PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and flight instructor was arrested because he provided flight training, and possibly tactics (aka: “defense services”) to Chinese military forces.
65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. had been charged “for providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).”
“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” said the Department of Justice (DOJ).
DOJ added that Brown had worked with foreigners and Americans so that he could give combat aircraft training to Chinese air force soldiers for two years, “since at least in or around August 2023.”
Brown’s Air Force career lasted 24 years, where he led combat missions and “sensitive units” with responsibility for nuclear weapons delivery systems and served as a fighter pilot instructor and simulator instructor on a variety of fighter and attack aircraft.
He flew a range of jets, from the Vietnam-era jets to more modern F-15s and F-16s, according to the statement. After retirement, Brown flew commercial cargo aircraft before joining two U.S. defense contractors to work as an instructor in flight simulators, training U.S. pilots to fly the F-35 stealth fighter and A-10 attack jet.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense news from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
THE PDB – Not the President’s Daily Briefing, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF:
NATIONAL SECURITY
HOMELAND DEFENSE
DEFENSE POLITICS
US POWER OVERSEAS
IRAN THREAT
The United States has flooded the Middle East with combat capabilities. A massive investment has already been made in airframe hours, manpower, and naval resources in preparation for what could be the biggest initial military action America has taken in more than 20 years. Such an operation is not without big risks.
MIDDLE EAST THREATS
Report to Congress on Yemen and Red Sea security along the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most active shipping lanes. Since 2015, civil war has pitted Iran-backed Houthi terrorists against Yemen’s internationally recognized government, the government’s foreign backers, and other anti-Houthi forces.
CHINA THREAT
How China is masking drone flights in a potential Taiwan rehearsal. A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft, including a sanctioned Belarusian cargo plane and a British Typhoon fighter jet.
RUSSIA THREAT/UKRAINE WAR
Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva over more Russia talks.
EUROPEAN DEFENSE BUILDUP
NORTH KOREA THREAT
An emboldened Kim flaunts North Korean nuclear ambitions while leaving room for U.S. talks.
SPACE THREATS
US MILITARY
Ukraine is reshaping the armored battlefield. The U.S. Army is trying to keep up.
Military bases must bolster natural disaster planning to mitigate risks. The Pentagon has not sufficiently tracked the cost of damages from extreme weather and natural disasters at military installations, hurting its ability to anticipate future disaster recovery needs.
END of PDB
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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