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DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE – JANUARY 6: Ukrainian soldiers move into position to fire artillery on the Pisky frontline in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 6, 2023. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).

Ukrainian troops remain locked in vicious fighting around Bakhmut, reportedly having withstood a Russian assault on the town of Soledar on Saturday.
The Ukrainian 46th Airborne Assault Brigade held the small town northeast of Bakhmut, home to salt and gypsum mines, despite determined Russian attacks.

During the so-called “Phoney War” from the fall of 1939 to the spring of 1940, the former Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Lord Gort – reassigned to command the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France against the German attack that everyone knew was to come – inexplicably remained attentive to nonessential concerns.

Scott Savitz, RCDefense

Washington Times
Absent an end-state strategy, this path toward escalation risks a longer confrontation

Ralph L. DeFalco III, Law & Liberty
In 1980, both the United States and the Soviet Union possessed the means and the will to bring about the end of the world.

L. Thompson, Forbes
The United States has a knack for getting involved in fights far from home. The vast majority of countries, if they go to war at all, do so close to home.

Clarence Henderson, RealClearDefense
The Army National Guard vs.

The Consequences of Lowering Military Recruiting Standards, from a former Commander’s Perspective
The American military in which I served for twenty-eight years continues to struggle to meet recruiting goals. I am not surprised. The Biden administration’s ongoing pursuit of ‘progressive’ (regressive) policies comes at a hefty price that cannot be ignored. The problem is so bad they are resorting to lowering recruiting standards to meet the need. This is abnormal for an American military that is not at war.

The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was activated on July 20, 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Lieutenant Colonel George V. Millett, Jr was given command.  After jump-training at Fort Benning the regiment deployed to the Army Air Base at Alliance, Nebraska and became part of the 1st Airborne Brigade.  After arriving in North Ireland in December, 1943, the 507th was attached to the 82nd Airborne along with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

DoD

Last month, Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Army, told The Economist what was needed to restore Ukraine’s territory to its borders before Russia’s full-on invasion. Friday, the Pentagon took another partial step toward fulfilling those wishes with a new $3 billion aid package headlined by 50 M2A2-ODS Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
“I know that I can beat this enemy. But I need resources,” Zaluzhny said back in December. “I need 300 tanks, 600-700 IFVs [Infantry Fighting Vehicles], 500 Howitzers.