COMING SOON.

* National Defense correspondents will be traveling near and far in February and March, starting with "near" at NDIA's annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 22-23. Brig. Gen. David Walsh, Marine Corps Systems Command's leader is scheduled to speak.

In the "far" category is IDEX, the International Defense Exhibition, which takes place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 20-24.

But the very definition of "far" is Avalon--The Australian Airshow, in Geelong, Victoria, Feb. 27 to March 1. That same week, NDIA Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference takes place in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 27 to March 1. Brig. Gen. Luke Peterson...