Computer forensics can be done in the field.(TECH TALK)(Brief
article)
The art and science of computer forensics--capturing images from
"erased" drives and reconstructing files--doesn't always
happen in a "CSI" laboratory.
For investigators who need to work in the . . .
Sharper image: clearer TV screens nearing fruition.(TECH
TALK)
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A high-tech project funded by the Defense Department's Missile
Defense Agency has yielded lasers that have the size, expense and
reliability of diode lasers and the beam . . .
Almost real: digital designs and virtual tests continue to be
subject of debate.(TRAINING AND SIMULATION)
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To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's
newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital
simulations.
The Defense Department for years has . . .
Computer simulations of stressful environments help boost
performance.(TRAINING AND SIMULATION)
"Computer simulation" and "psychologist" are
not terms usually used in V the same sentence. But one company is trying
to fuse the two via cognitive science.
The goal is to optimize human . . .
Saving lives: simulations promise better training for combat
medics.(TRAINING AND SIMULATIONS)
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As improvised explosive devices continue to claim lives and maim
troops, a new market has emerged for medical simulations to train combat
medics.
"What's driving the need . . .
Coming of age? Serious games market is gaining momentum.(TRAINING
AND SIMULATION)
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BALTIMORE -- The "serious games" industry, after years of
trial and error, is beginning to capitalize on the lucrative alliance
between education and entertainment.
. . .
Marine corps orders new convoy simulators.(TRAINING AND
SIMULATION)
The Marine Corps has purchased simulators that will teach crews how
to handle dangerous situations while driving in urban war zones.
The combat convoy simulator, made by Lockheed Martin, is . . .
First responder teams eye military urban trainers.(TRAINING AND
SIMULATION)
Threats of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil are prompting law
enforcement agencies and first responders to turn to military-grade
training facilities.
Law enforcement officials are requesting . . .
'The stink of the battlefield': more realism sought in
urban combat training.(TRAINING AND SIMULATION)
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Before units are deployed to Iraq, they undergo "close
quarter" combat training that is designed to prepare them for the
rigors of urban warfare. But after completing their . . .
Know the enemy: mathematical models: the latest weapons against
urban insurgencies.
War planners for decades have used computer simulations to prepare
for future battles.
The Iraq experience, however, convinced commanders that they need
new and improved ways to cope with the . . .
Military researchers seek ways to 'interrogate'
buildings.(URBAN OPERATIONS)
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IN VIETNAM, KOREA and World War II, soldiers and Marines were often
ordered to "take the high ground."
But in today's urban battles, buildings have become the . . .
Blind alleys: U.S. military still struggling to understand urban
environment.(URBAN OPERATIONS)
In the beginning stages of the Iraqi insurgency, the Armys main
intelligence gathering method was "advance to contact"--in
other words--keep driving the humvees until hostiles begin shooting.
. . .
Security demands fuel market for encrypted communications.(net
WARFARE)
LONDON -- The rapid expansion of Internet-based communications for
military command functions and other security-sensitive operations has
sparked concerns about protecting that data from . . .
Digital communications: industry pushing ahead with
software-based radios.(net WARFARE)
LONDON -- THE U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S TROUBLED program to
replace its radios with a family of software-based communications
devices is plodding along slowly. Experts note that it could be . . .
Information gaps: troops in the digital age, disconnected.(Cover
story)
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AS SURPRISING AS IT MAY SEEM IN TODAY'S WIRED CULTURE, TROOPS
IN COMBAT ZONES DO NOT HAVE EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
That nugget may be hard to comprehend, considering . . .
'Responsive space' office must quickly prove itself,
proponents say.(STRATEGIC COMMAND)
OMAHA, NEB. -- U.S. Strategic Command's operationally
responsive space office opened its doors at Kirtland, N.M. Air Force
Base in May. Although the paint has barely dried, its proponents said
that . . .
Strategic command selling itself to field commanders.(STRATEGIC
COMMAND)
OMAHA, NEB. -- The lives of officers at U.S. Strategic Command
sound remarkably similar to those of traveling salesmen.
"We engage the combatant commanders," said Army Col.
Christopher Fulton, . . .
Darkened skies: murky picture of what's happening in space
worries Air Force officials.(STRATEGIC COMMAND)
OMAHA, Neb. -- One year ago, the esoteric subject of "space
situational awareness" was the fifth or sixth bullet on Air Force
PowerPoint charts listing needs for the military's spacecraft
fleets.
. . .
United States and Britain at odds over weapons sales
regulations.(UPFRONT)
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LONDON -- The world's top two weapons exporters, the United
States and the United Kingdom, remain at odds over an international arms
trade treaty favored by the United . . .
Port worker ID card criticized as wasteful and
ineffective.(UPFRONT)(identification)
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The Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard in
October began enrolling port workers in a long delayed identity card
program even though the technology to . . .
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