The FBI’s recent arrest of former U.S. Air Force Major Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. underscores a grave national security breach, where a seasoned F-35 instructor pilot allegedly conspired to train pilots from China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force without authorization. Brown, 65, was apprehended in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on February 25, 2026, shortly after returning from China, facing charges under the Arms Export Control Act for providing unauthorized defense services starting around August 2023. This incident exemplifies the “enemy within” phenomenon, where individuals with deep ties to U.S. military secrets betray their oaths for personal gain, often lured by foreign adversaries like China. Such cases are not isolated; over the past two decades, Chinese espionage has targeted U.S. defense technologies, including hacks on Boeing networks to steal data on the F-22 and F-35 jets, and recruitment of U.S. personnel to leak sensitive information.

This infiltration extends across all branches of the U.S. military, reaching the highest ranks, as well as infiltrating federal law enforcement like the Department of Justice and the intelligence community. Documented examples include Chinese nationals and recruited U.S. citizens attempting to access military bases, cyber intrusions by state-affiliated hackers into defense contractors, and even cases of former service members like ex-Army sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, arrested for trying to provide national defense information to China. The FBI has highlighted China’s persistent efforts to recruit through talent plans and coerce individuals, with over 140 indictments in recent years for spying, harassment, and hacking on behalf of Beijing. Most alarmingly, these threats have penetrated intelligence agencies, with instances of recruited insiders like ex-CIA officer Kevin Mallory and widespread cyber campaigns targeting U.S. government networks, eroding trust and operational security from within.

Purging these internal enemies from America’s key institutions has become the primary focus of the Trump administration, which has initiated aggressive reforms to root out disloyalty and foreign influence. Since returning to office, President Trump has authorized purges at the FBI and DOJ, including the firing of staff involved in prior investigations against him and the establishment of a “Weaponization Working Group” to target perceived deep-state actors. Executive actions have stripped security clearances, frozen funding for institutions seen as compromised, and empowered loyalists like FBI Director Kash Patel to dismiss thousands of agents linked to past probes. This strategy, outlined in Trump’s public pledges to dismantle the “deep state,” includes reissuing executive orders for removing rogue bureaucrats and overhauling agencies to prioritize allegiance, aiming to safeguard national security amid ongoing Chinese threats.

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