Ops Brief 140: Daily Drop - 1 Apr 2026 - F-35 Crash & The A-10 Comeback!

Send us Fan MailPeaches is back for April 1st—and no, this isn’t a joke.An F-35 goes down near Nellis, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is suddenly “needed again,” and we’re now talking about laser weapons for base defense. If that sounds like chaos… it kind of is. Meanwhile, the USS George H.W. Bush is deploying, more Marines are moving, and leadership still won’t rule out ground troops.Peaches calls it straight—this is what happens when strategy, politics, and reality collide. The Air Force tried to kill the A-10… now it’s doubling down on it. Acquisition is still slow. And we’re just now getting serious about force protection like anti-drone lasers and hardened shelters.Oh—and yes, someone tried to sell a Javelin missile. Again.Bottom line: this isn’t clean, it isn’t organized, and it’s definitely not slowing down.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 No April Fools—This Is Real 01:15 Apache Flyover Drama—Relax 03:00 Cyber Training Cut—Finally 04:30 Anti-Drone Lasers—About Time 06:00 Carrier Deployment Doesn’t Mean War 07:30 Laser Weapons Are Back (And Real) 09:00 Navy Mine Warfare—How Does That Even Work? 10:30 ICE at Bootcamp—Wait What? 12:00 Javelin Theft—Again… Seriously 13:30 OTS Nashville—Last Call Coming 14:30 F-35 Crash Near Nellis—Pilot Safe 16:00 A-10 Comeback—Air Force Hypocrisy? 17:30 MQ-9 Squadron Reactivated 18:30 Moon Mission—Big Deal or Not? 20:00 SecDef Trip & Ground War Talk 21:30 Bunkers, Drones & Force Protection 22:30 Trump: “Not Our Job” in Hormuz 23:30 War Timeline—Are We Actually Ending This?🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like if you want real talk without the fluff 🔔 Subscribe so you don’t miss what’s actually happening 💬 Comment—should we keep the A-10 or kill it? 🌟 Leave a review if you’re tired of watered-down takes 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Grab merch at onesready.comSupport 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...