Armed Services Leaders Call for ‘Drawdown’ of Capitol Guard Troops By Connor O'Brien, Politico: “The bipartisan pushback Thursday from Armed Services Chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and ranking member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a U.S. Capitol Police request for nearly 2,300 Guardsmen to remain through late May.” https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=572666eaa6&e=bc139b0bd1 Air Force Receives First F-15EX From Boeing By Christen McCurdy, UPI: “"This is a big moment for the Air Force," Col. Sean Dorey, F-15EX program manager with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate, responsible for the acquisition, modernization and sustainment of the aircraft.” https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=0098b2b636&e=bc139b0bd1 Army Chief Stakes Claim to Deep Strike, Defense Suppression Missions By John A. Tirpak, Air Force Magazine: “The Army’s push to develop hypersonic weapons is an effort to present adversaries with multiple dilemmas and take on the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses role as well as deep strike-service Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville.” https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=3a4fb55d56&e=bc139b0bd1 Navy’s Infamous INSURV Reports Set to End This Year Unless Congress Acts By Mallory Shelbourne, USNI News: “A long-standing independent report on the health of the U.S. Navy is set to end this year unless Congress acts, USNI News has learned.” https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=85faa93f19&e=bc139b0bd1 Coast Guard Deploying More Ships To Pacific, Arctic By Paul McLeary, Breaking Defense: "The Coast Guard ships are “not ballistic missile shooters,” Adm. Karl Schultz said, “but you know not every place that you need a ship needs to have that BMD capability.” What his ships can do is “free up shooters to be the key places they need to be."" https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=5d86191f6e&e=bc139b0bd1 New Coast Guard Team to Flesh Out Unmanned Systems Requirements By Jon Harper, National Defense Magazine: "The Coast Guard plans to set up a new group to look at the service’s needs for a variety of unmanned systems." https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=a188e95ac5&e=bc139b0bd1 Read more Top Stories at including Analysts Call for Adjusting Missile Defense Funding https://realcleardefense.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61572bb8acf7b8704903af7b8&id=ffea0bff45&e=bc139b0bd1