Defense Today Conference to Address Soldier Survivability and How It is Being Improved.

WASHINGTON -- "We had the lowest numbers of deaths among our military in March (at) 35...That's 35 too many," Carl Levin, Ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said today at a Defense Today media breakfast today. "It's been a very, very major issue between Congress and the Administration on the failure to move quickly," the Senator added.

To address this urgent topic, Defense Today presents, "Soldier Survivability: Protecting Troops in the Urban-Warfare Environment, " May 11-12, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City, VA. The current agenda is available at http://www.kingpublishing.com/conferences.

There are 149,000 troops in Iraq today. Forty-five per cent are National Guard and Army Reserve troops. Called "part-time" troops at home, they're fighting and dying in Iraq like "full-time" troops in rotations longer than any in history. Defense Today is holding a conference focused on improving soldier survivability in Iraq and elsewhere. The one-and-a-half day meeting will examine the causes of in-theater fatalities and propose solutions that can be deployed now. We'll be briefed by on-the-ground soldiers, Pentagon planners deciding on body armor, vehicle protection and more, Congressmen who control the military budget, and many others who can make a difference.

Military personnel get a discount to this important conference. For information, contact Melissa Monk, [e-mail], or 202.662.9732.