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For 15 months, the U.S. Navy fought its fiercest battles since at least the Tanker War. The Navy racked up nearly flawless tactical victories in self-defense, defense of merchants, and defense of allied territory against the Houthis, a Yemeni militant group that sought to deny the Red Sea to global commerce. And yet if we take the goal of Operation Prosperity Guardian as being the resumption of commercial traffic through a key global artery in support of the rules-based international order, it can only be judged as a strategic defeat.

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All over the eastern front, Ukrainian troops are in retreat. As the Ukrainian Military struggles to reconsolidate and hold their lines, soldiers and their commanders are growing concerned over ineffective command and control, lack of logistic support, and staggering casualty rates. 
“We don’t know what the units around us are doing. The LOC (line of contact) is quite fluid, when we detect gaps in the Russian lines and we request permission to move forward and fill the gaps, we don’t get quick answers from our command.

President Donald Trump has picked Joseph Jewell to be the next assistant secretary of defense for science and technology.
Jewell’s nomination was sent to Capitol Hill Monday and will be considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to a notice posted on Congress.gov.
An experienced aerospace engineer, Jewell has spent decades in both academia and government working on hypersonics research and development.

When the call went out over social media that Army Sgt. Derrick Bishop, of the 82nd Airborne Division, needed a bone marrow transplant, thousands responded in person and online.
On Monday, more than 1,000 soldiers and veterans showed up at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for a bone marrow donor screening, and more than 1,000 others submitted requests online for test kits, said Chad Ballance, the senior recruiter for the Defense Department’s marrow donor program, Salute to Life. 
Pictures shared on social media on Monday showed the outpouring of support from soldiers at Fort Bragg.

The Defense Department will offer its deferred resignation program to eligible DOD civilian employees April 7-14, according to a new memo.
Voluntary early retirement authority will also be offered.
The initiatives, ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, come as the Pentagon is looking to reduce its reduce civilian workforce and implement the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts.
“The DoD DRP provides a generous opportunity for employees to enter a paid leave status for several months, prior to resigning or retiring.

Three 3rd Infantry Division soldiers recovered Monday from a Lithianian bog were from Illinois, California and Guam, the Army said Tuesday afternoon.
The three soldiers were Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam. All were assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.
A fourth soldier was found Tuesday but the Army has not yet released their identity.
“This loss is simply devastating,” said Maj. Gen.

The Army is cutting hours worth of training that were previously mandatory for soldiers, including the basics of combat medicine and a primer on the laws of war. The new approach to so-called “mandatory training tasks,” officials say, will make a long list of courses and training events optional, with commanders allowed to pick and choose which training their troops are likely to need.
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Retired Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine, who’s expected to soon become America’s top military officer, touted his business background at his confirmation hearing Tuesday and promised to bring an “entrepreneurial spirit” to the Pentagon as it pursues commercial technologies.
Caine, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a former F-16 pilot who held a variety of roles throughout his 34-year military career, including with the active-duty Air Force and National Guard, the special operations community and the CIA.

Welcome to Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, which is still one of the biggest, most operationally busy Army posts in the country. If you’re heading here, buckle up because you’re about to experience a mix of hardcore training, Texas heat, and some surprisingly good local BBQ. Home to the legendary 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos is a hub for armored warfare, logistics and enough tactical action to keep things interesting. Whether you’re here for a short stint or settling in for the long haul, we’ve got the inside scoop to help you navigate the Great Place.

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** There is growing recognition that the U.S. government needs to work more effectively with the private sector to meet the military’s expanding and evolving needs in space. We asked three experts about policies the Trump administration could adopt to encourage this crucial evolution. Read more below.