ly  
adj.
1. Happening every two months.

2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly.

adv.
1. Once every two months.

2. Twice a month; semimonthly.

n. pl.
 joint magazine, Field Artillery is the professional journal for US Army and Marine Corps Redlegs worldwide. Approximately 40 percent of our readership read·er·ship  
n.
1. The readers of a publication considered as a group.

2. Chiefly British The office of a reader at a university.
 is company-grade, both officer and enlisted en·list·ed  
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a member of a military rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer.


enlisted
Adjective
, with the remaining 60 percent more senior Army and Marine personnel, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians, retirees, members of other branches and services, allies, corporate executives and our political leaders.

In addition to articles, we routinely print the Chief of Field Artillery's column ("Army's Joint Fires Fires produced during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action toward a common objective. See also fires.  Coordinator"); letters-to-the editor (Incoming); interviews with Army, joint and combined leaders; and other features.

Subjects. Articles may cover the tactical, operational or strategic levels of military operations This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently. World War I
''See also List of military engagements of World War I
  • Albion (1917)
 as long as their contents relate to Field Artillery, joint or coalition fires and effects or are of special interest to our readers.

If an author is writing about the past, he should analyze the events and show how they apply to Field Artillerymen today--not just record history. If he's identifying current problems, he must propose solutions. (An author may identify problems without proposing solutions only in a letter-to-the-editor.) In addressing the future, he should clearly explain his points and their implications.

Since the magazine's founding in 1911, one of Field Artillery's objectives has been to serve as a forum for professional discussions among the FA and fires community members. Therefore, an author's viewpoint, recommendations or procedures don't have to agree with those of the Branch, Army, Marine Corps or DoD. But his article's contents must be logical and accurate; address disadvantages as well as advantages (as applicable); promote only safe tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs); and include no classified or operational security (OP-SEC) information.

Articles must be clear and concise with the thesis statement A thesis statement is a focused selection of text that can be anywhere from just one sentence to a few pages in size that clearly delineates the argument that will be taken in a proposed paper to be written.  (bottom line) up front and the body of the article systematically contributing to the thesis. When writing, authors must think like the Field Artilleryman in the field: "What is it?" "What will it do for me?" and "How do I implement it?" (or "When will I get it?").

Submissions. Include--

* A double-spaced, typed, unpublished manuscript of no more than 5,000 words with footnotes as appropriate. Except in the case of Army-wide "news" items, authors should not submit a manuscript to Field Artillery while it is being considered elsewhere.

* A comprehensive biography, highlighting experience, education and training relevant to the article's subject and credentialling him as the author of the article. Include email and mailing addresses and telephone and Fax numbers; please keep this information current with Field Artillery for as long as we're considering the manuscript.

* Graphics with captions to illustrate and clarify the article. We accept high-resolution digital images. These can include photographs, drawings, slides, maps, charts, unit crests, etc. (See the "Digital Photo Shooter's Guide" on the next page.)

Authors should check with unit commanders or organization directors or S2s/G2s to ensure articles have no classified or OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for  information in them.

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The Field Artillery staff will edit all manuscripts and put them in the magazine's style and format. Authors of articles and interviewees will receive a "check copy" of the edited version before publication.

Magazine Information

* Call us at DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network  639-5121 or 6806 or commercial (580) 442-5121 or 6806. To Fax, dial the DSN or commercial prefix The beginning or to add to the beginning. To prefix a header onto a packet means to place the header characters in front of the packet. "To prefix" at the beginning is the opposite of "to append" characters at the end. See prepend.

1.
 and 7773. Our email is famag@conus.army.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address.

(networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces.
.

* Mail your submission to Field Artillery, P.O. Box 33311, Fort Sill Fort Sill, U.S. military reservation, Comanche co., SW Okla., 4 mi (6.4 km) N of Lawton; est. 1869 by Gen. Philip Sheridan. A 95,000-acre (38,445-hectare) field artillery and missile base, it is the home of the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center. , Oklahoma 73503-0311.

* Over-night your submission to us at Building 758, Room 8, McNair Road, Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503-5600.

* View our home page at sill-www.army.mil/famag/index.asp. We have magazines online back to 1959.
Submission Deadlines

Edition  Deadline

Jan-Feb  15 Oct
Mar-Apr  15 Dec
May-Jun  15 Feb
Jul-Aug  15 Apr
Sep-Oct  15 Jun
Nov-Dec  15 Aug
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