Space Force Taking Over Guard Missions Opposed by Governors 

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) — Trump wants a Space Guard.Space Force will ‘unconstitutionally’ begin assuming space missions currently conducted by the Air National Guard without state governors’ permission starting at the beginning of October.

The move is likely to spark criticism from some governors, lawmakers, and advocacy groups who favor creating a separate Space National Guard instead.

In late 2025, the Space Force gained legal authority in the NDAA to assume the Guard’s space missions. It involves units in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, and Ohio.

Assuming the missions doesn’t necessarily mean assuming the people. National Guard survey found 70 percent of respondents would prefer to retrain or retire rather than join the Space Force.

The Trump administration is now following through on the NDAA’s prescription to transfer the Air National Guard’s space-focused missions into the Space Force.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers who proposed the Space National Guard Establishment Act in March to override the previous legislation, is likely to oppose such a move.

President Trump also promised he would create a Space National Guard on the campaign trail last summer.

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 today’s security environment, where overmatch can no longer be assumed, deterrence requires long-range, interoperable, and interchangeable munitions to alter an adversary’s calculus. 

Bipartisan pair of lawmakers want DOD to comprehensively assess security risks from foreign threats that could disrupt military and civilian GPS applications and associated services.

Work on the Sentinel intercontinental nuclear ballistic missile program restarts, and Northrop Grumman is negotiating with the Air Force to accelerating B-21 bomber production.

HOMELAND SECURITY

South Jersey military base that’ll become a deportation center for illegal aliens has earned a new nickname: the “Garden State Gulag.” I like it!

Army has awarded a contract for a 5,000-capacity migrant detention facility for ICE at Fort Bliss in west Texas. 

Arleigh-Burke class Navy destroyer recently sent to the southern border to support U.S. Northern Command intercepted massive shipment of illegal drugs off the coast of Mexico.

3 U.S. Marine brothers face toughest mission: getting their illegal alien dad freed from ICE custody.

Crew of a B-52H bomber that had a near-miss with a civilian airliner near Minot International Airport told air traffic control they were nearby but were not informed a passenger jet was in the area. 

DEFENSE POLITICS

Trump administration is expanding its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system beyond SpaceX, courting Amazon’s Project Kuiper and big defense contractors as tensions with Elon Musk threaten SpaceX’s dominance in the program. 

Army’s parade last month to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the service in DC cost just $30 million, the low end of estimates.

Senate Armed Services Committee members concerned over Trump administration reductions to foreign aid, arguing the cuts will hamper work of commanders nominated to lead U.S. troops in Africa (AFRICOM) and special operations forces (SOCOM).

US POWER OVERSEAS

U.S. plans MQ-9 Reaper armed reconnaissance drone operations based in South Korea near China, North Korea.

U.S. paratroopers flying 14 hours nonstop from base in Alaska parachuted from the night sky into the Australian countryside during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.

This year’s Talisman Sabre exercise with Australia included several Pacific firsts, chief among them the first time the service’s new mid-range missile launcher practiced shooting at a ship at sea in the Western Hemisphere. 

Navy inks new contested logistics deal with Japan, Australia that could make it easier for the U.S. Navy to resupply and rearm warships should a conflict break out in the Pacific 

U.S. military police and German authorities this month practiced taking down a small drone during drills near Ramstein Air Base, which has seen multiple airspace violations in the past year by unmanned aircraft. 

Construction of $158 million command center for a missile defense system on Guam is scheduled to begin this month.

IRAN THREAT/MIDDLE EAST

Iran’s Foreign Minister said that the U.S. strikes last month “destroyed” Tehran’s nuclear facilities and that the country will not refrain from continuing to enrich uranium. 

Images from Gaza are ‘unbearable.’  EU Commission president reiterated EU calls for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, as health workers warned Palestinians were facing “forced starvation.”

U.S. citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed in an execution-style attack during sectarian violence in Syria last week. 

CHINA THREAT

Taiwan holds unprecedented military drills. For the first time, Taiwan has combined two major civil defense exercises and staged them in conjunction with its largest-ever military simulation. 

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

Ukrainian Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter has crashed, the first loss of one of the jets that were donated by France. 

Russia is now using decoy drones with 100% of its components made in China, says Ukrainian intelligence.

UK and western forces training for Ukrainian soldiers includes trying to make them as “lethal as possible” while also preserving ammunition, as they lack the deep ammo stores of their Russian foes. 

Bulgaria has initial clearance to buy a $620 million Black Sea coastal protection system and related support from the U.S., part of a broader effort to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank against Russia.

Austria prepares to give up ‘dream’ of disarmament. Historically neutral, the country is set to double military spending, as its neighbors also spend big to counter Russia. 

NORTH KOREA THREAT

In the three years since North Korea dispatched five drones across the demilitarized zone into South Korean territory, the country’s drone capabilities have rapidly advanced. 

SPACE THREAT

Space Development Agency is preparing for a high-stakes series of satellite deployments that will test whether SDA can create a resilient, low-cost satellite network in low Earth orbit. 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Consortium of U.S. investors backed by ex-U.S. military veterans is in advanced talks to acquire Chemaf Resources Ltd., a major copper and cobalt producer based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

British F-35B stealth fighter jet stranded at an airport in southern India for more than a month over mechanical issues, becoming a local celebrity in the process, is finally making its way home. 

US MILITARY

People with congestive heart failure, undergoing schizophrenia or a history of paraphilic disorders will no longer be eligible for medical waivers to serve in the military. 

Army is preparing to replace its long-serving M240B machine gun, launching a multibillion-dollar program to field a next-generation automatic weapon. 

Air Force recently conducted an exercise in which AI was used to recommend targets in a high-pressure combat scenario. 

Lockheed Martin pitches its reworked and upgraded F-35 stealth jet as the ‘bridging fighter’ that will allow the Air Force to transition to the sixth-generation F-47, from rival Boeing. 

Sig M18 pistols temporarily pulled from use by Air Force Global Strike Command due to a fatal incident.

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