This latest case mirrors similar criminal charges issued against another U.S. military vet almost a decade ago.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the man allegedly provided combat aircraft training to the Chinese Air Force.

The former officer traveled to China to train pilots of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force without approval from the State Department, the Justice Department said.

Former U.S. Air Force pilot Gerald Brown Jr. was arrested and charged with illegally training Chinese military pilots. He is accused of providing unauthorized defense services to the People's ...

U.S. Air Force combat pilot also worked as a contractor F-35 instructor before allegedly providing expertise to China.

Prosecutors allege that in 2023 Brown began reworking his contracts’ terms to train pilots in the Chinese Air Force. (Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker/U.S. Air National Guard ) A former U.S. Air Force ...

Gerald Eddie Brown, a former U.S. Air Force officer who spent his military career training fighter pilots, is now charged with training the Chinese military "to fight against those he swore to protect ...