Ones Ready
A team of active duty Combat Control (CCT), Pararescue (PJ), and Special Reconnaissance (SR) leveraging our 69 years of special operations experience to make the next generation of operators smarter, faster and stronger than we ever were. We are the PREMIERE resource for all things Air Force Special Warfare. The Ones Ready Podcast is honest talk about what it is like to go from a know-nothing high school graduate to an elite Special Operator. We will cover important practices for success including physical training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset traits essential to any team. Join us in The Team Room to get...
MTI Love - Ep 620
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Trent goes solo for a short one before heading to Washington, D.C. for AFA, and somehow the haircut actually matters.
He explains that he’ll be at the Second Air Force booth for his day job, helping highlight work being done around Basic Military Training and the future of how the Air Force builds new Airmen. But this episode is not really about Trent, the booth, or anyone trying to turn AFA into a Ones Ready meet-and-greet.
It is about the MTIs.
Trent makes the case th...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 97: Posting Your Dream Online Won’t Save You—Performance Will
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This members-only episode goes off the rails in the best way. Peaches and Trent start with social media hopefuls broadcasting their Special Warfare dreams—and break down why visibility without performance can come back to haunt you in the pipeline. From authenticity vs cringe, performers vs non-performers, and why teams eventually protect their own, the conversation rolls into accountability, medals, general officers, Mark Milley, CQ Brown, and why shiny ribbon racks don’t equal integrity. Toss in meme culture, Delta legends, fitness across generations, alcohol, Shot Show chaos, gun safety, and why the mili...
SECWAR Out? - Ep 619
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Aaron and Peaches are back in the team room talking through the rumors around Pete Hegseth, the future of the Secretary of Defense/Secretary of War role, and what all this political turbulence actually means for people thinking about joining the military.
This is not a “pick your team and scream online” episode. The point is bigger than one administration, one secretary, or one headline. If you serve long enough, administrations change. Secretaries change. Policies change. Generals get fired, retire, or quietly disappear into the defense-industrial mist. If your entire decision to s...
LINDSAY CLANCY MISTRIAL
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One juror held the line—and the Lindsay Clancy trial ended without a verdict.
Aaron and Peaches react to the mistrial in the case involving the deaths of Clancy’s three children. They discuss her insanity defense, the reported pressure surrounding the holdout juror, the possibility of another trial, and whether an impartial jury can still be found after years of national attention.
Aaron also challenges the online movement defending Clancy and argues that mental illness can explain someone’s actions without erasing accountability. The conversation expands into justice, politi...
Beards in Valhalla?- Ep 618
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Trent and Peaches are back, and somehow the episode starts with Valhalla, Norse paganism, Air Force beard waivers, and whether everybody suddenly developed shaving trauma at the exact same time.
The boys talk about the lengths Airmen will go to for beards, shaving waivers, religious accommodations, fake individuality, and why spending half your professional life trying to dodge grooming standards might be more damaging than the beard itself. Peaches, as the only truly bearded member of Ones Ready, gives the hard truth: beards are not magic, they are more expensive, more...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 96: Accuracy Isn’t Optional—And Hype Is Breaking the Force
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This members-only episode is a blunt, no-filter conversation between Peaches and Trent—and it goes exactly where it needs to. They bounce from Operator Training Summit updates and deliberate training to beards, uniforms, recruiting hype, Special Reconnaissance misinformation, and why accuracy matters more than motivation. They break down why scale matters in the U.S. military, why influencers selling fantasy jobs are doing real damage, and why being an extension of a capability isn’t the same as being the capability. Add in AI, psyops, SMUs, deterrence, and why some truths will never be p...
Stop Redlining - Ep 617
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Trent and Peaches bring in Taylor Starch, the mad scientist himself, to answer the questions candidates keep asking at Operator Training Summit.
