Trump Speeds Up War On ‘Woke Crap’ In Our Military

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – President Donald Trump, now aided by his new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been on a tear fulfilling his campaign promise to root out all the “woke crap” in America’s military.

And he can’t go fast enough.

Trump signed an executive order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service.

BUT OF COURSE – Six active-duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump’s transgender troop ban.

Air Force career field identifier patches and 57 colors of nail polish are out, gig lines and short hair are in, according to order that reverses dress and appearance regulations loosened just one year ago.

Trump’s latest order gives uniformed military 30 days to eliminate divisive ‘diversity’ efforts.

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

In Trump’s Pentagon, a growing skepticism about US military power. How to understand how the second Trump team may use the military.

HOMELAND SECURITY

American Airlines jet landing with 64 aboard collides with an Army helicopter at Reagan Airport near DC, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby frigid Potomac River. Some bodies recovered. No survivors expected.

The mysterious drones that lit up skies of New Jersey and across the US late last year were authorized by the FAA and “not the enemy,” White House says.

Military planes conduct first migrant deportation flights.

Texas sends more than 400 Guardsmen to US-Mexico border to collaborate with Border Patrol agents “to stop illegal immigrants from entering our country and to enforce immigration laws.”

Armed troops arrive in Texas, California to begin work at the southwest border. Marines have begun temporary barriers along a wall in San Ysidro, Calif., as an Air Force crew prepared to take off from Fort Bliss, Texas, to Ecuador with the military’s fourth planeload of deported illegals.

Trump revives ‘Iron Dome for America,’ tasking the Pentagon to build a plan for a multilayered missile defense system using both space-based sensors and interceptors.

POLITICS

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Secretary of State Rubio adds more exemptions.

Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in unprecedented effort to shrink the federal government.

SECDEF Hegseth takes actions against Trump foe Mark Milley. The retired general will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation.

Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

US POWER OVERSEAS

US Army troops in Germany scaled down some training in favor of Ukrainian forces and faced challenges in keeping equipment functional, watchdog report finds.

HIMARS rockets fired in training by a US Army-led mission in Estonia, the Baltic country bordering Russian territory, is a show of strength that heralded more to come.

CHINA THREAT

The Philippines launched a comic book on Friday to counter China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.

A Philippine platoon will be trained on using a Typhon US mid-range missile system next month, ahead of joint drills.

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland.

At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard, including a French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea.

NATO ally Portugal is doubling down on only slightly raising defense spending, even as leaders in the bloc warn of the dangers from Russian long-range bombers to a country that hosts a strategic US airfield.

Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Chastened by past wars, Kremlin tries to elevate its veterans. Russians who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan came home to silence and stigma. There’s a push to make things different this time.

Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called “illegitimate.”

NORTH KOREA THREAT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, as the North looks to increase pressure on the US and Trump.

SPACE THREAT

Space Force still mapping out strategy for in-orbit logistics and satellite services as evaluates commercial technologies and interagency responsibilities for satellite servicing operations.

With AI taking over many tasks, it’s time to think about what role humans should play in space missions.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

What’s the fighting in DR Congo all about? The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

US MILITARY

Navy to overhaul Mk 45 guns to improve their long-range strike and air defense capabilities.

A special pilot career intermission program begun 12 years ago lets Marines pause their active-duty career and transition to the Individual Ready Reserve for up to three years to follow non-military pursuits. But so far, very few takers.

Marines optimistic about making FY 2025 recruiting goals after just making recruiting goals in FY 2024.

Pilot safe after F-35 military jet suffers ‘significant damage’ in accident at Alaska base.

The Air Force now believes a single, manned fighter can control a larger number of drones than previously thought and can do so using less-sophisticated autonomous technology.

END of PDB

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