Ops Brief 021: Daily Drop - 3 April 2025 (Zero Trust, No Budget, All Chaos—Welcome to the New Normal)

Send us a text It’s April 3rd and Peaches is back with a fresh pile of Air Force, Space Force, and “what are we even doing anymore?” news. From commanders whining about drone threats and bureaucrats pushing Zero Trust Architecture™ (whatever that means), to Ukraine intel shifts, grounded pregnant pilots, and six B-2 bombers pulling up to the Red Sea like it’s a boss level—this Daily Drop has it all. Oh, and in case you missed it: the DoD is still trying to lay off people with pay , we’re throwing F-35s into the Middle East blender, and China is officially the “leaked” top threat—because apparently someone needed that in writing. 🔥 Key Takeaways: 💥 Electronic Warfare = Neglected Stepchild – 20 years of sandbox ops will do that. 💥 Ukraine Intel Sharing Pullback – But let’s be honest: we’re already there. 💥 Drone Defenses Within 24 Hours – ...but why wait 24 hours? 💥 Hiring Freeze Round 2 – “Paid to Quit” is now a policy. 💥 Zero Trust Architecture? – Sounds made up. Probably is. 💥 CENTCOM B-2 Flex – When in doubt, bomb it out. 💥 Pregnant Pilots Grounded – First trimester flyers, take a seat. 💥 AI Dogfighting F-16s at Eglin – Skynet: confirmed. 💥 KC-46 > KC-135 – Topeka's about to get a glow-up. 💥 Space Force Loves the Little Guys – Stoke & Rocket Lab get the call-up. 💥 AFWERX Tracks Sketchy Spacecraft – Satellites be sneakin’. 💥 China = Top Threat (Leaked Memo, Shocker) – In other news: water is wet. 💥 Budget Games Are Killing Readiness – Peaches says shut it down and start over. 📢 Call-to-Actions: ✅ Like this episode if you're tired of hearing "continuing resolution" like it’s a normal thing. 💬 Comment if you've ever worked a job where “Paid to Resign” wasn’t even an option. ⭐ Leave a review—even if it’s just to complain about bureaucracy. 🛒 Visit OnesReady.com for merch, restocks, and membership. 💪 Support the show—and your quad game—by checking out BarbellApparel.com (buy 2, get 1 free—you're welcome). 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 ...