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National Defense December 2014 Lawrence Farrell Jr.	Time to Get Serious About Tough Problems Our increasingly complex and intense military operations need political support, funding and national understanding, in addition to a clear definition of what is to be expected.
National Defense December 2014 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Mulls Strategy for Next Arms Race The idea that the United States might see its overwhelming dominance in weapons technology erode is hard to comprehend, however, given the enormous spending gap between the Pentagon and everyone else.
National Defense December 2014 J. Phillip "Jack" London	Our Best Defense -- A Culture of Character One good example of ingrained culture is the Marine Corps. Its mottos of MVP -- mission, values, pride and semper fidelis communicate the Marines' culture of mutual trust, collective pride and self-discipline.
National Defense December 2014 Stew Magnuson	Army Takes Stock of Its Domestic Chem-Bio-Nuclear Response Capabilities More than a decade after the Army reluctantly took on the responsibility for responding to domestic chemical, biological and nuclear attacks or accidents, it has built a force of more than 18,000 dedicated personnel.
National Defense December 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Coast Guard, NOAA Testing Drones in Arctic The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the Coast Guard are teaming up in the Arctic to test new unmanned aerial system applications.
National Defense December 2014 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Information Technology, Sensor Needs Go Unfilled The Coast Guard is operating ships with obsolete command, control, computer and communications systems, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general said.
National Defense December 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Government, Industry Countering Islamic State's Social Media Campaign The U.S. government, along with industry partners, is working to stymie the Islamic State's burgeoning social media campaign, which experts say is widespread and highly advanced for a terror organization.
National Defense December 2014 Sarah Sicard	Pacific Pathways to Expand Army's Presence in Region From September to November, soldiers based in Washington and Hawaii cut a swath through Asia with stops at Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan to conduct training with local forces.
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna	Predator, Reaper Crew Training at All Time High As Demand Continues Training activity at Holloman Air force Base reflects the ever-growing need for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets such as the MQ-1 and MQ-9.
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna	More Companies Relying on Modeling, Simulation to Cut Costs As the budget crunch continues, so does the Pentagon's pressure on industry to squeeze as much risk and cost out of developing and sustaining products.
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