Vol. 89 No. 610, September 2004

Index

• Department of Homeland Security on the right track.
• Armor lessons.
• 'Joint' weapons are OK, but do they create jobs?
• Allies 'welcome' at U.S. command centers.
• Crusader rising from the ashes.
• Losing a big contract not necessarily a bad thing.
• Commission: military had no warning during 9/11.
• Simulated agent mimics bio-terror weapons.
• Vaccine stockpiles now required by law.
• Cyber-security hampered by lack of attention.
• Technical skills shortage hurts Pentagon's bottom line.
• New technologies target terrorist, suicide bombs.
• Army criticized for not learning from past wars.
• Central Command reports improvements in logistics.
• U.S. Army considers changing acquisition strategy for small-caliber ammunition.
• Army takes $35 million hit on joint common missile.
• Vice chief tells Air Force staff to 'fix the weather'.
• Bosnia commanders point out peacekeeping lessons.
• Unfinished business in Bosnia.
• Urban battles highlight shortfalls in soldier communications.
• Battlefield information glut not always useful to soldiers.
• Overextended national guard undergoing sweeping changes.
• Army downplaying concerns about overstressed force.
• Guard rediscovers diplomatic role.
• Pentagon trying to close the guardsmen employer data gap.
• Army depends heavily on National Guard aviators.
• Air ambulance more than a life saver.
• At war, navy finds new uses for Reserve forces.
• Special operations forces pursue technologies for the urban fight.
• Holographic weapon sights grip the U.S. military market.
• Unconventional weapons can help U.S. troops fight insurgents in Iraq.
• Costs, delays surface again for new attack submarines.
• Sensor-enhancing software helps detect diesel submarines.
• Newport News christens its first sub in a decade.
• Military needs efficient fuel-buying process.
• Defense transformation: a battle the U.S. cannot afford to lose.
• Army provides 'chariots' to park rangers.
• Robot guard patrols with an attitude.
• Walls can speak ... inside planes.
• Army eyes operating room in a box.
• Deep diver suits unveiled.
• Radio features wireless conferencing.
• U.S. defense-export controls: stuck in Cold War.
• India leadership.
• Industry leaders recognized for distinguished service.
• NDIA chapter plans football outing at West Point Academy.
• WID contributes to women's museum exhibit.
• NDIA: events calendar.