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CONTENTS

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

CONGRESS, PRESIDENT FACE A YEAR OF DECISION
by JAMES D. HESSMAN
Complex, and costly, national-defense and homeland-defense issues face new GOP-controlled Congress.
Also: Davis reintroduces legislation to rebuild Navy to 375 ships.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

ARMADA ARRAYED FOR ANTICIPATED ACTION
By RICHARD R. BURGESS
Sea-service units staged in the Middle East as Iraq weapons situation deteriorates. Also: New ships to honor the naval hero Bainbridge and the first President Bush.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

NEW BURKE DDG CHRISTENED AT NGSS INGALLS
By RICHARD R. BURGESS
DDG honors Okinawa campaign hero Chung-Hoon.
Also: GE turbines to power eighth LHD.

BAE SYSTEMS PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR CVF
By ANTONY PRESTON
Two new R.N. carriers will be U.K.’s largest warships ever.
Also: Electric Boat to assist ASC in submarine life-cycle support.

FLEXIBILITY, RESPONSE TIME, AND WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES
By OTTO KREISHER
Marine Corps Enterprise Network provides secure and reliable computer communications for Corps units at home and overseas.

TO DISSUADE, DETER, AND DEFEAT
By SCOTT C. TRUVER
Sea Power 21 serves as a conceptual roadmap for the Navy.

AN AGENDA OF STRENGTH
By JAMES D. HESSMAN
Heritage policy recommendations focus on maintaining and increasing U.S. combat readiness and building homeland-defense capabilities.

VISIONARY CONCEPTS & OPERATIONAL REALITIES
By DANIEL GOURE
Implementation of Sea Strike requires a longer reach for Navy ships and aircraft.

GAPS, DEFICIENCIES, AND THE C4ISR SOLUTION
By MICHAEL ANDERSON and BRUCE WINTERSTINE
Modernization of the Coast Guard’s C4ISR systems is a critical element of the Deepwater acquisition strategy.

FROM TURBULENCE TO TESTING TO COMBAT SUCCESS
By GORDON I. PETERSON
The Combat Direction Systems Activity in Dam Neck, Va., is a key enabler for operational superiority and warfighter readiness.

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