WEDNESDAY PDB – Is the American military too ‘woke'? A theme that keeps dominating certain corners of media commentary is the idea that the U.S. armed forces have become “woke.” – YES, IT IS – ABORTION TRAVEL, TRANSGENDERISM PRIDE, ANTI-WHITE RACIST POLICIES.
Government shutdown could hinge on fight over ‘woke' military policies. Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding changes in Pentagon training and programs in exchange for their support of a budget deal.
END TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTION TRAVEL, SEX CHANGES AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY (CRT) INDOCTRINATION.
MEANWHILE – A Gen Z Marine explores solutions to the military's recruiting crisis in a new book.' Second Lt. Matthew Weiss is a 25-year-old Marine Corps intelligence officer whose new book, “‘We Don't Want You, Uncle Sam: Examining the Military Recruiting Crisis with Generation Z,” lays out what he believes are some of the major problems his generation has with military service — and what the military can do about it.
NONE OF IT HAS TO DO WITH WOKENESS. (RELATED: Is Pentagon ‘Wokeness' Deliberate Effort To Keep White Christian Males From Joining Military?)
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
Conservatives backing Ukraine seek to sway GOP debate viewers. Despite a growing split among Republicans, a conservative ad campaign is encouraging GOP voters and officials to continue backing Ukraine.
An internet troll's guide to ‘OPSEC.' Maintaining OPSEC is mission critical.
WHY INSULT A KEY ALLY AGAINST CHINA? – Air Force unveils football uniform honoring WWII raid on Japan. Not everyone is happy. The Air Force Academy football team's plan to wear uniforms honoring the participants in an air attack on Japan during World War II has elicited positive and negative reactions.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 546. The deputy commander of Ukrainian forces in the south said Ukraine's troops had gained a footing in the southeastern village of Robotyne and were organizing the evacuation of civilians. (RELATED: Wagner Group Leader Killed In Plane Crash)
Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on Russian air bases. The saboteurs, coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services, carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia.
Ukraine's forces and firepower are misallocated, US officials say. American strategists say Ukraine's troops are too spread out and need to concentrate along the counteroffensive's main front in the south.
Russia names new air force chief after mutiny-related disappearance of ‘General Armageddon.' Russia has appointed a new acting head of its aerospace forces to replace Sergei Surovikin who vanished from view after a Wagner mercenary mutiny against the top brass.
IRAN THREAT
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America's MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel. Iran's Defense Ministry is claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and reaching the country's archenemy – Israel.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
North Korea warns of thermonuclear war as defensive exercise gears up in the South. North Korea on Tuesday condemned an ongoing, large-scale military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea and warned of “thermonuclear war” on the peninsula. (RELATED: North Korea's Nuke Torpedo-Drones Can Level Coastal Cities)
SPACE THREAT
The Space Force needs to get bigger – FAST. Gen. Chance Saltzman says being commander of the U.S. Space Force is like “jumping on a merry-go-round that's spinning very fast.” His service is less than four years old, a military toddler, yet it must prepare to combat China in what could be the decisive battle zone of the future.
Opening up National Security Space Launch program endangers access. Congress created the Space Force four years ago in recognition of the growing importance of space — not only as a warfighting domain but as an enabler of our economic power and influence.
Top Guard space officer fears readiness loss as Space and Air Force processes diverge. The Ohio Air National Guard hosted the annual Vulcan Guard space exercise that this year included personnel from US Space Command, the Brazilian military and all seven National Guard states conducting space operations.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Poland says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, a move that Poland's president said will shift the security architecture of the region and the entire NATO military alliance. (RELATED: US Spies Warned Biden About Russian Military Revolt And Possible Loss Of Nukes)
With US Air Cover, Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea. As a U.S. Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation Tuesday in the disputed South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal.
Why a bloc of West African countries is threatening to invade Niger. The recent coup in Niger is a major test of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of the most important organizations in Africa.
Manliness, prestige and cash: How military service is sold on Russian TV. The Times tracked several months of Russian state messaging in the Kremlin's effort to recruit soldiers.
Japan's military plagued by culture of harassment and fear, report finds. Authorities are promising reform and “drastic measures.”
WOW – WELL DONE! – Pakistani children trapped in cable car rescued in midair feat. Army helicopters rescued up to two of the children, while the rest were ferried out manually by locals traveling along the cable line.
END of PDB
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