MONDAY PDB – It may come down to a simple choice – will the Marines be America’s global crisis-response force or a dedicated China fighter?
These two pieces best summarize the quandary.
How capable is today’s Marine Corps to answer a 9-1-1 call? Not very. Neither the Navy nor the Marine Corps can meet the essential requirements today, these two retired Marine leaders write.
How Marine Commandant Berger became ‘the poster child for change.’ In the small town of Newport, Rhode Island, a U.S. force lacking in capabilities was about to face off against well-armed and advanced Chinese troops.
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:
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
THAT’S ONE WAY TO DO IT! – Should transgender men register for the draft? Lawmaker says yes ‘if they want to be treated like men.’ As Republicans continue to make anti-Woke messaging a central part of their political strategy, one GOP congressman has a novel proposal aimed at ‘transgender’ Americans: Make transgender men register for the draft.
MILITARY SUICIDES
GODSPEED – Ambitious new campaign aims to reduce veteran suicide rate by half. USAA’s Face the Fight is employing its $41 million in philanthropic grants to try to halve the suicide rate among veterans by 2030.
NATIONAL SECURITY
IF AT ALL – Biden says war with Russia must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine. Joe Biden said that Ukraine is not yet ready for NATO membership.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Va. National Guard deploys 100 to Texas border on governor’s orders. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) ordered 100 National Guard troops to the Mexican border at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
CHINA THREAT
China’s ties to Cuba, growing presence in Latin America raise concerns. There is a push by leaders in Washington and Beijing to get U.S.-China relations back ‘on track.’ – ON TRACK TO APPEASEMENT.
SIGNIFICANT – Germany sends troops to Australia in a first as Berlin shifts focus to Indo-Pacific. Germany will, for the first time, send troops to Australia as part of joint drills with some 30,000 service members from 12 other nations, amid rising tensions with China in the region.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
NATO to offer Ukraine continuing support but not immediate membership. NATO leaders will agree next week to help modernize Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations and reaffirm that it will join their alliance one day. (RELATED: NATO Charts A Course For Ukraine’s Disappointment Ahead Of Vilnius Summit)
White House defends giving cluster bombs to Ukraine. Team Biden will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, vowing the U.S. will not leave Ukraine defenseless and asserting that Kyiv has promised to use the controversial bombs carefully.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 502. Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said Ukraine was “consolidating” its gains amid heavy fighting in two areas of the country’s southeast and had registered “a certain advance” on Bakhmut’s southern flank.
Russia’s war in Ukraine reaches the 500-day mark. While the fighting has fallen largely into a stalemate — there has been no significant movement in battle lines control in months — the war continues to take a heavy toll on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Russia reports intercepting a missile over annexed Crimea. Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula have reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of Kerch.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
North Korea threatens to shoot down US planes as it condemns nuclear moves. US moves to introduce strategic nuclear assets to the region are ‘blackmail’ and present a grave threat to peace, North Korean state media said.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Russian fighter jets harass American drones over Syria — again. Russian fighter jets have “harassed” American drones over Syria for the third day in a row this week.
THREAT OF US MILITARY INTERVENTION MAY MOTIVATE THEM – Senate bill mandates deeper cooperation with Mexico to fight fentanyl. The annual defense policy bill would require enhanced cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican militaries to crack down on the illicit trafficking of fentanyl, the leading cause of drug overdoses in the U.S. (RELATED: Is Mexico’s President Working With US To Stop Deadly Fentanyl Wave?)
MILITARIZATION OF MEXICO NO BUENO – Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at ‘corruption, mismanagement.’ Mexico’s armed forces are taking control of the capital’s main airport, and the government plans to give the military control of nearly a dozen more across the country.
US and Philippines strengthen military ties in Cope Thunder exercise. Cope Thunder 23-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, will take place from July 2 to 21.
US military deals not enough to wean India off Russian arms yet. India’s multi-billion-dollar purchases of U.S. arms are less about shifting its reliance on Russian equipment and moving towards the West – it’s more about developing its own domestic weapons industry.
First Australian sailors graduate from nuclear power school, set to serve on US Navy subs in Hawaii. The first nuclear-trained Australian sailors graduated on Friday from nuclear power school in Charleston, S.C.
BIDEN’S AFGHAN DISASTER
GOD BLESS HER – US Air Guard nurse walked alongside Taliban to rescue patients from Kabul. Maj. Katie Lunning helped save dozens of lives during the evacuation of Afghanistan as a critical care nurse.
US MILITARY
Autonomous drones will traverse terrain features; allow more Marines to fight. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab wants to free up Marines of the task of piloting drones, so the aircraft and Marines can focus on their own missions. (RELATED: ‘Terminator Rising’ – Military To Control Robots Via ‘Brain Waves’)
US to destroy its last chemical weapons. At a sprawling military installation in the middle of the rolling green hills of eastern Kentucky, a milestone is about to be reached in the history of warfare dating back to World War I.
OOORAH, DEVIL DOG! – Top enlisted Marine to become the military’s top enlisted leader. Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, the No. 1 enlisted Marine, will take the role of senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
END of PDB
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The Marines were China Marines in the 20s-40s era
I knew Navy and Marine men who were gotten out of China in 1941. They were MEN. I also was acquainted with a few Marine Raiders. They were a bunch of guys one just didn’t mess with if he knew what was good for him. They were also MEN! What we now have are a bunch of sissified gutless pussy cats who would have trouble punching their way out of a paper bag. Our military has become little more than a social club. As it is now, the Navy is decommissioning top-line ships, and for a couple of years scrapping reasonably new ships. I recall serving in one that was commissioned in 1913. That was in 1943. In those days we fought with what we had and not what we wanted. Bottom line? We’d better get our act together or we’d better learn to speak Chinese or Russian. My generation loved and fought for our country when called upon. Sadly, I don’t feel we have young people with the backbone to do it now. Would I defend my country? I’m now 98 and still own my M-1 rifle. Would I use it? YOUR DAMN RIGHT I WOULD!
From what I’ve seen and read, as unpleasant as it would seem, the only defense our country really has is a bunch of we WW2 veterans who put our asses on the line, and are very few, are the only ones with the guts to defend our country again, as we did as teenagers and had our lives changed forever. These young punks who wander around constantly playing with their cellphones simply don’t have the guts or ability to do what we did. Our military is depleted and in big trouble, thanks to our “great leader” Joe Biden and his partners in crime. Any person who thinks our country isn’t in really big trouble is a fool. Any person who didn’t take the time to look at Biden’s record is a GODDAM FOOL! I happen to know a couple. The entire world once looked to us as a world power and didn’t hesitate to ask for help if needed for any reason. Is that the case now? HELL NO!
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