Awoo News – Sunday, December 23rd 2018

>Mattis Out by Jan. 1, Shanahan Named Acting Secretary of Defense
https://unv.is/military.com/daily-news/2018/12/23/mattis-out-jan-1-shanahan-named-acting-secretary-defense.html

>Tsunami kills at least 222 in Indonesia after Krakatau eruption
https://unv.is/reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-tsunami/tsunami-kills-at-least-222-in-indonesia-after-krakatau-eruption-idUSKCN1OL0P2?il=0

>Turkey bolsters military on Syrian border as U.S. readies pull-out
https://unv.is/reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/turkey-bolsters-military-on-syrian-border-as-u-s-readies-pull-out-idUSKCN1OM04U?il=0

>Space Force Proposal Creates an Independent Service Under the Department of the Air Force
https://unv.is/space.com/42836-space-force-proposal-by-pentagon.html

>Senate Passes Commercial Space Bill
https://unv.is/space.com/42834-senate-passes-commercial-space-bill.html

>NASA Data Breach Highlights Agency Cybersecurity Problems
https://unv.is/space.com/42837-nasa-data-breach-highlights-agency-cybersecurity-problems.html

>SpaceX Launches Next-Gen GPS Satellite for US Air Force
https://unv.is/space.com/42774-spacex-launches-next-gen-gps-satellite.html

POTUS Tweets

I am in the White House, working hard. News reports concerning the Shutdown and Syria are mostly FAKE. We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human Trafficking & more) but it could be a long stay. On Syria, we were originally...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018

....going to be there for three months, and that was seven years ago - we never left. When I became President, ISIS was going wild. Now ISIS is largely defeated and other local countries, including Turkey, should be able to easily take care of whatever remains. We’re coming home!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018

Senate adjourns until December 27th.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018

Brett McGurk, who I do not know, was appointed by President Obama in 2015. Was supposed to leave in February but he just resigned prior to leaving. Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018

When President Obama ingloriously fired Jim Mattis, I gave him a second chance. Some thought I shouldn’t, I thought I should. Interesting relationship-but I also gave all of the resources that he never really had. Allies are very important-but not when they take advantage of U.S.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018

I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019. Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018

I just had a long and productive call with President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey. We discussed ISIS, our mutual involvement in Syria, & the slow & highly coordinated pullout of U.S. troops from the area. After many years they are coming home. We also discussed heavily expanded Trade.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018

Thanks @RandPaul “I am very proud of the President. This is exactly what he promised, and I think the people agree with him. We’ve been at war too long and in too many places...spent several trillion dollars on these wars everywhere. He’s different...that’s why he got elected.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018