On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm and Producer Jake Hughes begin the show discussing the punishment of the Sailor who committed a "hate crime" against himself and other news items of the day, including Jake's upcoming video game review. Later, Congressman, and Army veteran, Brian Mast joins Eric to discuss his Army career, transition to vet status and move in to politics as well as his thoughts on the hot topics of today including the VA, Secretary Shulkin and the AR-15 debate.