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It’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”? lol

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The 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 part

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In 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)
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After six months of silence, the Ones Ready crew finally unleashes a no-holds-barred breakdown of the looming AFSPECWAR pipeline overhaul—and spoiler alert: it’s a total mess. From gutting water confidence to pushing combat dive into career purgatory, this episode exposes how leadership is sacrificing operational readiness for… spreadsheets.

Jared, Aaron, and Trent torch the new “land-based” selection model, the sketchy 12-week “Common Skills” course, and the alphabet-soup plans for MGFE (whatever that means). The team unpacks why this isn’t just dumb—it’s dangerous. If you think removing water-based assessments won’t ripple downstream into mission failure, think again.

Whether you’re a pipeline hopeful, a team room veteran, or someone who actually cares about how elite operators get made—this is the one you don’t skip.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💦 Water Confidence, RIP: Moving to land-based selection ignores the job’s amphibious demands.
• 🤡 Common Skills Chaos: 12-week course sounds good… until you realize it’s not resourced, staffed, or even defined.
• 🧠 Creatine and Conspiracies: Tasty Gains gets a nod, but the real brain fuel here is unfiltered truth.
• 🎩 Pipeline Decisions Made by People Who’ve Never Worn a Ruck: Career field managers weren’t even in the room.
• 🫥 MGFE = Maybe Get F*cked Eventually? No one knows what it means, and that’s the point.
• 🐸 Mission Before Metrics: Pushing dudes to teams faster doesn’t mean they’re ready.
• 🎭 Everyone’s Fighting the Last War: JTACery is glorified while global access gets ghosted.
• 🎥 Hollywood Couldn’t Script This Stupid: The pipeline plan reads like satire—but it’s real.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Cold open chaos & car shaming
04:00 – UFC at the White House? ‘Murica.
06:45 – Creatine, cognition, and calling out fake fitness
10:00 – Pipeline Rumors Confirmed: Here comes land-based selection
13:00 – Why removing water work is a catastrophic mistake
17:40 – Swovie is broken. Guaranteed contracts or bust.
23:30 – The Common Skills Course disaster-in-waiting
31:00 – Why nobody planned for trucks, ranges, beds, or instructors

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Trent and Peaches are back on the Ones Ready podcast, and this members-only episode is a no-holds-barred roast of Hollywood’s war movie obsession, questionable haircuts, and the veteran life nobody talks about. From dunking on Fury’s overhyped tank drama to unpacking why Brad Pitt’s smolder doesn’t make him a thespian god, these two bring the heat with zero filter. They also dive into the real grit—veterans navigating a world that thinks they’re either broken or Rambo, and why everything’s suddenly a “mental health crisis.” Expect sarcasm, contrarian hot takes, and a side of Nickelback love (because why not?). This ain’t your average podcast—it’s a verbal frag grenade for the initiated.  

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• Fury’s tank bromance is overrated, and Brad Pitt’s haircut doesn’t deserve its own fan club.  
• Hollywood’s veteran portrayals are lazy—either you’re a ticking time bomb or a caped crusader, no in-between.  
• The world’s not as soft as you think, but good luck convincing civilians to ditch their bubble wrap mindset.  
• Nickelback’s meme status is peak internet stupidity—they’re still selling out shows while haters cry into their IPAs.  
• Veterans don’t need fixing; they need people to stop assuming they’re one bad day from digging a foxhole in their front yard.

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Peaches returns with a scorched-earth breakdown of America’s latest military moves—and screwups. From counter-UAS task forces to the Pentagon’s \$330M-per-jet regrets, this episode tears into drone threats, Space Force drama, and Operation Midnight Hammer’s massive flex… that also accidentally exposed all our weak spots. We’re talking fleet gaps, busted tankers, munitions shortages, and decision-makers who keep canceling the wrong programs. Plus: the Air Force ditches sit-up alternatives (again), the F-47 enters the chat, and Iran just keeps poking the bear. If you want strategic insights laced with sarcasm, this is your ammo drop.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

* 🛩️ F-22 went from 750 to 195 jets thanks to cost, peace, and bureaucracy—F-47 might repeat history.
* 💥 Operation Midnight Hammer? Impressive strike, but it exposed serious USAF cracks.
* 🚨 ISR gaps, tanker dependency, and stealth shortages paint a grim picture for peer warfare.
* 🛰️ SpaceX bags more USSF cash while China throws a fit about “space weaponization.”
* 🧠 Counter-UAS task force: great idea… still no clarity on execution.
* 💪 Sit-ups are back, shuttle runs are gone, and 2-mile tests might be coming. Because reasons.
* 🔥 Guam gets a \$295M command bunker. Iran hucks missiles at Al Udeid. Trump… has thoughts.
* 🚀 Space Force scrambles for GPS alternatives as satellite data fails and hurricane forecasts suffer.
* 🤕 Military spouses face 2–3x higher depression and anxiety rates than civilians.
* 💸 DOD wants \$150B more. Surprise! Congress kinda agrees.

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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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