Ops Brief 037: Daily Drop - 30 April 2025 (Drones, Pedos, &Netflix Thunderbirds)

In this unapologetically chaotic daily drop, Jared rolls through everything from drones dropping grenades to pedos in court and AI that’s apparently too complex for senior leadership to Google. Welcome to the April 30th edition of the Ones Ready podcast—where we break down the actual DoD news that gets sent to generals...and then we make fun of it.

From failed Firefly launches to tribal warfare over F-15EX seating arrangements, this episode is basically the Pentagon's group chat with better commentary. Also, find out which documentary produced by the Obamas might make you respect the Thunderbirds (but probably won’t), and why the “Women, Peace, and Security” program was killed for being “woke,” even though it came from the Trump administration. Yeah, we’re confused too.

Stick around for:

A take on why AI still scares generals more than enlisted TikToks
A borderline unhinged breakdown of why drone swarms are everyone's problem
Whether dropping 500lb bombs equals dead livestock in Houthi press releases
Thoughts on Thunderbirds, martial law, and why fake rifles in basic are weak sauce
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🔥 Key Takeaways:

🛩️ Homeland drone defense is lacking, and quadcopters are getting spicy.
🤖 Military AI adoption is a disaster, mostly because leadership doesn’t understand it.
🧨 Yemen claims 70 civilians dead from U.S. strikes… we call B.S.
💣 F-15EX tribal wars: Do we need a WSO or nah?
🪖 Fake rifles in basic? Major General Davidson thinks so. Jared disagrees.
🎥 Netflix Thunderbirds doc drops soon—produced by Barack and Michelle. You heard that right.
⚖️ Officer at Nellis faces trial for child sex crimes. Innocent until proven guilty, but still gross.
🚀 Firefly launch failed—satellite took a nosedive into the Pacific. Oof.
📜 Congress increased the defense budget, because obviously.
🚓 Trump’s martial law-lite EO freaks out civil liberties folks.
👩🏿‍💼 6888th honored—finally.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro + Operator Summit Plug
02:15 – Drones at Home & the Border
04:30 – Military AI Failures
06:45 – Yemen Strike + Casualty Claims
08:30 – “Woke” Program Canceled… by Trump’s Own People?
09:20 – F-15EX Tribalism Explained
10:55 – M4 Replica Controversy at BMT
11:45 – Netflix + Thunderbirds = Propaganda?
12:30 – Pedo Officer Trial
13:55 – China Spies at Osan
14:55 – Space Force Goes Commercial
16:15 – Defense Budget Drama + Martial Law Hints
18:20 – ISIS Arrest & Pentagon Security Dumpster Fire
19:30 – Final Thoughts + Call to Action