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TURF BATTLES

• Strategic Command’s expanded portfolio prompts skepticism
• Strategic Command Pushing Divisive ‘Conventional Trident’ Plan
• Navy’s Ground Combat Units Poised for Rapid Growth
• Undersea Range Planned for Anti-Submarine Warfare
• Researchers Tout New Counter-IED Technology

SEARCH AND RESCUE

• Service teams seek more cooperation to save lives
• Boeing to Build New Search-and-Rescue Helicopter

AIR WARRIORS

• Revamped Flag Exercises Reflect New Missions

WARGAMING

• Air Force sets sights on ‘airman of the future’ video games

GAMING TRENDS

• Industry has yet to crack government market code

SIMULATION AND MODELING

• Air Force expands training program for Predator operators
• Congress says service contracts no longer allowed
• Virtual Weapons Lab Sought by Air Force
• Army training evolving to develop better combat leaders

NATIONAL GUARD

• State units test portable combat training program

AIR GUARD

• Guardsmen shift roles to align more with Air Force

VIEW POINT

• Simulation-Based Acquisition: Too Many Studies

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• DARPA Sets Tone for Technological Superiority

SECURITY BEAT

• Homeland Security tussles with GAO over radiation portals
• UAVs Have Tactical Role in Border Security, DHS Official Says
• Coast Guard Has No Problem Attracting Recruits
• Researchers Tout New Airport Screening Concepts
• RAND Cites Threats for Ferries, Cruise Ships

DEFENSE WATCH

• Latest Pentagon ‘Roadmap’ Reveals Serious Frustration

GOVERNMENT POLICY

• Veteran Owned Small Businesses Deserve Equal Benefits

TECH TALK

• Compact Special Operator Headset Now Available
• Composite Tanks Boosts Spacecraft Payload
• Helmet Lights Illuminate First Responders
• Homeland Security Selects Nuke Detectors
• Improved Battery Charger Offered
• Mega Shredder Comes Ready to Use
• Moving Map Display Unveiled
• Protective Hoods Aid Fire Victims

WASHINGTON PULSE

• U.S. Troops Vulnerable to Enemy Drones
• Message to Industry: Keep Customers Happy
• Military Networks Are Pentagon’s ‘Achilles’ Heel’
• ‘Future Combat Systems’ Under Cloud of Uncertainty

ETHICS CORNER

• Tightening Export Controls Require Industry Awareness