Ops Brief 033: Daily Drop - 24 April 2025 (Microreactors, Shady Signal Chats, and the 20-Step Beard Waiver Saga)

Ones Ready

Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

Pj, Cct, Combat Control, Tacp, Government, Special Warfare, Assessment And Selection, Education, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance, Tactical Air Control Party, Special Operations, Fitness, Selection, Self-improvement, Air Force, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Send us a text Jared is speedrunning this Daily Drop like it’s the last brief before weekend libo. But don’t worry—this episode still slaps. From Air Force leadership dodging infrastructure bills, to a shaving waiver flowchart that sounds like a side quest from Fallout, it’s everything you didn’t know you needed to rage-laugh through. In this episode: ☢️ Nuclear microreactors are coming to Alaska (yes, seriously) 📦 The B-21 is flexing, and China should be nervous ✈️ A C-17 j...

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0:00.0	One's ready.
0:01.1	Point, Sergeant.
0:03.3	Go!
0:07.0	Everybody, welcome back to the Ones Ready podcast.
0:09.1	This is your daily drop for 24 April.
0:11.5	This one's going to be really quick because it's the end of the day, and I want to get this out to you guys.
0:16.1	If you're new here, this is the news that the Public Affairs Office puts out for the United States Air Force and Space Force to all the commanders and all the chiefs.
0:25.1	And this is just kind of a quick gist of what each topic is and any kind of insider baseball or my opinion on them.
0:33.2	So, joint news, defense acquisition review.
0:36.1	The Defense Department initiated a review of the major acquisition programs to identify potential cancellations aiming for high-performing mission-aligned initiatives.
0:45.4	Defense Secretary emphasized efficiency, advancing Trump's Golden Dome, missile defense, and approving the F-47 next-generation air dominance fighter.
0:55.0	Next, Secretary of Defense defiance stance.
0:59.0	Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth acknowledged a turbulent start but claimed the Defense Department
1:04.9	has moved past, quote, wokeness and weakness, end quote, he credited increased military
1:10.8	recruiting to a focus on warfighting priorities over social
1:14.2	issues.
1:15.6	New cyber rules for contractors.
1:19.1	The Pentagon's acting CIO introduced a software fast track process using AI to streamline
1:24.9	software acquisition, replacing outdated authorization to operate, or an ATO,
1:30.8	and risk management framework processes.
1:34.4	The initiative aims to accelerate contractor cyber approvals as announced by Katie Errigan.
1:42.1	Cyber rules.
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