This is part one of the OTS FAQ dump, and it covers a lot: whether dependents can move with you during Zulu, how personal belongings work at selection, how to prevent ear infections, whether you should swim freestyle or combat side stroke, what the pipeline looks like, and what candidates should actually be doing when they have months or years before shipping.
Taylor gets into the big...
USAF Promotion Fix - Ep 616
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Aaron, Trent, and Peaches are back in the team room talking about something the Air Force should have fixed forever ago: when someone turns down a promotion or loses a line number, that stripe should not just vanish into the bureaucratic shadow realm.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Wolfe is pushing an initiative that would allow those unused promotions to go to the next qualified Airmen in line. Wild concept: if the Air Force says a career field needs ten Tech Sergeants, and two people cannot or will not...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 95: This Is What Happens When Reality Finally Breaks Through the Internet
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Peaches and Trent go deep into a brutally uncomfortable reality check—law enforcement use of force, public outrage, double standards, fraud, entitlement, and how the internet distorts people’s ability to think clearly. This isn’t a clean “pick a side” episode. They walk the gray space between legality, morality, stress responses, and lived experience in high-risk environments. From ICE shootings and Venezuela to fraud, taxes, shoplifting, privilege, and the illusion of permanence, the through-line is simple: most people have opinions without context, experience, or accountability. If you’re here for easy answers, you’re in th...
Jungle School - Ep 615
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Aaron, Trent, and Peaches sit down with Justus, a Security Forces airman out of Moody Air Force Base, to talk about one of the nastiest, coolest, and most under-discussed opportunities in the Air Force: jungle warfare training in Panama.
Justus walks through how he ended up in the Air Force, why Security Forces was not what he expected, and how a career field that gets roasted constantly can still open doors if you are fit, positive, prepared, and willing to say yes when opportunities show up.
He breaks down...
Justice or Excuse?
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Three children were murdered. So why is so much of the conversation focused on protecting the person who killed them?
In this solo edition of Outside The Wire, Trent examines a mother’s admitted killing of her three children and the defense’s claim that postpartum psychosis diminished her responsibility. Trent argues that mental illness may help explain an action, but it does not erase the victims or eliminate the need for justice.
Drawing on Immanuel Kant’s philosophy of punishment, Trent makes the case for capital punishment—not as reven...
Sound Reset - Ep 614
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Peaches and Trent sit down with returning guest Marc Esposito and Henry Penix from Soaak for a deep dive into sound frequency compositions, sleep, nervous system regulation, and the future of human performance.
Marc explains how retirement led him into the human performance space, working with universities, the military, academia, and industry to help optimize the human weapon system. He also explains why he was initially skeptical of Soaak, why the science started making sense, and why he was willing to put his reputation behind it.
Henry breaks down...
Be Like BG Palenske - Ep 613
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Peaches and Trent sit down with retired Brigadier General Tom Palenske, and this one turns into a masterclass on leadership without all the fake corporate nonsense.
Palenske walks through one of the wildest career arcs we have had on the podcast: Goodyear factory kid from Topeka, Army National Guard helicopter door gunner, warrant officer, Huey and Black Hawk pilot, Air Force officer, MH-53 pilot, CV-22 squadron commander, wing commander, deployed special operations leader, and eventually a brigadier general who still sounds like a normal human being.
He talks about...
Flock Off
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The cameras aren’t just watching traffic—they may be building your pattern of life.
Peaches and Trent break down the expanding Flock camera network after an outdated homicide alert reportedly led police to box in an innocent vehicle and hold its occupants at gunpoint. From automated license-plate readers outside gun ranges to AI-powered cameras capable of following people, the technology raises one massive question: who is collecting this data, and what are they doing with it?
They examine false alerts, facial biometrics, political bumper-sticker searches, private businesses sharing data...
DSA Explained
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What do America’s democratic socialists actually want? Trent skipped the social-media outrage and went directly to the Democratic Socialists of America’s own platform.
