#Ukraine will be outgunned by #Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help

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The head of the National Guard discussed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, among other topics, with VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb.

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#BREAKING National Guard Bureau Chief & other top Guard generals say a new legislative proposal to move Guard units with #space missions to Space Force would jeopardize national security by potentially creating a void in military’s space expertise:

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US hands #Ukraine weapons it seized from #Iranian ships headed to Yemen’s #Houthis voanews.com/a/cameron-to-t…

#BREAKING USS Mason destroyed an inbound anti-ship ballistic missile today launched by #Iran -backed #Houthis from #Yemen over the #GulfofAden
The ASBM was likely targeting the MV Yorktown, a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-owned vessel being escorted by USS Laboon & USS Mason, per U.S. Central Command

Monday saw the biggest number of aid trucks cleared to enter Gaza since the war began, Secretary Antony Blinken says, 400+. Without question the killing of the WCK team, of non-Palestinians, upped the US pressure which got Israel to allow more in.

Today a significant majority of my colleagues at Military Times and Defense News filed to form Sightline Media Union

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.Sen. Dan Sullivan asks #SecDef to push #Ukraine aid package as 1 that 'builds out our own industrial base to protect our own country. That's what it is...it's actually closer to 60% of that entire bill goes directly into the defense industrial base.'
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Senator Jack Reed Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 Senator Roger Wicker Sen. Jeanne Shaheen 60 Minutes Tom Cotton Under questioning, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III repeats #Israel needs to do more providing humanitarian aid to #Gaza if Israel wants to create a 'lasting effect'

Also says aid provided thru the temp US pier would be distributed by NGOs

#SecDef calls Oct 7 #Hamas attack a 'war crime,' adding their consistent use of civilians as human shields is also a war crime

.Senator Roger Wicker says he hopes he supplemental will be signed into law 'very soon' 'This is a time for statesmanship and bipartisanship'

Adds 'I'm disappointed in the drip drip drip approach to military aid that has characterized this administration's ( #Ukraine )policy thus far'

U.S. Government Transfers Captured Weapons

On Apr. 4, 2024, the U.S. government transferred over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. This constitutes enough materiel to equip one UKR BDE…

NEW: Canada will fail to hit NATOs goal for members to spend 2% of GDP on defense this decade.

It’ll rise to 1.7% in 2029, officials in Ottawa said on Monday. We’ll see how this plays at NATO HQ.

.Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Lloyd Austin tentatively scheduled to talk w/ #Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant later Monday - 'part of his [Austin's] weekly cadence' per Sabrina Singh Sabrina Singh

US 'still looking at the investigation' by Israel into strike that killed 7 World Central Kitchen workers

Yesterday in the Chernihiv region, I met with a delegation from the United States Congress, including representatives from both parties and both chambers. Our partners must witness firsthand what is happening in Ukraine, in our regions that are being shelled by Russian terrorists…