Early Bird Brief: April 9, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

Military pharmacies resume regular operations after cyberattack

(Military Times) Military pharmacies have returned to full operations, six weeks after a cyberattack on the nation’s largest commercial prescription processor disrupted normal business at thousands of pharmacies around the world. Read More

Navy, Marines launching study to improve readiness of amphibious fleet

(Defense News) The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will study amphibious warship readiness and how the services can get ahead of ship maintenance challenges, the top Navy officer told reporters today. Read More

Why getting better barracks matters to the top enlisted Marine

(Marine Corps Times) Giving Marines better barracks will take hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Read More

The last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War has died

(Military Times) Ralph Puckett Jr., an Army veteran who was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War, died on Monday at the age of 97. Read More

How Patriot proved itself in Ukraine and secured a fresh future

(Defense News) In the dead of night in May, Russia launched a Kinzhal hypersonic missile at the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Read More

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