Explosive UFO Retrieval Claims By Senate Intel Committee Vice Chair

WEDNESDAY PDB – UFOs have landed on Earth. And we have their tech. At least it appears that way to senior lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Congress doubles down on explosive claims of illegal UFO retrieval programs.

Asked June 26 about allegations of secret UFO retrieval and reverse-engineering programs, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., made several stunning statements.

In an exclusive interview, Rubio said that multiple individuals with “very high clearances and high positions within our government” “have come forward to share” “first-hand” UFO-related claims “beyond the realm of what [the Senate Intelligence Committee] has ever dealt with.”

The claims of government agencies illegally keeping these things from Congress has produced outrage among lawmakers.

Rubio's comments provide context for a bipartisan provision adopted unanimously by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which would immediately halt funding for any secret government or contractor efforts to retrieve and reverse-engineer craft of “non-earth” or “exotic” origin.

It would also require those with knowledge of such efforts to come forth and inform Congress.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here's a roundup of today's other top defense stories from national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

Not the President's Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:

POLITICS

Americans should know when foreign powers pay retired military officers. The bipartisan Retired Officers Conflict of Interest Act would require public reporting about who is working on behalf of which foreign governments and for how much. 

PENTAGON WOKE WATCH

NO TAXPAYER FUNDED TRANS SURGERIES – New VA gender affirmation surgery policy sitting on secretary's desk. It's been two years since the VA Secretary said the VA would cover sex change surgery for transgender veterans, but to date, the VA has yet to publish regulations that would allow it to start providing treatment.

Gender neutral standards, return to old fitness test: Congress' dueling ideas for the Army. Army planners were already looking into adjusting standards for combat jobs, including gender-neutral standards.

NATIONAL SECURITY

Pentagon uses Ukraine funds to split supply chains from Russia, China. More than a year ago, Congress passed a $40 billion Ukraine aid package.

US joint forces lack a ‘common goal' for the future, says top Marine. The joint force's speed of modernization and shared common goal are lacking.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard simulation in Charleston Harbor will test cruise ship mass casualty and rescue. The Port of Charleston will undergo a mass casualty simulation and mock cruise ship evacuation June 28 led by the Coast Guard.

CHINA THREAT

In China, a muted reaction to the revolt in Russia belies anxiety over war, global balance of power. China's ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow's “internal affair,” with state media affirming China's support for Russia. Chinese observers said the incident showed how overblown Western rhetoric was and that Vladimir Putin's hold on power remains secure.

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

Belarus says Prigozhin has arrived after weekend mutiny in Russia. The exile to Belarus of the 62-year-old owner of the Wagner Group was part of the deal that ended the short-lived mutiny in Russia.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 490. Two Russian missiles struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, killing at least four people and injuring 42 who were eating in a pizza restaurant.

NATO will defend members from threat of Wagner forces in Belarus. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will protect members from threats by either ‘Moscow or Minsk.'

SPACE THREAT

How the ‘Stormbringers' are preparing for war in space. The Space Force's orbital warfare unit is teaching its guardians about the “offensive and defensive fires” they might need for conflict.

US needs counterspace weapons for space superiority. Space Force and U.S. Space Command should field counterspace weapons and related capabilities to ensure space superiority in the future, according to a senior Space Force operator.

House appropriators target Space Force programs. The Space Force budget request ‘continues to include serious shortfalls and disconnects.'

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Why Russia's Wagner Group has been involved in Ukraine, Africa, Mideast. The Russian mercenary group at the center of this weekend's mutiny also operates globally, from Ukraine to Africa.

NO BUENO – Mexico proposes handing control of capital airport to its navy. Mexico is likely to hand over control of the capital's main airport – the busiest in the country – to its navy, according to a draft decree published on Tuesday, in what would be the latest step increasing the military's role in the sector.

US open to expanding AUKUS. New participants to the partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States would need to provide beneficial tech contributions, officials said.

Exercise led by US, Ukraine moves from usual Black Sea waters to UK. An annual Black Sea exercise that has frequently drawn Russia's ire resumed this week after a year hiatus, thousands of miles away from its hotly contested home waters.

Taiwan detects two Russian warships near its waters. The two frigates were discovered off Taiwan's eastern coast although no details were given on their distance from the island. 

US MILITARY

How the new Marine infantry battalion fits into the littoral regiment. The infantry battalion remains the base structure of the force and the new regiment.

To cool the war over amphibs, the Navy and Marines need a clearer justification. Congress should not shoot the messenger, but help the Navy and Marine Corps explain why 31 amphibs is the right number, CSIS's Mark Cancian argues.

Hawaii lawmakers look to increase Coast Guard's Pacific footprint. The Department of Homeland Security funding bill includes provisions to continue supporting an increased U.S. Coast Guard presence in the Pacific.

Air Force flyovers around US celebrate 100 years of air refueling. The Air Force conducted community flyovers across the country Tuesday.

Deadline looms for vets to get retroactive toxic exposure benefits. Veterans Affairs officials plan a public awareness blitz over the next five weeks to get as many individuals as possible to sign up for new military toxic exposure benefits ahead of an August deadline for retroactive payouts.

END of PDB

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