PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – The Army suspended a Fort McCoy, Wisconsin training base’s first female commander after discovering portraits of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth had been flipped around to face a wall.
This seems like a symptom of a far bigger problem. DOD responded:
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An investigation is now ongoing. While not officially accused of any wrongdoing, the rotund Hispanic Army intelligence colonel was derided online as an obese DEI activist who used the base to promote leftist ideology.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
VP Vance says he has ‘100 percent confidence’ in Hegseth following new Signal chat accusation.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
Trump Justice Department urged a federal appellate court in Washington to allow DOD to implement a ban on ‘transgender’ people. The government plans to take the issue to the Supreme Court.
POLITICS
US POWER OVERSEAS
To protect undersea fiber-optic cables in the Middle East, the US needs a new hub. The cables serve as the economic and communications backbone of much of the civilian world and are vital for military operations.
CHINA THREAT
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
During a very turbulent day in which the Trump team saw its plans to end the war in Ukraine sputter, VP JD Vance said Kyiv would have to give up territory now held by Russia in any such deal. He added that it would have to accept the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a prohibition on joining NATO.
Several moves by the three-month-old Trump team have—at last—catalyzed European action toward gaining strategic autonomy and defense capabilities. But can leaders keep citizens on board?
IRAN THREAT/MIDEAST
NORTH KOREA THREAT
SPACE THREAT
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
US MILITARY
Army looks at vibrating seats and ‘3-D sound’ to keep drone operators on target. Researchers plan to do a demo this fall with audio and ‘touch’ cues for “overloaded” drone operators.
For the 7th year in a row, the Army has met or exceeded its retention goal. This time, nearly six months ahead of schedule.
Air Force C-17 refuels off a commercial tanker for first time in Air Mobility Command (AMC) history.
The Air Force is still planning a nuclear microreactor in Alaska. And by the end of this decade, it could have up to nine bases be self-sufficient with nuke power as part of an effort to unplug from local power grids and satisfy a growing demand for secure, reliable power protected from cyberattacks and natural disasters.
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How does anyone so deficient in professionalism get in to our military let alone get fast tracked in to leadership???