Ones Ready

Ops Brief 020: Daily Drop - 2 April 2025 (Space Wars, Fentanyl, & Gmail Diplomacy)


Listen Later

Send a text

On this episode of the Ones Ready Daily Drop, Peaches dives into the swirling madness of global defense headlines and calls out the bureaucratic circus behind the scenes.

From satellite refueling ops and simulated dogfights in space, to fentanyl diplomacy and generals crying over spectrum auctions, it’s all here. Plus, the Air Force is giving away F-15s and leaving Indo-PACOM hanging until 2026. Oh, and U.S. government officials are still using Gmail for “sensitive” talks. What year is it?

Meanwhile, Canada is mad about F-35s, the Philippines just got a $5.6B fighter jet hookup, and some dudes in Congress want to go full cartel-hunting mode with airstrikes.

Just another Tuesday. Buckle up.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

💥 Raisin Kane Ain’t Scared – MAGA hat or not, the man has a plan (and it’s not dumb).
💥 Gmail Is Totally Secure... Right? – U.S. officials emailing state secrets like it’s 2008.
💥 Fentanyl Is a WMD Now – Van Orden asks why we’re not droning narcos.
💥 Space Dogfights Are Coming – China is prepping for orbital combat and so are we.
💥 Satellite Refueling is a Thing – Shoutout to Northrop Grumman for being useful.
💥 F-15s Out, F-15EX In… Eventually – Kadena's empty. Whoops.
💥 Joint Simulation Needs SOF – Peaches goes off on outdated training systems.
💥 Canada Mad About Tariffs AND Jets – Welcome to the club.
💥 Tyndall Rebuild = 165 MPH Buildings – Why not just move? Bureaucracy.
💥 Philippines Gets a $5.6B Firepower Upgrade – Finally, a Pacific partner pulling weight.

📢 Call-to-Actions:

✅ Like this episode if you’ve ever screamed at a simulator or an email chain.
 💬 Drop a comment if you’ve got stronger comms than the NSC using Gmail.
 ⭐ Leave a review—unless you’re mad about the space dogfight jokes.
 🛒 Hit OnesReady.com for merch and membership. New gear is restocking—don’t sleep.
💪 Visit barbellapparel.com for that BOGO action and tell ’em Peaches sent you.

Support the show

Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE

Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE

Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com

Collabs:
Ones Ready - OnesReady.com
18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY
ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete
Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY
DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY
Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY
...

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Ones ReadyBy Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

1,141 ratings


More shows like Ones Ready

View all
Jocko Podcast by Jocko DEFCOR Network

Jocko Podcast

30,854 Listeners

Team Never Quit by Marcus Luttrell

Team Never Quit

5,954 Listeners

Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCC by Andy Stumpf

Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCC

11,000 Listeners

Mike Drop by Mike Ritland

Mike Drop

6,489 Listeners

The Shawn Ryan Show by Shawn Ryan

The Shawn Ryan Show

46,492 Listeners

The Team House by dee takos

The Team House

1,663 Listeners

Mike Force Podcast by Mike Glover

Mike Force Podcast

2,410 Listeners

Combat Story by AJ Pasciuti

Combat Story

1,275 Listeners

The Operator With Rob O’Neill by Tetherball Academy Media

The Operator With Rob O’Neill

1,260 Listeners

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf by IRONCLAD

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

655 Listeners

The Resilient Show by Chad Robichaux

The Resilient Show

347 Listeners

The Antihero Broadcast by The Antihero Podcast

The Antihero Broadcast

589 Listeners

Borderland: Narcosis with Vincent 'Rocco' Vargas by IRONCLAD

Borderland: Narcosis with Vincent 'Rocco' Vargas

125 Listeners

Tier1 Podcast by Brent Tucker

Tier1 Podcast

158 Listeners

The Watch Floor with Sarah Adams by Sarah Adams

The Watch Floor with Sarah Adams

218 Listeners