Vol. 90 No. 628, March - March 2006

Index

• QDR lays out strategy, but can we afford it?
• 'Home Guard' debate.
• Admiral's clout could pay off for shipyards.
• Army Reserves under-funded by $7 billion.
• Push to combine programs gets top-level attention.
• Raise stirs questions on 'fair pay'.
• Identity crisis: 'Real ID' controversy heats up.
• New oxygen system debuts.
• Temperatures rise on Mexican border.
• Broadband eyed for first-responders.
• Coast Guard buildings prompt concern.
• In the latest Pentagon strategy, uncertainty rules.
• Army must address irregular warfare needs.
• Army 'Land Warrior' not yet ready for war, gears up for next tryout.
• Navy artillery: no new weapons on the horizon.
• Navy seeks to avert precipitous decline in the size of the fleet.
• Erratum.
• Eyes in the sky: urban battlefield is proving ground for unmanned aerial systems.
• City streets pose problems for unmanned aircraft.
• Urban conflicts shape new recon helicopter.
• Insurgency tactics test helicopters' staying power.
• Army to equip helos with 'low cost' munitions.
• Directed energy weapons face hurdles.
• Non-lethal weapon may spark controversy.
• Marines extend program to keep aging vehicles in service.
• Counter terrorism: at special ops forum, experts weigh prospect of WMD attacks.
• Reshaping the force: shift to special operations will not 'gut' the Marine Corps, general says.
• Corps' trainers target 'ungoverned' areas of world.
• Leathernecks sharpen focus on cultural awareness.
• Agile training facility suits firefighters.
• Bio protection: respirator offers protection from deadly agents.
• High tech porta-potty introduced.
• Ohio cops receive rolling command center.
• Troops inspire array of innovative products.
• 'Black Waffle' saves pallets in combat zone.
• Ceramic armor advance achieved.
• Joint strike fighter gets cleaned up.
• Light, modular armor vests on display.
• Corporate liability: beware of rogues and ostriches.
• NDIA events calendar.
• Affiliate events.
• Chapter events.