Ones Ready Ops Brief 050: Daily Drop - 21 May 2025 (Golden Dome, Qatari Jets & CYBERCOM)
Strap in, kids—this episode is a buffet of DoD chaos, spicy geopolitical moves, and “WTF are we even doing?” headlines. Jared unleashes on everything from the sketchiest Air Force One replacement idea ever (thanks, Qatar) to Golden Dome missile pipe dreams and the absolute circus that is Cyber Command’s latest identity crisis.
We’re also sending ICE to Marine bases, cutting 14% of Space Force civilians (brilliant), and relying on $26 million to keep Reserve pilots in the sky. Oh, and if you thought privatizing base lodging was gonna save anyone money—LOL, you’re adorable.
All this while the Air Force plays catch-up with drone integration, and Netflix somehow makes the Thunderbirds look cost-effective. Welcome to another day in the Pentagon’s magical clown tent.
🔥 Key Takeaways:
- 🛡️ Golden Dome Missile Defense: $1.75B and three years to protect… Canada?
- 🎖️ Afghanistan withdrawal finally under review. No accountability yet, but hey, panels!
- 🧠 Cyber Command wants to cosplay as SOCOM now. Cool idea, bad execution.
- 🪖 20,000 National Guard troops might be tasked with immigration enforcement. Neat.
- 🌊 Joint U.S.-Philippine drills in the South China Sea = “Hey China, back off.”
- 🔐 ICE agents on Marine bases after Nellis gets breached by a tweaker. You can’t make this up.
- ✈️ Qatari 747 as Air Force One? Sure, let’s just roll the dice on a potentially bugged jet.
- 🤖 Combat drones testing this summer. Sexy toys, but cognitive prep still MIA.
- 💸 Air Force Reserve is $26M short. Get in line.
- 🐗 Selfridge gets the F-15EX—say goodbye to the A-10s, boys.
- 🌀 Privatizing base lodging: higher rates, lower morale incoming.
- 📉 Space Force loses 14% of civilian workforce. Who needs experts anyway?
- 💣 B61-13: Apparently we still name nukes like it’s a Final Fantasy sequel.
- 🎬 Thunderbirds on Netflix. Get hyped, or at least act impressed.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & Operator Summit plug
00:45 – ATACLETE gear shoutout
01:30 – What this Daily Drop is & how the sausage gets made
02:00 – Golden Dome Missile Defense: now featuring Canada
02:30 – Afghanistan withdrawal review (finally)
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