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CONTENTS
PAGE ONE
PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE
LETTERS
PACE,
PRODUCTIVITY, COMMITMENT
Interview with former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James M.
Loy, USCG (Ret.), now director of the Transportation Security Administration
REBUILDING
CONTINUES, BUT PROCUREMENT STILL LAGS
By JAMES D. HESSMAN
President Bush’s fiscal 2004 defense budget plan provides significant
additional funding for armed services and DHS, but widens gap in “future
readiness” accounts.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
ARGS,
PREPOSITIONED SHIPS OFFLOAD MARINES IN KUWAIT
By RICHARD R. BURGESS
The continuing buildup of U.S. forces in Kuwait backs President Bush’s
words with lethal power.
Also: Three new DDGs named for legendary naval heroes.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
SECOND
GLOBAL HAWK LRIP FOR NORTHROP GRUMMAN; MARITIME DEMONSTRATION FOR NAVY
TO PROCEED
By RICHARD R. BURGESS
Six new Global Hawks will feature upgraded capabilities.
Also: Raytheon and Lockheed Martin team for CEC Block 2.
SEA
POWER INTERNATIONAL
INNOVATION,
TRANSFORMATION, AND COMBAT READINESS
By EDWARD J. WALSH
SAS 2003 showcases sea-service hardware and software systems.
THE
USMC-SOCOM CONNECTION
By OTTO KREISHER
Marine Corps gears up for 21st-century special operations missions.
“THE
INEVITABILITY OF UNCERTAINTY AND SURPRISE”
By GORDON I. PETERSON
U.S. Northern Command approaches full operational capability.
SHIP'S LIBRARY
NAVY
LEAGUE NEWS
THIS
MONTH IN NLUS HISTORY
BEAUTIFUL
HAWAII (NATIONAL CONVENTION)
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