**Subject: OPERATION EPIC FURY: The Hidden Tax on Your Bottom Line**
**Executive Summary:** Operation Epic Fury—launched to secure critical supply routes—has consumed $120M in emergency funding this quarter alone. The direct impact? A 1.3% drag on gross margins across our retail division. Indirectly, delayed shipments are costing us an estimated $4M/week in lost revenue and customer attrition.
**Bottom Line:** Without an immediate audit of funding allocation and a shift to private-sector logistics partners, the quarterly EPS will miss guidance by 2-3%. We cannot afford the operational theater. We need a surgical pivot.