Today we will just highlight a few things: Thanks to all my colleagues and everyone who has served, and I want to spend an extra moment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. If you missed this month’s Around the World, it is an important read as it outlines Academy’s take on: Israel commencing operations in Rafah. Russian forces advancing on Kharkiv. Xi meets with Putin in China. U.S. force reduction in the Sahel. While we cover the Xi and Putin meeting in the Around the World, I think there is also a case to be made that we are ... A Few Quick Things on This Memorial Day