Ops Brief 074: Daily Drop - 11 July 2025 (Drones, Dress Codes, and Space Wars)
Send us a textWelcome to the July 11th edition of the Daily Drop, where the Pentagon plays Monopoly with rare earth minerals, drones become the new IEDs, and Trump hands out Patriot missiles like party favors—with NATO picking up the tab (allegedly). Jared unpacks the latest military madness with his usual blend of sarcasm, side-eyes, and straight-up disbelief. From AI drone swarms to banned eyelash extensions, from therapy dogs saving morale to space lasers tracking Chinese satellites—this one’s got it all. Oh, and apparently we bombed Iran’s nuclear sites… but maybe didn’t hit anything? It’s like a military-themed episode of “Nailed It!”🔥 Key Takeaways:🧨 Trump greenlights NATO-funded weapons for Ukraine… totally won't backfire.💥 Drone warfare = IEDs 2.0. Welcome to the chaos.🥾 Air Force bans fake lashes but keeps outdated procurement pipelines.🛰️ China’s satellites playing bumper cars in space, but we're the bad guys?🐕 South Dakota Air Guard hires a therapy dog. Name’s Captain. He’s a good boy.💬 Gen. Deptula’s warning: Kill the F-35 and E-7, and you kill future air dominance.⚛️ Iran’s nukes: bombed or not? Depends on your political flavor of the day.🔥 Washington Army Guard trains for wildfires; Coast Guard saves Texans from floods.🇵🇼 A Marine from Palau goes full circle in Koa Moana 25—heartwarming but vague.👨🚀 Space Force rolls out SWARM and warns China to knock it off in orbit.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Atakalite discount + rocket fins, booties, and gadgets 01:10 – Trump sends weapons to Ukraine (NATO’s problem now?) 02:00 – Pentagon’s drone reform: UAS go full budget-friendly 03:00 – DoD invests in rare earth mining, coz China bad 03:45 – Air Force bans lashes, updates boot regs, and triggers outrage 04:30 – Retired generals: Cut the F-35 and Wedgetail? Big mistake 05:20 – Pacific exercise goes full “high-end fight” mode 06:10 – Meet Captain: the morale-boosting therapy dog 07:00 – Space Force’s digital SWARM training kicks off 07:50 – China’s satellite shenanigans… again 08:40 – Commerce wants to axe space traffic control (what could go wrong?) 09:20 – Space Force goeSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
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Ep 488: Updates to the Updates for AFSW Pipeline!
Send us a textAaron rolls solo to drop a grenade on your expectations and walk you through the jaw-dropping overhaul of the Air Force Special Warfare pipeline. New names. New timelines. New chaos. Is dive school back? Is SWOE-V dead? Will your career implode before it starts? Aaron breaks it all down with brutal honesty and zero fluff. No sarcasm (seriously)—just straight facts and insider updates from the front lines of AFSPECWAR’s Frankenstein pipeline rewrite. If you’re anywhere near the door to this career field, buckle up. You’re not ready for what’s coming—but you will be after this.🔥 Key Takeaways:SWOE-V is (probably) toast. Guaranteed contracts are coming back.New 3-week land-based selection starts October."Zulu Course" = 16-week common skills crucible for all 1Z AFSCs.No more job selection at SWAS—now happens after Zulu.Pre-dive follows Zulu. Dive school may be resurrected (again).PJs still get hosed with 18–20 month pipelines due to paramedic training.Everyone else? Aim is 12 months to team placement.Apprentice courses will be cut down—no repeating Zulu content.Already in the pipeline but not in an apprentice course? You're going to Zulu anyway. Sorry.This is either brilliant efficiency or a flaming disaster. TBD.Aaron wants to be wrong… but probably isn’t.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Welcome to Aaron’s solo mission 01:20 – The “no sarcasm” promise (mostly) 02:30 – Why is the pipeline changing? 04:15 – Should you still join? Short answer: Yes. 06:00 – Death of SWOE-V? Long live GTAP 08:45 – PJ bottleneck: no slots, no mercy 10:30 – Guaranteed contract vs “hope and cope” 11:40 – Zulu Course: What it is, how long, and why it matters 13:50 – Should you stop swimming? (Hard no) 16:00 – What common skills are covered in Zulu 17:30 – Dive school might be coming back—again 21:00 – Pre-dive’s weird limbo and fairness concerns 24:00 – Lack of standards = morale hits = suck it up 26:30 – 12-month pipeline push—is it even possible? 29:00 – Cutting apprentice course length (but keeping the suck) 31:45 – Already in the pSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
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Ops Brief 073: Daily Drop - 10 July 2025 (We Bombed Iran, Moved F-16s, & Still Can’t Share Simulators)
Send us a textIt’s July 10th, and the Daily Drop is back with Jared dropping truth bombs harder than a B-1 on afterburner. From the announcement of the next Operator Training Summit in Nashville (spoiler: it’s gonna slap) to the Pentagon lobbing real ones at Iran, this episode’s got more hot takes than a Twitter war during a government shutdown.Jared breaks down military logistics like your drunk uncle explaining the NFL draft—passionate, slightly unhinged, but mostly right. He rants about AF simulators being broken garbage, drones flying into everything, the VA being predictably dysfunctional, and why the Air Force is still pretending they might keep the B-1 (spoiler: they’re not). Also, the Space Force apparently needs another $6 billion. For what? Who knows.If you like your defense briefings with a side of sarcasm, a shot of cynicism, and topped with real-world experience, this one’s for you.🔥 Key Takeaways:🧠 The Air Force Research Lab is full of brainiacs... if only we let them cook📦 Simulators are trash—and creating more harm than good✈️ F-16s moved from Japan to Korea to flex on North Korea💣 Operation Midnight Hammer = cool name, questionable effectiveness🚀 The Space Force wants $6B more because “reasons”🧴 Forever chemicals? Still forever. Still deadly.🏥 VA and DOD still don’t know how to share medical records in 2025🇮🇷 Bombed Iran’s nuclear sites but maybe only slowed them down 2 years? Big “meh”🧢 “Dress and appearance” updates dropped—cue the Facebook rage⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Nashville OTS announcement & signup overhaul 01:00 – U.S., South Korea, Japan meet for trilateral security flex 01:30 – Weapons shipments to Ukraine resumed… kinda 02:30 – Air Force’s new drone detection tech (CLUE is no joke) 04:00 – VA/DOD healthcare systems still don’t talk 05:30 – Iran gets smacked—was it worth it? 06:30 – Netanyahu shows up at the Pentagon 06:50 – DoD’s ManTech expanding microelectronics & hypersonics 07:30 – Massive AF/Space Force Cold War-style exercise 08:20 – Japan joins Resolute Force Pacific 08:50 – Red Hawk weather tests—Eglin AFB in “extreme weather”? lolSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
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Ops Brief 072: Daily Drop - 9 July 2025 (We Let China Buy Farmland. WTF Were We Thinking?)
