Articles from National Defense (April 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A fragile fence: border patrol wages daily battle against smugglers.	Magnuson, Stew	Cover story	2398
Aerial guard: Drones patrolling the border.			485
Air Force modernization plans on track.	Magnuson, Stew		1582
An army under stress: a tale of two green lines.	Erwin, Sandra I.		954
Armored bus ready for market.	Williams, Robert H.		87
Army grappling with antiquated buying rules.		Brief article	148
Battlefield gear: deploying marines tell vendors how to make more useful wares.	Jean, Grace		1505
Bomb sweep: soldiers, marines team up in 'trailblazer' patrols.	Axe, David		1630
Companies must avoid "impaired objectivity" conflicts of interest.	Hickey, Dave		996
Dangerous water crossings expected to rise.	Magnuson, Stew		823
Defense procurement: hard decisions 'kicked down the road'.			528
DHS vows to reform disaster response.			348
Explosives at forefront of airport security measures.	Jean, Grace		387
Greater procurement role sought for small businesses.	Burnside, Chandra		1037
Green laser device slows aggressive drivers.	Williams, Robert H.		71
Guard equipment bill surpasses $100 billion.	Erwin, Sandra I.		780
Immigration looking for more resources.			339
Intelligence CIO seeks to consolidate authority.			338
Interagency group looking for a few good innovations.	Magnuson, Stew		803
Joint logistics: a personal perspective.	Christianson, C.V.		906
Marines struggle to begin rebuilding force in '07.	Kennedy, Harold		1782
Massive armor needs trigger industry gold rush.	Erwin, Sandra I.		148
McQueary leaves DHS, touts accomplishments.	Magnuson, Stew		287
NDIA events calendar.			628
Pentagon scrutiny: how much is it worth?		Brief article	194
Plans to expand fleet may be unrealistic.	Jean, Grace		1608
Run silent: special ops sub becomes hub for irregular warfare.	Kennedy, Harold		1765
Safer skies? Aviation security remains under scrutiny.	Jean, Grace		1327
Spending muscle fueled by emergency funding.	Erwin, Sandra I.		1243
Surface combatants dominate future fleet.	Jean, Grace		469
Targeting airliners: aircraft missile defense: the debate continues.	Magnuson, Stew		1369
The coming challenge for defense.	Farrell, Lawrence P., Jr.		1021
The next Humvee: Army, Marines weigh options.	Erwin, Sandra I.		1287
Vendors convene in the desert for Army 'Rodeo'.	Magnuson, Stew		1530