Ops Brief 054: Daily Drop - 3 June 2025 (The Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Clown Fiesta - Now with Bonus AI Paranoia!)

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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🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Send us a text Welcome to another episode of the “Daily Drop,” where Jared breaks down the chaos disguised as a defense budget. We’re talking about a $1 trillion spendathon featuring: cutting cybersecurity staff during peak cyber threat season, trying to mass-produce drones in 24 hours with foreign parts we don’t make, and senior leaders treating AI like it’s witchcraft. You’ll also get the inside scoop on how our Space Force is flexing with rapid GPS launches (kind of), why cutting Air Force...

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0:00.0	One's ready.
0:03.2	Go!
0:07.3	Everybody, welcome back to another edition of the Daily Drop.
0:11.9	This is the news from 3 June.
0:14.1	If you're new here, this is the news from public affairs.
0:16.9	They curate it from all kinds of different articles and that kind of stuff and throw it all together for people to preview, typically commanders and chiefs.
0:25.7	But I believe it's hoping to everybody.
0:28.9	But anyway, before we hop into that, though, you guys should know that we have one more slot left for the Operator Training Summit happening in San Diego,
0:39.5	21 and 22 June.
0:41.4	We're talking running with Taylor Starch, mobility with Taylor Starch, then we're going to have
0:48.1	calisthenics, rucking, academics, that kind of stuff on the first day.
0:52.9	The second day, we've got 12 hours in the pool with you with Aaron, Trent, me.
1:01.6	We're going to have another active duty, PJ, who's going to be there that's going to be
1:06.7	taking you through the pool to everything from underwater's mass clearing mask and snorkel recovery
1:12.0	drownproofing treading water finning buddy breathing uh let's see i'm sure i'm missing something else
1:19.5	but 12 hours in the pool all for you all right so if you are interested shoot me an email at J-A-R-E-D at
1:29.1	Wondready.com, and we'll get you added to the chat so you can secure your spot.
1:34.9	Okay, here is the news. We'll start off with joint news like we usually do.
1:40.5	Defense Secretary to testify on FY26 budget.
1:45.2	Defense Secretary Pete Hickset will discuss the Trump administration's proposal, or proposed,
1:51.1	$1 trillion fiscal year 26 defense budget, including a $900 billion base budget and $150 billion supplemental package before Congress on June 12th.
2:05.1	The testimony may also address concerns over non-classified messaging systems used for sensitive
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