Ops Brief 044: Daily Drop - 12 May 2025 (DEI's Out, Drones Get Cruise Missiles, & We’re Still Roasting Cannon AFB)

Send us Fan MailBuckle up. In this flaming hot Ones Ready drop, Peaches unloads on the latest Air Force news like it’s target practice. From the Pentagon’s DEI purge to putting cruise missiles on MQ-9s (because why not?), we’re diving deep into the bureaucratic chaos of the DoD’s week. We question why the hell an OA-1K would carry a cruise missile, throw shade at “aspirational” tech projects, and get uncomfortably honest about childcare, base closures, and how many damn generals are collecting paychecks. Also, our only search and rescue dog retires, and it gets emotional. Pour one out for Callie.Meanwhile, only four slots remain for the Operator Training Summit—12 hours in the pool, mask clearing, buddy breathing, underwater misery and mentorship with the Ones Ready crew. Don’t miss your shot to suffer with a purpose in San Diego this June.🔥 Key Takeaways:DEI content is out, and merit-based military academy admissions are (finally) inThe DoD’s “Golden Dome” wants to hog more spectrum—and maybe accuracyTricare got people out here wondering if they even have healthcareCruise missiles on Reapers? Okay. On OA-1Ks? LOL.Eglen cuts childcare hours, shift workers take the hitACC’s new “Readiness Metrics” are... probably not operational yetCallie the SAR dog retires after jumping out of more planes than some lieutenantsCannon AFB slander remains undefeated.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro & Operator Training Summit slots open 02:00 – F-47 Cybersecurity: Lock it up before China does 03:00 – Golden Dome spectrum grab 04:30 – Tricare fail: Set your autopay or pay full freight 05:15 – Special Ops doctrine: AI, Indo-Pacific, small teams 06:30 – DEI purge and merit admissions policy 08:00 – Readiness Metrics: RIM is a thing now? 09:00 – MQ-9s with cruise missiles… and OA-1Ks for no reason 11:30 – Air Force One delivery might not take forever? 12:00 – Eglen childcare cuts = big problem for mil families 13:00 – Retirement of Callie the SAR dog (Respect.) 14:30 – Space Force says space is... war now? 15:30 – China’s space threat & orbital mess 16:00 – India/Pakistan ceasefire kerfuffle 16:30 – Hypersonic GPS-denied nav systems 17:30 – DoD has too many generals (surprise!) 18:00 – Base closures: Not a recruitment issue, it’s a common sense issue 19:00 – Cannon AFB roast & call to join the training summitSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...