Send us a textThe Ones Ready crew is back with a blistering Daily Drop that reads like a classified briefing laced with caffeine and outrage. Jared goes scorched-earth on the U.S. finally banning Chinese farmland buys (spoiler: it’s 2025 and somehow this wasn’t already illegal). Meanwhile, the Army wants to quadruple Patriot missiles—because what’s deterrence without volume? The Air Force still can't decide if the F-15EX should have a roommate. Space Force gets a budget bump, but bureaucratic gatekeepers still cling to outdated classification nonsense like it’s a Cold War cosplay. And don’t worry, the KC-46 is still a flying contradiction—does it even have SATCOM?Oh, and if you're still here: Nashville. October. OTS. Let’s go.🔥 Key Takeaways:🇨🇳 Finally banning Chinese nationals from buying U.S. farmland—because national security apparently wasn’t obvious.🎯 Army wants four times the Patriots—are we prepping for WW4?🛠️ Right-to-repair bill might finally stop the Pentagon from mailing radios back like it’s 1996.🛰️ Space Force budget finally treated like we’re living in the 21st century.💥 Air Force's KC-46 might not have SATCOM... in 2025. Let that sink in.✈️ F-15EX seat wars: single vs. dual. It’s the dumbest civil war nobody asked for.💸 $16B in Air & Space Force “wishlist” items because budgets are just polite suggestions.💣 KC-46 breaks a boom during F-22 refueling—again.🧑🚀 GAO calls out absurd classification BS blocking space partnerships. Jared rants accordingly.🎓 Kirtland’s low-key collab with universities to protect satellites—science meets space drama.🧠 AI-based targeting trials mean the machines are learning… hopefully the right targets.🎯 OTS ANNOUNCEMENT: Nashville, TN – Oct 25-26. You heard it here first.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Let’s ride: Daily Drop intro 00:07 – Sponsor shoutout: 18AlphaFitness.com 01:05 – Quadruple Patriot missiles?! 02:30 – Chinese farmland ban: why it took this long is insane 04:10 – Military “right to repair” finally gets traction 06:00 – Indo-Pacific exercises ramp up—ACE is go time 07:20 – $16B wishlist: missiles, spare partSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
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Ops Brief 071: Daily Drop - 8 July 2025 (Troops in LA, Marines in Florida, & Generals Selling Jet Dreams)
Send us a textIn this no-holds-barred Daily Drop, Peaches dives headfirst into the latest national defense chaos—from Humvees rolling through LA to Marines moonlighting as ICE support in Florida. Pete Hegseth wants to bring the warrior spirit back (because apparently we lost it), and Jared’s not buying the sudden patriotism unless you're ready to pull bodies from burning cars. Meanwhile, retired four-stars are back in the game pushing for E-7s and more F-35s… but who’s paying them now? The Academy is bleeding staff, a nuclear microreactor is going to Alaska (because obviously), and the Air Force just teamed up with AI-piloted Valkyrie drones like it's Skynet 2.0. Also—yes, the Space Force canceled something big. Again. Strap in, nerds.🔥 Key Takeaways:🇺🇸 Hegseth goes full ‘warrior mode’ – and Jared’s all for readiness, just not the cosplay.🚨 Troops deployed to LA for immigration enforcement (with ROE briefings and Humvees, naturally).🪖 Marines in Florida supporting ICE—because why not send 200 to do a politician’s dirty work?🤔 Retired generals pushing for more jets—but Jared smells Lockheed money in the air.🛫 Valkyrie drone test controlled by Air Force pilots shows we’re getting closer to robot war.🏫 140 jobs cut at the Air Force Academy, and Jared’s got thoughts on over-hires and sadness.⚛️ Alaska’s Eielson AFB gets a microreactor—because freezing in the dark is for civilians.🛰️ Space Force awards $2.8B to Boeing for nuclear comms, then cancels a big satcom program because… reasons.🧠 Jared admits he uses AI to parse 10-page DoD briefs—and honestly, wouldn’t you?⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & Ataclite Discount Plug 00:46 – Hegseth Wants Warrior Culture Back 01:45 – The Readiness Guilt Bomb 02:26 – Troops in LA: Immigration Crackdown with ROE 03:22 – Jared’s Take: Social Media Outrage vs Reality 04:00 – Marines Deployed to Florida for ICE Support 04:38 – Okinawa Arrests: Airman & Marine in Hot Water 05:25 – Are We Doxing Troops Too Casually? 05:48 – Air Force Tests Valkyrie Drones in Air Combat 06:22 – AFMC Boss Retires (Yawn) 06:42Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
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