Hope you enjoy the new audio quality for this month's melee!

We kick things off with an overview of the Gaza Pier debacle, the Eisenhower deployment extension, the Constellation Class frigate purgatory, the potential fun with the #AsianNATO, and finish things up with a former VCNO who is not in a happy place.

Showlinks:

• Better Tabletop Exercises for Wartime Acquisition By Ron Weinberger
• Army JLOTS v. Navy ELCAS
• You Go to War with the Industrial Base You Have, by Mackenzie Eaglen
• "Just as PLA is clearly communicating its threats to the world, it's also communicating its insecurities." - Zach Ota
• Admiral Paparo shows the correct attitude at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
• Former VCNO not having a good week