for this week in defense news i'm vago muradian. a very special thank you to everybody at boeing's vertical lift division. i'll be back next week at the same time. until then, have a great week. >>> the first hard deadline for the affordable healthcare act only a week away. anyone buying coverage on the exchanges has until december 23 to sign up if they want coverage to start on january 1. republicans we

i'm vago muradian. sharing lessons from afghanistan to help cash strapped members preserve capabilities. plus, cane's former defense minister on the future of afghanistan. bullet first, rising tensions in the east china sea, where china has extended its air defense identification zone to overlap territory long claimed by japan, south korea and taiwan. vice president joe biden has urged restraint and encouraged all parties to resolve their territorial claims peacefully. during a three-day swing through the region. and washington has said that the u.s. military will continue operating normally, refusing chinese calls for identification. but washington has also instructed civil airliners to follow beijing's new guidelines for the sake of safety. china has made the move to assert its claims over on the unpopulated islands, administered by japan, to force japan to back down, beijing has ratcheted up air and sea patrols and tokyo responded in kind of here to talk to us about china's aim and what is next are t

i'm vago muradian. you can watch this program online at defense news tv .com or e-mail @ vag i don't at defense news tv .com. >>> a word of appreciationing for rick bernard the founding editor of defense news who became the 35th recipient of the prestigious lineman award for excellence in aerospace and defense journalism administered by the aerospace administration. and he hired and mentored me and other reporters across the business. on behalf on all of us, especially at defense news, a heart felt thanks. your lessons are passed on to future generations as well. i will be back next week at the same time. and until then have a great week and a very merry christmas. i stood outside, assessing i knew it could rough in there, but how rough? there was no way to know for sure. hey guys... daddy, it's pink! but hey. a new house it's a blank canvas. and we got a great one thanks to a really low mortgage rate from navy federal credit union. pink so she's a princess. you got a problem with that? oorah oorah 4 mi