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The Air Force is bleeding instructors, CENTCOM's next boss is a mystery wrapped in vagueness, and the B-2 is getting a glow-up because, well, the B-21 still isn’t ready. In this Daily Drop, Jared dives into the military’s latest budget frenzy, Iran’s Cold War cosplay, and why creatine is now part of his mental warfare toolkit. From wildfires pulling Guard troops off security gigs to Cyber Command begging for updated dial-up, it's another day of chaos, caffeine, and congressional cash grabs. Oh—and Space Force is building GPS knockoffs just in case things get really spicy. Buckle up, nerds.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧠 Creatine isn't just for your biceps—it’s for your brain now, apparently.
• 🇪🇺 EUCOM warns the Cold War is back, just with more memes and TikTok.
• 🧨 CENTCOM’s new nominee is “visionary”… but also unnamed. Cool.
• 🤖 DoD is going hard on AI, with $789M for drone wingmen. Skynet vibes.
• 🔥 Wildfires > Guard security missions. California re-prioritizes.
• 🛢️ Tanker budget talk: $100M is now a “drop in the bucket.”
• 🧑‍🏫 USAFA loses 50+ civilian instructors. Toxic work environment? Shocking.
• ✈️ B-2 gets upgraded while we all wait on the elusive B-21.
• 🛰️ Space Force launches satellites, fights spoofing, mourns a leader.
• ☢️ Iran plays peekaboo with nuclear monitors and threatens email leaks.
• 🎬 Stargate SG-1: apparently too sci-fi without Air Force oversight.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Creatine, Nootropics & Tasty Gains Ad Read
 01:00 – EUCOM: Adversaries Aligning (Cold War 2.0?)
 02:30 – CENTCOM Nominee: All Mystery, No Substance
 03:10 – AI Budget Blitz: Air, Land & Sea Go Robo
 04:00 – Cyber Command: Can We Upgrade from AOL Please?
 05:00 – Wildfires Pull National Guard from LA
 06:10 – Tanker Upgrades: Millions That Feel Like Pennies
 07:00 – Air Force Academy Exodus: Toxic Much?
 08:50 – B-2 Upgrades: Because the B-21 is Still a Unicorn
 10:15 – Space Force Goes Full Sci-Fi (Tronch 3 Uncertainty)
 11:45 – Missile Warning Satellites Slip Schedule
 12:15 – R.I.P. Brig Gen Chandler Atwood
 12:50 – GPS Alternatives: Jamming Ain’t Just a Music Genre
 13:10 – Senate

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In this spicy Daily Drop, Jared wades through the DoD’s latest chaos with all the charm of a migraine and none of the bureaucratic BS. Iranian missiles rain on Al Udeid (spoiler: we were ready), Raisin Kane flexes with Patriot batteries, and Trump might’ve poked the bear again—depending on who you ask. Meanwhile, the Pentagon's rolling out budget moves like a drunk accountant: retiring the A-10 (for real this time?), canceling the E-7 Wedgetail, and somehow not screwing up the Sentinel ICBM timeline… allegedly.

He torches military mental health hypocrisy (hi, Joe and your stripper wives), raises an eyebrow at Air Force budget math, and mourns the tragic losses of airmen in water-related incidents. Also: Space Force gets the Pixar treatment, cloud networks are trying to unf*** comms, and one moron laser-tagged F-16s and got... nine days in jail. Cool system we’ve got.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💥 Al Udeid survives Iranian missile strike – 40 defenders, 2 minutes, zero hype.
• 🧨 Operation Midnight Hammer – 125 aircraft flex, Congress still asleep.
• 🤷‍♂️ A-10 finally retiring? Jared’s not buying it (and neither is Ukraine).
• 📉 Wedgetail canceled, B-21 boosted – so… we’re blind but stealthy?
• 🧠 Military spouses’ mental health – turns out marrying strippers isn’t a fix.
• 💻 Secure cloud networks – because current comms are held together by duct tape and prayers.
• 🌊 Two tragic airmen deaths in water – wear your damn life jackets.
• 🚀 SpaceX gets the nod – launching hurricane monitors and science toys.
• 🔦 Laser dude gets 9 days – interfering with F-16s = weekend timeout.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & Modern Athlete Plug
01:50 – Raisin Kane in Greece, IUD base defense
03:40 – Trump & the Iran drama
05:00 – Pentagon’s cloud comms fail-fix
06:00 – Mental health crisis in military spouses
06:45 – China threat & 2027 Taiwan clock
07:30 – Air Force One gets a Qatari glow-up
08:30 – Munitions shortage & bunker buster boost
09:45 – A-10 dies (again), F-47 in, E-7 out
11:00 – Air Force nixes alternative PT tests
12:10 – Tragic airman deaths