In this solo edition of Outside The Wire, Trent examines the DSA’s vision of life without capitalism—including publicly funded housing, healthcare, retirement, food, education, energy, medicine, and transportation. He challenges who would pay for it, what would motivate innovation, and whether the entire system depends on pretending human nature doesn’t exist.
Trent also separates free markets from crony capitalism, explains where he agrees...
Get Screened - Ep 612
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Aaron and Trent sit down with Tim “Chaci” Pachasa and Chelsey Simoni from the Hunter Seven Foundation for one of the most important health conversations we have had on Ones Ready.
Hunter Seven is not just talking about veteran cancer. They are building the system that should have existed already: research, education, early screening, direct support, and a free cancer care campus for veterans who are trying to fight this stuff before it is too late.
Chelsey breaks down the reality of post-9/11 cancer trends, toxic exposure, burn pits, JP-8...
Serve Anyway - Ep 611
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Aaron, Trent, and Peaches get into one of the biggest questions future service members keep asking: should you still join the military if you do not like the current political climate, the administration, or where the country seems to be headed?
The short version: if politics are enough to stop you from serving, maybe you were looking for a reason not to join anyway.
The team breaks down what it actually means to serve under presidents, commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and policies you may not personally agree with. They...
USAF PACERFORGE - Ep 610
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Aaron and Peaches sit down with TSgt Kaleb Schmidt, a Military Training Instructor working at PACERFORGE, to talk about how Air Force Basic Training is changing and what new Airmen should expect.
Kaleb explains what life looks like for MTIs today, how Basic Military Training is modernizing, and why Pacer Forge is more than a new version of Beast Week. The conversation breaks down how trainees are being evaluated through small-team scenarios, squad-based movements, tactical combat casualty care, base defense, nine-line medical evacuation requests, UXO reporting, drone reporting, airfield operations, and...
Twin Falls Active Shooter
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An armed citizen refused to sit back and watch.
Aaron and Trent examine the deadly shooting outside an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, where a rifle-wielding attacker reportedly killed two people and wounded seven others. They break down the footage, the unanswered questions surrounding the shooter’s motive, and how an armed citizen returning fire may have prevented an even larger massacre.
This episode goes beyond the usual gun-control argument. It’s about carrying legally, getting legitimate training, recognizing danger, using whatever options are available, and accepting one ugly real...
Jake Paul's Delusional
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The confidence is elite. The self-awareness is missing.
Aaron breaks down footage allegedly showing a group of Navy SEALs in Venezuela doing their best impression of “totally inconspicuous Americans”—complete with backward hats, full-sleeve tattoos, and oversized fanny packs.
Then Jake Paul cranks the delusion up another level by claiming he could walk into the NFL as a slot receiver. Boxing is brutally difficult, but dismissing the experience, athleticism, and football IQ required to compete against the best players on Earth is world-class rage bait.
From terrible disgui...
Ep 609: Attention Parents
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Peaches sits down with Kaylon, a former Air Force Security Forces military working dog handler, dog trainer, and father of a 17-year-old preparing for Air Force Special Warfare.
This episode is for the parents.
Kaylon talks about his time as a Security Forces K9 handler at RAF Mildenhall, his deployment experience, working explosive detection dogs, and eventually transitioning into professional dog training. But the real focus of this conversation is what it feels like as a parent when your kid says, “I want to join the military,” and then star...
Spain INVADED
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Spain’s border didn’t bend—it collapsed.
In the first edition of Outside The Wire, Aaron, Trent, and Peaches step beyond the usual Air Force Special Warfare conversation to examine the surge of migrants entering Ceuta from Morocco. Aaron breaks down the reported crossings, the Spanish court ruling affecting immediate returns, and why border enforcement decisions carry real humanitarian, financial, and cultural consequences.
