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UPFRONT

• Air Force energy-saving plans face technical, financial hurdles
• Tracking Military Supplies No Longer Requires RFID
• Air Force Gunships Could Be Grounded

DOMESTIC SECURITY

• Cohen puts imprint on beleaguered Homeland Security technology arm

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

• Trials and tribulations persist in Joint Tactical Radio
• Defense Department ‘Bundles’ Handheld Radio Procurements
• Big-Ticket Army Program Still Lacks Communications Network

MODELING AND SIMULATION

• Recruits virtually experience the high-tech Navy
• Boot Camp Graduates Sail Through Warship Simulator
• Air Force ‘Virtual Flag’ makes up for lost flying hours
• Air Force to Design Specialized Simulations for Tactical Training

AIRLIFT

• Army, Marines plan improvements for cargo choppers
• Air Force struggles to define future airlift needs
• Air Force May Forgo Cargo Features in Future Refueling Tanker

COVER STORY

• Army wants to make ‘every soldier a sensor’
• Soldiers test tools for urban surveillance

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• Logistics Requires Teamwork, Solid Leadership

SECURITY BEAT

• Expert slams federal government pandemic plans
• Governors Want Guard Voice at the Pentagon
• Alienation, Frustration Contribute to the Making of a Terrorist
• U.S. Food Supply Chain Among Nation’s Many Vulnerabilities

DEFENSE WATCH

• Comrades in Arms With Penchant for Bitter Rivalries

INSIDE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Scientists Bemoan Loss of Exploration Vessel

TECH TALK

• Enhanced Communication-Information Centers Fielded
• Explosive Detection Kits Provide on the Spot Results
• Flight Evaluator Unveiled
• Landing Zone Kit Comes in Hardened Case
• Medical Station Boasts Small Arms Protection
• Smaller is better in satellite terminals
• Rough and Tumble lap Top Now Available

WASHINGTON PULSE

• SecDef Laments Paucity of Reconstruction Talent
• Lawmakers Wonder Why Services Can’t Cooperate
• Air Force Tanker: A Competition, But Not Really
• $160B Army Effort So Far an ‘Interesting Experiment’

ETHICS CORNER

• Flurry of Lobbying Reform Affects Defense Industry