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Matt Cubbler is back—and this time, it’s personal. If you thought the first episode blew the lid off the Job Price case, buckle the hell up. In this scorched-earth sequel, the Ones Ready crew dives headfirst into the why behind the mysterious death of SEAL Team 4 Commander Job Price. Spoiler alert: the official “suicide” story doesn’t just have holes—it’s a full-blown cover-up crater.

Cubbler, a 30-year law enforcement veteran and the man who cracked open the case, lays out a damning forensic, contextual, and moral case that screams murder. From scrubbed crime scenes and missing money to suppressed pistols and suppressed truths, this is a masterclass in how to weaponize silence, loyalty, and bureaucracy to erase a man.

We’re talking forged narratives, suppressed evidence, and a command culture that would rather protect the brotherhood than admit a SEAL commander might’ve been executed by his own men. If this episode doesn’t rattle your faith in the system, check your pulse—or your security clearance.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💥 Forensic pathologists confirm: Job Price did not commit suicide.
• 🔇 Crime scene was unsecured for 9 hours—then scrubbed by SEALs.
• 🔫 The gun that allegedly killed Price? Never tested for brain matter. It also likely wasn’t the murder weapon.
• 😶 SEAL command ignored warnings of retribution from locals after a prior detainee death.
• 💰 $30–40K in missing ASOT funds—and Price threatened to expose it.
• 🧼 His body was washed, redressed, and hands rebagged after NCIS told them not to touch a thing.
• 🎭 Gallagher, Ryan, and the Anti-Hero crew mock the investigation—but offer zero counterevidence.
• 🧠 Motive? Betrayal, ego, fear of exposure, and a toxic loyalty to the team—not the truth.
• 📉 Since 2001, zero commander-level suicides in theater. But Price, with a family and a bright future, suddenly “kills himself” days before Christmas? Not buying it.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Strap in: Cubbler returns
01:15 – Pose Fitness App plug: train smart or get smoked
03:55 – Free month? Yes, please
05:20 – Who was Job Price?
07:00 – The toxic GWOT clout Olympics
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The Pentagon dropped a $962B budget bomb, and Razin Caine dropped an actual bomb—well, more like 125 aircraft dropping GBU-57 bunker busters on Iranian nuclear sites. In this no-fluff Daily Drop, Jared unpacks the FY26 defense budget, the rise of the F-47, the death of the A-10, and why space is the new high ground (sorry, Wedgetail). He also calls out bureaucratic nonsense, praises enlisted studs like Tech Sgt. Montoya, and side-eyes yet another “brilliant” plan to split the Air Force into four separate services. Meanwhile, Hoist is still the drink of choice, even if Congress can’t get theirs together.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💣 Operation Midnight Hammer: 125 aircraft, 7,000 miles, 37 hours, and big bunker busters.
• 🛫 F-35 out, F-47 in: Air Force pivots to next-gen air dominance… while retiring the beloved A-10.
• 💸 $962B Defense Budget: Includes $184B for construction and $25B for Space Force’s “Golden Dome” (yes, seriously).
• 🛰️ Wedgetail Axed: Airborne command and control is out, space-based C2 is in—eventually.
• 🪖 Tech Sgt. Montoya FTW: Combat training in Korea actually gets a shoutout from Public Affairs.
• 🧠 Split the Air Force?: A retired general thinks more bureaucracy is the answer. Jared strongly disagrees.
• 🥇 Air Force Academy's New Motto: “Cultivate intensity”—aka try harder, cadets.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome & Hoist plug (because hydration > ads)
 00:38 – Pentagon drops a $962B budget bomb
 01:45 – Iran didn’t move uranium—but Razin Cain sure moved mountains
02:30 – MOP attack explained (yes, they used that bomb)
03:15 – Caine roasts volleyball-playing pilots
04:00 – 15 years of planning for one big boom
04:45 – Was Cain pressured? Nope. Just doing his job.
05:20 – Military buffer zones coming to AZ & TX
06:00 – Air Force budget breakdown: stealth, ICBMs, and goodbye A-10
07:15 – Jared rants about F-35 vs. F-16 and workhorse platforms
08:30 – E-7 Wedgetail canceled in favor of satellites
09:10 – ARRW hypersonic missile gets new life
10:00 – B-2 crews rock Operation Midnight Hammer
10:30 – USAFA cadets told to “cultivat

