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SPECIAL FOCUS: SEA SERVICES PROGRAM REVIEW
Seapower will look at the status of priority acquisition programs, the
2012 defense budget debate and acquisition challenges faced by
the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
ALSO IN NOVEMBER
■ Power Systems: The quest for alternative energy sources.
■ Quality Concerns: Update on the San Antonio-class amphibious
transport dock ship program.
■ Fighter Buys: Marine Corps ends opposition to buying the carrier
variant of F- 35.
■ No More DOG: Dissolution of the Deployable Operations Group
and the future of Coast Guard special ops.
■ Satellite Communications: The launch of the experimental TacSat-
4 spacecraft.
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