TUESDAY PDB – Trump and DeSantis debut dueling military policies. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign and former President Trump this week rolled out dueling plans for the U.S. military, with both light on details and heavy on gripes over Biden efforts.
While DeSantis’s proposal took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the Pentagon, recruiting woes and policies impacting transgender service members, Trump’s proposition focused largely on seeking reimbursements for U.S. aid to Ukraine, lambasting Europe for what he decried as only a “tiny fraction” of what Washington had contributed.
(NOTE – Europe has provided far more than a “tiny fraction.”)
Still, both policy outlines are more similar than different. (RELATED: Biden Orders Troops To Prepare For Deployment)
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
NO TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTION TRAVEL AND TRANSGENDER PROCEDURES – Biden threatens VA budget bill veto over limits on abortion, LGBT care – (AKA TRANSITION SURGERIES). White House officials threatened to veto House Republicans’ plan for funding the Veterans Affairs programs next fiscal year, saying the appropriations outline contains too many partisan attacks on controversial social issues. STAND FIRM, GOP.
NATIONAL SECURITY
25,000 sailors, Marines to prepare for global conflict in Large Scale Exercise 2023. The Navy and Marines are taking a second crack at exercise that will simulate a massive global conflict and connect the actions from a single sailor at a radar console up through decisions made by the Secretary of Defense.
US intelligence agencies reviewing evidence in Discord leak case. The volume of classified material Jack Teixeira is alleged to have disclosed means he is unlikely to stand trial for many months.
Here’s what scientists say about whistleblower claims that Pentagon has evidence of alien crashes. Frustrating. Potentially even “credible.” But nothing that science can work on in its current form.
Supporting Ukraine provides a lesson in grand strategy. Simply stated, “grand strategy” is a country’s plan for using its military and non-military resources to achieve identified national interests.
CHINA THREAT
China Influence Has Reached ‘Red Zone to Our Homeland,’ U.S. General Warns. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) chief says China has entered the Western Hemisphere with an ambitious multifaceted campaign to establish a regional footprint for the People’s Republic.
Ex-US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots fights extradition to the US. Daniel Duggan once flew Harrier jets for the Marines, operating on Navy carriers during international missions as part of Marine Attack Squadron 214.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russia strikes Danube port, escalating attacks on Ukraine grain routes. The assault heightened the risk of a more direct confrontation with a NATO member and came on the same day that drones struck buildings in Moscow.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 517. Russian air defences “suppressed” an attack on Moscow by two Ukrainian drones. One of the drones crashed close to the defence ministry in the center of Moscow, while the other hit an office building in the southern part of the city.
Ukrainian defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts NATO entry early next year. Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while admitting that its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule.
UN watchdog says landmines are placed around Ukrainian nuke plant occupied by Russia. UN staff at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant report seeing anti-personnel mines around the site. (RELATED: Russia Admits Using Thermobaric Fire Bombs And Flame Throwing Rockets In Ukraine)
NORTH KOREA THREAT
North Korea fires 2 missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea. The launches came hours after South Korea’s navy said the USS Annapolis arrived at a port on Jeju Island.
SPACE THREAT
Pentagon emphasizes ‘responsible’ options for countering space weapons. China and Russia have ramped up testing of advanced space weaponry in recent years and experts call for U.S. to develop more offensive capabilities of its own for a potential conflict in orbit.
First STARCOM ‘orbital warfare’ exercise delayed towards end of year. The Red Skies exercise will focus on “mission planning and execution using orbital warfare modeling and simulation techniques” rather than actual live training.
Space Force plans to ‘guarantee’ future launch missions with 3 providers faces challenge. While Space Systems Command hasn’t publicly expressed concerns, it’s highly likely that only Elon Musk’s SpaceX will be able to conduct National Security Space Launches in next few years.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Mystery company buys $800M worth of land near Travis AFB, raising concerns about national security. The Air Force is investigating a company that’s purchased $800 million of land near Travis Air Force Base, one of the most critical military bases in the U.S. But after eight months, officials have been unable to identify who’s behind it. (RELATED: Biden Makes Dumbest Foreign Policy Remarks Since 1938 Munich Agreement?)
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
US military is still confronting Russian pilots over Syria. “It’s a game of poker, and the ante is going up.”
Japan, South Korea fire missiles in Australia for first time. The missile and rocket launches were part of a multinational military exercise also involving the U.S.
Japan, Italy to conduct joint air drill in Sea of Japan. They will hold a joint fighter jet drill between Aug 2-10, Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF). This, a week after it announced a similar exercise with the French air force.
As Israel’s air force reservists join protests, country faces potential turning point. Israeli lawmakers passed a key part of the controversial reform package Sunday, as protest spread among military reservists.
AU international military students visit DC, gain US government, military perspectives. Foreign students at the Air Command and Staff College class spent several days in the nation’s capital to better understand the U.S federal government and U.S. military.
US MILITARY
It’s all about logistics: US Marines test Force Design in Pacific. A Marine Corps unit spent seven months in the Indo-Pacific testing the service’s warfighting modernization effort, offering a glimpse at what future operations in the region might look like.
WHY? – Air Force dropping ‘vice’ commander title; now it’s ‘deputy.’ The Air Force is switching up how it refers to No. 2 officers for most of its organizations, moving away from the longstanding “vice commander” title to “deputy commander” at all levels.
END of PDB
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shouldnt U be united in some defense policies????
As long as this baboon is in the white house and these Democrats are still around, AMERICA is in deep trouble. And as far as General MILLY IS CONCERNED, he is a pompous jackass and should be fired along with AUSTEN.
Who really cares
Even though it all seams to be about money? Why can you both put your diffreces aside and Stop the Leftist push?