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Buckle up, warfighters—this one’s gonna rattle some cages. In this fire-breathing episode, Jared and Aaron torch the lazy talking points and break down why foreign aid isn’t just “giving away your tax dollars.” From crushing fentanyl pipelines before they cross U.S. borders to outmaneuvering China’s Belt and Road sleight of hand, this is your crash course in how global influence actually works. They pull no punches while explaining how smart international assistance builds partner capacity, prevents U.S. boots on the ground, and gives America leverage without dropping a single JDAM. Plus: why U2 should be banned from Bluetooth speakers and what happens when your soft power goes soft.

Forget TikTok takes—this is real strategy from dudes who lived it.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💸 Foreign aid ≠ charity. It’s an influence tool that keeps Americans out of wars.
• 🛡️ Soft power is sometimes more lethal than hard power—and way cheaper.
• 🇨🇳 When America leaves a vacuum, China builds a port (and installs spyware).
• 🧠 DIME, baby: Diplomacy, Information, Military, Economic—master that or get outplayed.
• 🚨 Fentanyl doesn’t start at the border. Foreign aid helps cut it off at the source.
• 🌍 You can’t project power if you’ve got zero friends. Aid makes us the partner of choice.
• ⚖️ ROI isn’t just Wall Street—it’s fewer Americans in body bags.
• 🛠️ JSETs (Joint Combined Exchange Training) are quiet, powerful force multipliers.
• 🤡 PSA: Stop conflating USAID with foreign military aid. One’s a lever, the other’s a PR stunt.
• 🐘 Yes, even Bono should stay in his lane.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Jared hijacks the intro like a pro
01:10 – “Quiet coyote, kids”—Foreign aid 101
04:50 – Command Chiefs who outtalk generals
06:25 – Soft power: More effective than airstrikes?
09:15 – DIME: The acronym everyone forgets
12:00 – Mali, Bamako, and how we lost the field
14:55 – China's “Too Good to Be True” scam explained
17:30 – Suicidal empathy and why we keep getting played
20:00 – Humanitarian ops = strategic influence
23:00 – ROI example: Mass casualty response done right
24:30 – Smart aid → better trade deals (

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Welcome to your June 26th no-BS team room drop—brought to you by the Ones Ready squad and powered by caffeine, sarcasm, and tactical booties. Jared dives into the late-breaking chaos of June 25th like a B-2 on a midnight hammer run. From underground terror bunkers to squirrels declaring war on Minot AFB, this episode hits harder than hypersonics and keeps it unapologetically real.

CENTCOM says terrorists are going subterranean, Iran’s still acting like the boss villain of global instability, and somehow the Missile Defense Agency is still blaming COVID for its two-year delay. Oh, and in case you missed it—female aircrew smoked Iranian targets while half the internet cried over the phrase “our boys.” Grow up.

We also cover squirrel infestations, Air Force fitness crybabies, the return of NATO guilt-tripping, and why Congress doesn’t need to be in the Airstrike Group Chat. It's everything you need to know to stay informed, pissed off, and ready to crush your next ruck.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🕳️ Terror groups are digging deep—CENTCOM warns that underground bunkers are the new hiding spot.
• 🇮🇷 Iran’s still a problem—even after precision airstrikes and diplomatic chest-thumping.
• 🎯 B-2 bombers dropped 75+ precision munitions in a record-setting sortie. 44-hour flights. Go-pills included.
• ⚖️ Domestic violence convictions in the military are up—but so are concerns about due process.
• 🧠 Female operators crushed it during Operation Midnight Hammer, but internet trolls only heard “our boys.”
• 🏃‍♂️ A 2-mile run is breaking the Air Force. Cry harder.
• 🐿️ Minot AFB is under siege… by squirrels. You can't make this up.
• 🚀 Space Force launched Dragoon satellites and opened a museum. Still cooler than your last base tour.
• 🇺🇸 Congress whines about not getting airstrike briefings. Jared breaks down why they’re wrong.
• 🛰️ Electronic warfare still sucks. Shocking no one.
• 💰 NATO wants everyone to pay 5% GDP. Translation: Europe, it’s your turn to buy the beer.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro & Attack Elite plug
 01:00 – CENTCOM: Tech needed for underground threats
 02:00 – Iran still a major regional threat
 03:00 – Long-range radar fi

