Ops Brief 078: Daily Drop - 22 July 2025 (Army Embarrassing Themselves...AGAIN!)

Peaches returns with another banger, torching bureaucratic blunders and Joint Force nonsense. From the Pentagon flexing like it just invented drone grenades, to the DoD accidentally letting Chinese engineers tinker with our cloud—this one's a spicy ride. He dives into the F-35 budget cut drama, Space Force cosplay, uniform updates that no one asked for, and yes, another near-miss in the skies. Also: Nashville OTS still has slots, and you might even get Uncle Sam to foot the bill (if your chain isn't lame). Buckle up—your commute just got smarter and more sarcastic.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

Pentagon: “We dropped a grenade from a drone!” Everyone else: “Cool, 2012 called.”
Microsoft let Chinese engineers touch DoD networks. Totally secure, right?
Marines pulled out of LA—apparently, lawlessness isn't that chill anymore
B-52 vs. Delta jet: near-miss or just casual Cold War vibes?
Space Force flexes its tabletop game skills
Airman spills secrets on a fake Ukrainian dating app. Seriously.
Nashville OTS is happening—ask now or stay broke
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & “Attributes-Based Selection” rant
01:30 – Modern Athlete Strength Systems plug
03:00 – Nashville OTS update + potential TDY hacks
04:00 – F-35 budget cuts & Marine takes over the program
05:20 – Marines pulled from LA (Pentagon drops the hammer)
06:00 – Chinese engineers + Microsoft + DoD = 🤯
07:15 – Pacific-level exercise: 12k Airmen, 700 Guardians
08:00 – Drone grenade demo = peak DoD cringe
09:15 – Drone procurement reforms (again)
10:00 – KC-46 tanker buy bypasses competition
11:00 – B-52 near miss with Delta jet
12:30 – Airman death at missile base (tragic trend)
13:00 – US pilots fly Aussie F-35s = Interop progress
14:30 – Air Force civilian leaks secrets on a dating site
15:00 – Uniform updates: boots, nails, brows, oh my
16:00 – Space Force plays war games & announces big plans
17:15 – NATO’s F-35 obsession & shared vulnerabilities
18:00 – Hypersonics & China's strategic blind spots
19:00 – National Guard trains for wildfires
20:00 – Hurricane prep & ride-out teams explained
22:00 – Rare earth mining = less China, more ‘Merica
23:00 – Peaches asks: What should change in these drops?

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