TUESDAY PDB – Florida Republicans ask Biden to allow US Navy to aid in interdictions of Haitian migrants. This, amid the unfolding chaos in the country.
The four reps signed the letter sent to Biden calling on him to declare an “anticipated mass migration of aliens en route to, or arriving off the coast of, the United States.” They referenced an executive order signed by former President George W. Bush to address illegal migration in the Caribbean region.
They also cited comments made by military officials during a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, where Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson said she put in a request for “increased capability” to address potential mass migration.
“We urge you to engage the necessary assets to conduct maritime interdictions and interceptions of Haitians,” the letter concluded.
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:
NATIONAL SECURITY
US military sea drones warn of potential threats. Sea drones that work on and below the surface are helping the military patrol the dangerous seas in the Middle East.
The US military's edge is at stake in the funding fight. Democracies have historically tended to believe peace will prevail, failing to act with boldness or speed to head off a gathering threat.
Is the government hiding extraterrestrial tech from the world? The Pentagon investigates whether “off-world” items are in the government's hands.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
UGGHHHH – Pentagon committee recommends full gender integration for Marine recruits, policies to protect pregnant troops in annual report on women's issues. The Marine Corps should train male and female recruits in gender-integrated platoons at both of its recruit depots and the Pentagon should adopt new policies to protect the careers of pregnant troops, says a Pentagon panel.
POLITICS
Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions. Key defense leaders will testify on Capitol Hill this week on the White House's fiscal 2025 budget request, even as the fiscal 2024 military appropriations plan still needs to be completed.
US POWER OVERSEAS
US wraps 3 major WESTPAC exercises. The U.S. wrapped up three major exercises in the Western Pacific recently: Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 in Thailand, Exercise Freedom Shield 24 in Korea, and Exercise Iron Fist 24 in Japan.
One big step! See Army paratroopers hop out of a Chinook over Germany. Watch now.
US still developing Gaza pier details as crews work to prepare components. Two weeks after Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to build a pier to ferry humanitarian aid to the war-torn residents of Gaza, the steel chunks that will make up the promised lifeline have been coming together in Newport News, Va.
Largest US base in Middle East works nonstop to get aid by air into Gaza. Work has been going on since the beginning of this month as soldiers and airmen scurry to assemble aid pallets for airdrops to Palestinians in Gaza.
IRAN THREAT
Crowded waters: Who's doing what in the international hotspot of the Red Sea. In November 2023, the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group began launching missile, drone and even unmanned surface vessel attacks against commercial shipping in what the group claimed was common cause with Hamas's attack on Israel.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
Top Hamas commander killed in Israeli airstrike: White House. Israel killed Hamas's No. 3 commander in an airstrike last week.
Israel and Hamas start detailed hostage negotiations for first time in months. The possible deal is to release Israeli hostages and for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.
CHINA THREAT
Putin to visit China in May. China has strengthened its trade and military ties with Russia in recent years as the U.S. and its allies have imposed sanctions against both countries, particularly Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. The two countries declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before the invasion.
Taiwan's tough call on how to stop China: Bigger weapons or lots of cheap ones? U.S. has pushed less-expensive asymmetrical tactics to resist possible Chinese invasion.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Putin planning buffer zone around border with Ukraine. Vladimir Putin said he was considering a plan to create a buffer zone between Ukrainian land and Russian border regions and Russian-held territory.
A suspicious pattern alarming the Ukrainian military. A Ukrainian military source believes that Russia's long-range strikes are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies.
Lindsey Graham, visiting Kyiv, urges Ukraine to quickly pass mobilization law. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on Ukrainian lawmakers Monday to make more citizens eligible to be drafted into the military, and he sharply questioned exempting men under 27 from the fight.
Ukraine's impossible choice: Conceding territory or lives. With military worn down and U.S. aid stalled, leaders confront how to hold off the larger and better-equipped Russian army.
SPACE THREAT
China's moon plans worry Space Force. New orbits could open “potential attack vectors” on US satellites, general says.
US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space. The two allies are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Japan set to lift export restrictions on F-X fighter jet. The Japanese government is taking steps to allow the export of a stealth fighter jet currently under development with the United Kingdom and Italy.
Europe's soldiers keep quitting, just when NATO needs them. Western allies weigh up conscription or national service, as the threat from Russia grows.
BIDEN'S AFGHAN DISASTER
Milley set to testify at Afghanistan hearing: What to know. Retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, is set to testify on Tuesday at a high-stakes House committee hearing on the Biden administration's disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US MILITARY
Army aims to equip a division with hand-held counter-drone gear. But one expert said the service may have underestimated just how much that will cost.
New F-15EX is ‘awesome' to fly, Guard F-15C pilots say ahead of transition. Pilots from the Oregon Air National Guard—poised to be the first operational unit for the F-15EX later this year—gave the new fighter rave reviews after a training course in Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. earlier this month.
Air Force wants to send historic number of A-10s to the Boneyard in 2025, continuing shift away from Warthogs. It hopes to retire more A-10 in 2025, as the service continues to readjust its strategies and future aircraft based on China's growing threat in the Pacific.
RIP, HERO – Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, took part in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the first rendezvous of two U.S. capsules in orbit.
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.
READ NEXT: Biden Team Comes Clean – Admits Humiliating Truth To Fox News