This is a blunt conversation about illegal immigration, assimilation, national sovereignty, media framing, and what the United States should learn from Europe’s mistakes. No sanitize...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 94: 2026 Is Coming—Here’s What the Air Force Is About to Break (and Fix)
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Peaches and Trent go full members-only to break down what 2026 is shaping up to look like for the Air Force—no press releases, no sugarcoating. From the F-47 and collaborative combat aircraft to B-21 delays, A-10 politics, pilot manning, maintenance reality, and why bureaucracy keeps kneecapping readiness, this episode is a blunt assessment of where things are actually headed. They dig into recruiting momentum, training pipeline friction, Special Warfare course structure, and why talent management—not slogans—is the real force multiplier. If you want optimism backed by realism, this is the conversation.
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Daily Drop 165: Drone War - 28 July 2026
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Peaches is back with the Daily Drop for 28 July, covering Army vehicle prototypes, command and control testing, Navy vaccine and transfer policy updates, Marine drone experiments, Coast Guard counter-UUV efforts, testosterone screenings, Iran operations, and some very questionable budget math.
The Army is moving forward with Infantry Squad Vehicle Heavy prototypes while Project Convergence prepares to stress-test next-generation command and control gear in the Mojave Desert. The Navy reinstated flu vaccine requirements for certain sailors and changed transfer policy after a sailor’s death, while the USS George Washington strike group is...
Ops Brief 164: Daily Drop - 27 July 2026 - Iran Cost
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Peaches is back with a Daily Drop for 27 July, and this one covers everything from RIMPAC ship-sinking exercises to Iran War costs, Air Force waist-to-height chaos, Space Force powerlifting records, and underwater drone threats.
The Army and Navy teamed up during RIMPAC to sink two decommissioned ships, while Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral was nominated to command U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Peaches also covers the demolition of defective medical student barracks in Texas, the Navy renaming information professionals as Communication Systems Warfare Officers, and the Air Force clarifying that...
Ep 608: Audit Failed
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Aaron, Trent, and Peaches are back in the team room talking defense budgets, military waste, the NDAA, future war with China, Space Force, Flock cameras, and why everyone suddenly has feelings about height-to-waist standards.
The team breaks down why the Department of War is asking for more money, what the military says it needs to fund, and why that answer still does not solve the bigger problem: nobody can explain where all the money is already going. They talk munitions, drones, shipbuilding, Golden Dome, personnel, aging infrastructure, bloated conferences, pet projects...
Ep 607: AFSW FAQs
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Aaron, Trent, and Peaches jump into a full Ones Ready FAQ episode covering the questions future Air Force Special Warfare candidates keep asking.
The team breaks down long-term training timelines, how to prepare 18 to 24 months out, why Zone 2 matters, how often to ruck, how much weight to use, and why rucking can break you down if you train it stupidly. They also talk pool training for STO phase two, whether losing the Special Warfare BMT flights matters, what to do after a medical disqualification, and how to think about paramedic before...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 93: 2025 Was Unhinged—Let’s Talk About What Actually Happened
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Peaches and Trent go full members-only to recap a year that felt like five. From terrorist attacks, wildfires, assassinations, space rescues, and government shutdowns to aliens, Epstein files, celebrity nonsense, and why trusting the government is a losing game—nothing is off limits. This isn’t a polished news recap; it’s a brutally honest, dark-humored breakdown of 2025 through the lens of people who’ve lived inside the machine. If you want clean narratives and corporate-approved takes, this isn’t for you. If you want reality, context, and zero restraint—welcome back to the team roo...
Ep 606: Testosterone?
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Aaron and Peaches sit down to talk Blue Angels flyovers, testosterone testing, military medicine, height-to-waist standards, and why the military has to get serious about health before people break.
The episode starts with the Blue Angels beach flyover debate and whether something can be technically questionable while still being completely awesome. Then the guys get into the bigger conversation around the Department of War pushing testosterone checks for men over 30, why the military medical system has resisted basic hormone testing for years, and how operator syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, cortisol dysfunction...
