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National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Schoolhouse Tries to Fill `Insatiable Demand' for Aviators Fort Rucker starts a class of 50 students every two weeks -- the Army's requirement for the last four years and likely to remain so in the near future.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Tim Beyers	Lockheed's Loss in Space Intelsat loses a satellite, which could mean lost millions for the defense contractor. Being a diversified company, Lockheed bet a very small amount of its economic well-being on the success of Intelsat. Should your portfolio be any different
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Rich Duprey	Taser in the Crosshairs The maker of stun guns comes under fire from Amnesty International but has proven itself to be an effective non-deadly tool for law enforcement. The stock at its current lofty levels may not prove to be so resilient.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Air Force Chopper Pilot Training Splits From Army After more than three decades of learning the ropes alongside Army pilots at the flight school in Fort Rucker, Ala., the Air Force has chosen its own training program for novice helicopter aviators.
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Drills Emphasize `Expeditionary' Combat Skills With the number of aircraft expected to shrink in the years ahead---particularly fighter jets---the service will require a different talent mix, and eventually will end up with fewer fighter pilots and more officers in other specialties considered more relevant to the war on terrorism
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Air Force Mulling Over Programs to Kill, Protect Satellites in Space Warfare Much to the consternation of advocates who oppose the use of arms in space, the Air Force is speaking bluntly about its right and intention to explore the orbital deployment of weapons platforms.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army and Marines to Consolidate Gunnery Training Devices The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are developing common software in an effort to standardize a multitude of gunnery training systems.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Fine-tunes Training, Tactics for Urban Combat The U.S. Army, grappling with the intense stress of urban operations in Iraq, requires more training facilities to better prepare troops for this treacherous combat, officials and war veterans said.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Pilots Fly Simulated Operations Before Deployments For about five years, the Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., has facilitated aviation-training exercises, known as ATX, to hone task forces' war fighting and peacekeeping skills prior to their deployments. The ultimate goal of an ATX is to identify weaknesses, said officials.
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Shifts Course In Procurement of Simulations Pentagon officials are rethinking their approach to managing war-gaming simulation programs in a move to avoid costly missteps that led to the cancellation of a billion-dollar project a year ago.
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