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Welcome back to The Daily Drop—where Jared rants, roasts, and breaks down the news like only the Ones Ready crew can. Today’s main event? Iran punches back with a missile strike on Al-Udeid, but 13 of 14 missiles get slapped out of the sky. Trump drops an F-bomb on the lawn. Space and Cyber Command flex behind the scenes. And everyone’s favorite stealth bat—the B-2—continues to steal headlines.

Meanwhile, the Air Force wants airmen to run two miles... twice a year. Cue the Facebook tears and diaper rash in the NCO groups. Jared lets the fatties have it with a no-holds-barred takedown that would make your Chief blush. Also: the F-15EX has supply chain issues (again), Tech Sergeant promotions spike, and drones in Ukraine are now hiding in IKEA houses.

It’s blunt. It’s brutal. It’s your morning slap of reality—Ones Ready style.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🇮🇷 Iran Launches Back: 14 missiles fired at Al-Udeid—13 intercepted. Trump responds with fire and profanity.
• 🛰️ Cyber + Space Ops: Behind every bomber strike is a shadow war of electrons and satellites.
• 🏃 Air Force Fitness Test Meltdown: 2 miles, 2 times a year = 2 many excuses. Jared nukes the crybabies.
• ⚠️ Cyber Threats at Dual-Use Airports: Military ops could be vulnerable at shared civilian/military airfields.
• 🛩️ Pacific War Training: KC-46 refueling ops ramp up for Indo-Pacific ops. Tyranny of distance is real.
• 🧠 Planning B-2 Missions: Sleep studies, nutrition prep, and Weapon School grads behind the scenes.
• 🔧 F-15EX Struggles: Cost down, but supply chains, cyber gaps, and insulation problems persist.
• 🎉 Tech Sergeant Promotions: 25.6% get the bump—highest since 2021. Retention at 90%.
• 💥 Controlled Detonations: Hill AFB blows up 10,000 lbs of rocket motors. Loud? Yes. Awesome? Also yes.
• 🛰️ Space Force Highlights: Starlink like fireflies, SCAR programs, and Huntsville cashing $237M checks.
• 🛠️ Right to Repair: DOD still handcuffed by restrictive contracts—can’t even open some radios.
• 🐝 Ukraine’s Spiderweb: Drones stashed in prefab homes used to hit Russian bombers. Wild.

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Strap in, because this Daily Drop drops bombs—literally. Jared’s back from the San Diego Operator Training Summit and immediately diving into the nuclear circus known as Operation Midnight Hammer—the largest B-2 strike in U.S. history. We’re talking 125+ aircraft, deception ops worthy of Hollywood, and a casual flex on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. But don’t worry, the Pentagon swears it’s not “regime change.”

Also in this episode:

CENTCOM’s tanker games, shady KC-135 logistics, and a DoD recruiting task force that somehow thinks legal and public affairs are your new talent magnets (spoiler: they’re not).

A Marine takes over the F-35 program, we slap “F-47” on our next-gen fighter because Trump said so, and someone in Oregon thinks they can tell the federal government what to do with the National Guard.

Oh—and China’s getting military secrets from broke Army NCOs. Cool. Cool cool cool.

This one's loaded with hot takes, hard truths, and the usual blend of sarcasm and side-eye from the Ones Ready crew. Buckle up, buttercup.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

🇺🇸 Operation Midnight Hammer: 125+ aircraft, including 7 B-2s dropping bunker busters on Iran. Largest B-2 op ever.

🎭 Deception Game Strong: B-2s faked a trip to the Pacific—classic rope-a-dope move.

☢️ Fordow Facility Hit: Heavy damage confirmed, but Iran probably played musical chairs with their gear ahead of time.

🛢️ Strait of Hormuz Drama: Iran threatens to shut it down—Rubio calls it “economically disastrous.”

🤡 DoD Recruiting Task Force: Featuring public affairs and lawyers. What could possibly go wrong?

🧠 Air Force Readiness Crisis: Old jets, no pilots, and China licking their chops.

