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National Defense March 2005 Roxana Tiron	Common European Defense Market Still Years Away The newly created European Defense Agency is positioning itself to play a pivotal role in guiding European Union countries towards a common military equipment market.
National Defense March 2005 Roxana Tiron	Contractor Security The Defense Department's relationship with contractors is changing as it becomes more reliant on them.
National Defense March 2005 Roxana Tiron	Insurgents Learn to Exploit U.S. Military's Vulnerabilities As insurgents continue to develop more lethal means to attack U.S. forces and allies in Iraq, both military and private security officials have been conducting briefings on how to recognize and avoid the ubiquitous threats of suicide bombs, roadside mines and ambushes.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marine Corps Ponders Options to Expand Armor Forces in Iraq As the demand for armored scout units in Iraq soars, the Marine Corps is reviewing its entire array of combat vehicle programs and is considering revising procurement plans.
National Defense March 2005 Harold Kennedy	Homeland Defense The Defense Department's agency in charge of developing chemical and biological defense technologies is shifting its focus from large-scale incidents on the battlefield to small-scale terrorist attacks against civilians.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Redirects Priorities In Chemical-Biological Defense The Pentagon will broaden the scope of its chemical and biological defense programs, in an effort to prepare for future domestic emergencies, officials say.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Shrewd Tactics Underpin Navy Strategy to Defeat Diesel Submarines Navy planners anticipate that adversaries will try to deny U.S. forces access to key strategic coastal areas by deploying quiet diesel-electric submarines.
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Small Boats on the Front Lines of Maritime Security As the profile of the U.S. Coast Guard's homeland security mission rises, the role of small boat operations is becoming central to the effort.
National Defense March 2005 Michael Peck	Stryker Brigade in Iraq Will Protect Bases With Remote-Controlled Mines The Army Stryker brigade now fighting in Iraq will be first in line to receive a new radio-frequency kit that allows soldiers to detonate mines from several kilometers away.
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Underway with the USCG Mellon While helicopter operations are familiar to U.S. Coast Guard vessels, more than just guns are added to the equation when they are armed
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