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Tuesday, February 15, 2005 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 5  
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Strengthening a Lifeline
U.S. forces are in the midst of some of the most difficult military operations envisioned for this high-technology force. Supporting these troops also entails some unanticipated challenges.
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Sailors Take the Helm in FORCEnet Development
Human/systems integration facility allows users to test-drive new equipment.
by Chris Murray

Personnel test-drive the equipment in the Composeable FORCEnet Human Systems Integration (CFnHSI) laboratory. A new research and testing laboratory at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) San Diego is on a mission to detect and resolve problems in new and redesigned technology before it reaches the battlefield.
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Government and Industry Leverage Technology to Counter Threats
Conference examines information sharing and the state of ongoing efforts.
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by Henry S. Kenyon

Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks at the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference this month. Tom Ridge, the former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will outline the international terrorism threat in an address at the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference held at the Ronald Reagan Center, Washington, D.C., February 22-23.
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Robots Take the Heat
Remote control devices save hundreds of lives.
by Maryann Lawlor

In operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq, warfighters count not only on their buddies to keep them safe but also on luggage-size robots that help clear the way to safety.
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Battlefield Information Systems Change With Trying Times
Army communicators juggle many programs with a wartime urgency.
by Robert K. Ackerman

Key to attaining transformation of the U.S. Army's communications-electronics systems may be a recent change in the structure of the command that historically provides impetus for new battlefield information systems.
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Mentoring Small Businesses to Success
by Cheryl Lilie

The U.S. Defense Department’s Mentor-Protégé program is designed to link larger prime contract companies with qualifying small disadvantaged businesses to assist small firms with developing technical and business capabilities.
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CONTENTS
AFCEA Chapter Links
AFCEA’s 5th Annual SHAPE Symposium and Exposition
Battlefield Information Systems Change With Trying Times
Contact AFCEA
Educational Foundation Scholarship Honors Former AFCEA CEO
Government and Industry Leverage Technology to Counter Threats
How to Submit Material for SIGNAL Connections
International Contract Awards
Meet the SIGNAL Connections Staff
Mentoring Small Businesses to Success
Robots Take the Heat
Sailors Take the Helm in FORCEnet Development
Strengthening a Lifeline
TechNet Europe 2005 Call for Papers
The Association Advantage
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