🕵️‍♂️ Espionage Alert: An Army NCO tried selling secrets to China. More like “Joint Base Leakcord.”

🚫 Transgender Troop Ban: Back in the headlines. Controversy guaranteed.

🛸 Space Force’s Vibes: From honoring WWII Airmen to blocking housing developments for “mission disruption.”

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome back & OTS San Diego recap

 01:00 – Operation Midnight Hammer: What really happened

 02:25 – Fordow nuclear facility gets smoked

 03:05 –

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Let’s get one thing straight—this ain’t your typical Air Force hype-fest. Xavier Knapp went from "please God, not F-16s" to becoming the standout maintainer in Netflix’s Thunderbirds documentary. In this episode, we pull the curtain all the way back on what it really means to be a top-tier wrench-turner in the Air Force. Xavier shares the unfiltered truth about failing out of EOD, getting slapped in the face (literally) by maintenance, and grinding through 120° days and freezing nights to keep jets flying. He breaks down the hard-earned pride of maintenance culture, the myth and reality of the Thunderbirds, and why tight uniforms and tighter standards actually matter. If you think being a Thunderbird is all glitz and no grit, this one’s going to hurt your feelings. Let Xavier wreck your cynicism—and maybe inspire you to raise your own damn standards.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💥 “I didn’t want to be a crew chief… definitely not on F-16s.” Guess what he got.
• 🧠 Failure isn't weakness—quitting is. Xavier failed EOD but stayed in and built a career.
• 🔧 Maintainers hold the line. No glory, no thanks—just jets in the air.
• 😤 Dirty uniforms, broken noses, and 20-minute jobs that become 3-hour soul crushers.
• 🧠 The real NCO magic: translating officer-speak into buy-in from the trenches.
• ✋ Thunderbirds aren’t just a show—they’re the public face of Air Force standards.
• 🤝 Best friends turned rivals turned brothers. Aviano lightning-in-a-bottle team culture.
• 🎯 “Either we have standards, or we don’t.” Simple as that.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – The Ones Ready intro + Thunderbirds doc hype
01:30 – Why the Pose Fitness App might save your push-up dreams
03:45 – Meet Xavier Knapp: Netflix star & Thunderbird maintainer
05:50 – EOD dreams crushed, crew chief reality accepted
09:30 – Surprise: F-16 maintenance is kinda badass
13:00 – That moment you realize you are the adult on the flight line
17:30 – How strong NCOs and real teammates build you up
23:45 – The Aviano dream team, and lessons from a Puerto Rican rival
28:00 – Pride, pain, and busted noses—what being a maintainer actually means
35:00 – Why

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This isn’t just an episode — it’s a character arc. For the first time, Trent pulls back the curtain on how his life before the pipeline forged the fire he brings to every candidate now. From getting his teeth kicked in (literally) during his early military career, to surviving brutal operational deployments, to losing everything that mattered and rebuilding from scratch — this is his blueprint.

It’s not a sob story. It’s a leadership autopsy. And it's why he's allergic to your excuses. If you’ve ever wondered why Trent holds the standard so relentlessly or why he gives zero oxygen to pity parties, here’s your answer: he’s lived the consequences of failure, mediocrity, and accountability — and still came out swinging.

This episode is raw, emotional, and required listening for anyone claiming they want to lead warriors. Don’t bring your ego. Bring a notebook.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Trent’s life wasn’t a prep course. It was a crucible.
• He didn’t “become” — he earned it through failure, growth, and relentless recalibration.
• Real leadership comes from scars, not slogans.
• If you're chasing the title but not the sacrifice, you missed the point.
• His pain didn’t make him bitter — it made him honest.
• Candidates think the pipeline is hard. Try surviving your own life first.
• Trent’s not mad at you — he just refuses to lie to you.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Why This One’s Personal
04:10 – Trent’s Humble Beginnings and First Gut-Checks
09:30 – Losing Battles, Losing Family, and What It Cost
15:45 – The Moment It All Snapped Into Focus
22:00 – From Broken to Brutal: Earning the Right to Lead
29:15 – Why He Won’t Coddle You (Because No One Coddled Him)
36:00 – The Real Reason He’s So Hard on Candidates
42:20 – Trent’s Advice for Anyone Who Thinks They’re Ready
48:00 – Closing Thoughts: What It Means to Truly Serve

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