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Buckle up, buttercups—Jared's back in the Ones Ready team room, dishing out yesterday's DoD drama because the PAO couldn't update today's headlines. Hegeth's memo: stop being bureaucratic wimps, buy American drones fast—excessive caution is the enemy. Joint air drills with B-52s flexing on North Korea; AI saving lives in mass casualties; SOCOM slashing Skyraider buys in half, likely budget tight. Jared throws shade at AFSOC's PAO for dodging his interview ask, calls out China's South China Sea bullying flop, cheers Senate's A-10 rescue (thunder lives!). Wraps with cyber fails, Turkey's F-35 snub (beat it, nerds), and pushing for service members' right to repair gear without contractor scams. Tired of bland military news? This is your sarcastic, straight-talk wake-up from Ones Ready—no apologies.

Key Takeaways:
- Hegeth's drone memo: Stop being cowards and buy American expendables ASAP—excessive caution is the real enemy. 😤
- SOCOM halves OA-1K buys: From 12 to 6 in FY26, delaying the fleet but keeping the 75-goal dream alive—funding drama incoming.
- Joint drills galore: B-52s over Korea, naval logistics pacts with Aussies and Japan—deterring North Korea and China like it's 1945 all over again.
- Air Force recruiting rebound: 15K in delayed entry, but did they just move the goalposts post-COVID? Jury's out.
- Senate saves A-10s: Retaining 100+ Thunderbolts in the NDAA—11th-hour heroics for the Warthog warriors. 🛩️
- Right to repair push: Warriors deserve to fix gear without voiding warranties—screw the contractor scams.
- Operator Training Summit announced: Nashville, Oct 25-26—land PT day one, pool drown-proofing day two. Get wet or go home.

Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Intro & Operator Training Summit Tease: Nashville vibes incoming
- 01:59 - Drone Drama: Hegeth orders faster buys, Blue UAS shifts to DCMA
- 02:58 - Pacific Power Plays: Joint air drills, naval logistics pacts
- 04:18 - AI in Action: TransCom's patient movement toolkit
- 06:33 - SOCOM Cuts & Skyraider Shade: Halved buys, PAO beef
- 06:47 - China Fails in South China Sea: No one's backing down
- 09:12 - Air Force News: Recruiting wins (maybe), Iranian missile hit
- 11:13 - Space Force Flex: Resolute exercise, digi

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This episode is a gut punch of clarity and common sense wrapped in Hoist-fueled sarcasm. Aaron and Peaches sits down with retired Marine Corps Colonel Curtis Lee—civil affairs legend, community builder, and founder of Carolinas for Ukraine. From mentoring under three-war combat vets to spearheading grassroots refugee resettlement, Curtis breaks down the real meaning of service after service.

And oh yeah—we’re not afraid to poke the bear. Illegal immigration? We say no. Strategic, vetted, value-driven immigration? Hell yes. Curtis’ program resettles Ukrainian families legally—and it might just be the model for how we fix the entire U.S. immigration dumpster fire.

We hit topics the media won't touch with a ten-foot boom mic:

• The Afghanistan withdrawal debacle 💣
• Weaponizing civil affairs before the first shot is fired 🧠
• How to actually win in the gray zone war ⚔️
• The death of assimilation in America 🇺🇸
• And why your HOA might have more impact than your congressman 🏘️

If you want talking points, go watch cable news. If you want real talk that’ll challenge your worldview and maybe even get you off the couch—press play.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Curtis Lee dropped nearly 30 years in uniform, then turned around and started winning wars without firing shots.
• The "Uniting for Ukraine" program is legal immigration done right—screened, vetted, and integrated.
• “Two things can be true at once” becomes the battle cry of the episode—and it's time America learned that nuance is not weakness.
• You can be anti-illegal immigration and still pro-humanity. Shocking, we know.
• Civil affairs isn't just soccer balls and smiles—it's psychological warfare with real-world outcomes.
• Afghans were left hanging. Ukrainians got help. The difference? Planning, legality, and leadership.
• Local action > national outrage. HOA boards, school committees, and city foundations are where real change starts.
• America’s greatest threat isn’t a border crisis—it’s apathy.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Aaron Rants About Grape Hoist
01:45 – Hoist IV Hydration and Chaos in a Box
03:00 – Shoutout to Modern Athlete

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Welcome to the July 11th edition of the Daily Drop, where the Pentagon plays Monopoly with rare earth minerals, drones become the new IEDs, and Trump hands out Patriot missiles like party favors—with NATO picking up the tab (allegedly). Jared unpacks the latest military madness with his usual blend of sarcasm, side-eyes, and straight-up disbelief. From AI drone swarms to banned eyelash extensions, from therapy dogs saving morale to space lasers tracking Chinese satellites—this one’s got it all. Oh, and apparently we bombed Iran’s nuclear sites… but maybe didn’t hit anything? It’s like a military-themed episode of “Nailed It!”

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧨 Trump greenlights NATO-funded weapons for Ukraine… totally won't backfire.
• 💥 Drone warfare = IEDs 2.0. Welcome to the chaos.
• 🥾 Air Force bans fake lashes but keeps outdated procurement pipelines.
• 🛰️ China’s satellites playing bumper cars in space, but we're the bad guys?
• 🐕 South Dakota Air Guard hires a therapy dog. Name’s Captain. He’s a good boy.
• 💬 Gen. Deptula’s warning: Kill the F-35 and E-7, and you kill future air dominance.
• ⚛️ Iran’s nukes: bombed or not? Depends on your political flavor of the day.
• 🔥 Washington Army Guard trains for wildfires; Coast Guard saves Texans from floods.
• 🇵🇼 A Marine from Palau goes full circle in Koa Moana 25—heartwarming but vague.
• 👨‍🚀 Space Force rolls out SWARM and warns China to knock it off in orbit.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Atakalite discount + rocket fins, booties, and gadgets
01:10 – Trump sends weapons to Ukraine (NATO’s problem now?)
02:00 – Pentagon’s drone reform: UAS go full budget-friendly
03:00 – DoD invests in rare earth mining, coz China bad
03:45 – Air Force bans lashes, updates boot regs, and triggers outrage
04:30 – Retired generals: Cut the F-35 and Wedgetail? Big mistake
05:20 – Pacific exercise goes full “high-end fight” mode
06:10 – Meet Captain: the morale-boosting therapy dog
07:00 – Space Force’s digital SWARM training kicks off
07:50 – China’s satellite shenanigans… again
08:40 – Commerce wants to axe space traffic control (what could go wrong?)
09:20 – Space Force goe

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