Ops Brief 053: Daily Drop - 2 June 2025 (We’re Not Winning in Africa & Space Is a Mess)

In this chaotic return to the Daily Drop, Jared barrels through a no-holds-barred rundown of DOD chaos, diplomatic double-speak, and the ongoing clown show in space. The Pentagon’s trying to win hearts and minds in Somalia with airstrikes, Space Force is low-key getting circled by Russian sats, and we’re hoping AI can save Indopaycom’s wargames. Spoiler: it won’t.

Jared dives into all of it — including the Thunderbirds doc that actually slapped (yes, really), privatized base hotels, and a new Kunsan commander who’s literally cleaning up her husband’s mess. There’s also a raw take on the mental health industrial complex and why adding more psychologists might not fix what’s broken.

Unfiltered. Unscripted. Possibly unhinged. This is the military news you should be getting, but definitely won’t from Public Affairs.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

Shangri-La Summit? More like Shangri-La-la-land — we’re not stopping China with vibes.
Africa strikes doubled… but we’re still not solving anything.
SpaceX is saving Space Force's ass one GPS bird at a time.
Public Affairs left Jared hanging — AGAIN.
AI in war games? Cool story. Let us know when it actually wins a fight.
The Thunderbirds doc is cinematic crack (but where’s the love for maintainers?)
Privatizing base hotels sounds good… until your room has black mold.
Adding more psychologists ≠ fixing the actual problem with troops’ mental health.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – PA Ghosted Us Again + One Slot Left for Operator Summit
01:15 – Shangri-La Summit: Hexeth Talks Big on China
02:30 – Australia Asked to Bump Defense Spending
03:40 – DOD + VA Try to Patch the Transition Dumpster Fire
05:00 – Russia Playing Peekaboo with US Sats
06:30 – Somalia Airstrikes Double (But Why?)
07:20 – Africa’s Still a Dumpster Fire, Langley Warns
08:15 – Indopaycom Uses AI for Wargames (LOL)
09:00 – DODEA Mental Health Surge: Real Help or Therapist Theater?
10:30 – Air Force Budget Gets “Increased” (But Not Really)
11:30 – Privatizing Base Hotels – Good Idea?
12:30 – Colonel Wife Takes Over Fighter Wing from Colonel Husband
13:20 – Thunderbirds Doc: Absolute Heat. Where’s the Maintainer Love?
14:30 – SpaceX Launches GPS Bird While ULA Flops Again
15:20 – Space Force: Cool Logos, Actually Doing Work Thanks to Elon
15:55 – Outro: Like. Subscribe. Don’t Let the Bots Win.

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