Ops Brief 069: Daily Drop - 2 July 2025 (B-2 Upgrades & The Air Force Rage Quits)
Send us a textThe 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 – SenateSupport 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 068: Daily Drop - 30 June 2025 (A-10 Dies (Again) & Space Force Goes Pixar)
Send us a textIn 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 deathsSupport 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 486: "He Didn’t Kill Himself" – The SEAL Conspiracy That Won’t Die with Matt Cubbler
Send us a textMatt 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 09:11 – Inside the covSupport 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 067: Daily Drop - 27 June 2025 (“Razin Caine” Bombs Iran & Roasts Top Gun)
Send us a textThe 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 “cultivatSupport 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 485: Foreign Aid Is Not a Handout—It’s a Weapon
Send us a textBuckle 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 (Support 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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