Ep 605: Mind of a Soldier | Taamir Ransome
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Peaches sits down with retired Sergeant Major Taamir Ransome, an Army EOD veteran and author of Mind of a Soldier, to talk about EOD, transition, veteran suicide, purpose after service, and what happens when the war is over but the fight is not.
Taamir walks through growing up in New Jersey, joining the Army with a GED, starting out in radar repair, attempting SFAS, and eventually finding his way into Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He explains the differences between Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force EOD, what makes the career field...
Ep 604: Rucking Woes
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Trent jumps on solo to clear the air on the Zulu course ruck controversy, the role of Ones Ready, and why accountability matters when training risk crosses the line.
This episode breaks down who Aaron, Peaches, and Trent are, what their backgrounds are, and why they are not just random people throwing rocks from the internet. Trent explains his time in Air Education and Training Command, how curriculum actually gets built, what active duty instructors do and do not control, and why people need to understand the difference between writing content...
Ep 603: The Zulu Ruck Problem Is Bigger Than One Event
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Aaron, Trent, and Peaches sit down to talk through the ongoing concerns around the Zulu course ruck, heat casualties, instructor accountability, and whether TACP-specific standards should have ever been applied across the entire Air Force Special Warfare pipeline.
The team breaks down why the ruck event has become such a major issue, what makes the progression questionable, how the Zulu course ended up with a ruck standard pulled from TACP requirements, and why the problem is bigger than one bad day in San Antonio heat.
They also address the...
Ep 602: SOF-TACP Lessons From Clint “Dragon”
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Peaches sits down with retired SOF-TACP Clint “Dragon” to talk TACP, Special Tactics, mission planning, leadership, problem solving, and what separates a good operator from someone who just looks good on paper.
Dragon walks through growing up around Fort Bragg, joining the Air Force in 2006, originally looking at CCT, choosing TACP, starting at the 15th ASOS, assessing for the 17th STS, and spending the majority of his career in the Special Operations side of the TACP world.
The conversation gets into the difference between conventional and SOF-TACP life, the mind...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 92: They Wanted Washington Gone—So He Crossed the Delaware
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This episode is a reminder that history—and your life—can turn on one brutal decision. Peaches breaks down George Washington’s darkest hour, when he was losing battles, losing men, and nearly losing the war. Then came one audacious move: crossing the Delaware in a snowstorm when everyone thought the fight was over. This isn’t a history lesson—it’s a mindset check. When momentum is gone, excuses are easy, and quitting feels justified, bold action is the only thing that changes outcomes. If you’re waiting for perfect conditions, you’re already behin...
Ep 601: America 250: Patriotism Is Back
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Trent and Peaches jump into the Ones Ready team room for a quick-turn America 250 / Fourth of July episode covering patriotism, World Cup energy, Hoover Dam, UFC America 250 vibes, Air Force One, Special Warfare rescue work, and why it is still okay to love America out loud.
The crew starts with Tasty Gains, ATACLETE, Operator Training Summit, San Diego, Pennsylvania, and why the right gear and the right instruction matter if you are preparing for the pipeline. Then they get into America’s 250th birthday, the giant American flag at the Hoover Da...
Ep 600: Air Force Basic Training: What Recruits Need to Know
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Aaron and Peaches sit down with Amanda Doerr, an Air Force Military Training Instructor, to talk about what Basic Military Training looks like now and what future Airmen need to know before they ship.
Amanda walks through her own path into the Air Force, how her MTIs inspired her to become one, what BMT looks like today, how training has changed, why Pacer Forge matters, and why the Air Force is putting more emphasis on small team movements, critical thinking, mission readiness, and operational exposure.
This episode covers what...
Ep 599: VO2 Max, Zone 2, and Smarter Tactical Fitness | KORR Medical Technologies
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Peaches sits down with Marc Humbert and Cameron Garber from KORR Medical Technologies to talk VO2 max, metabolic testing, heart rate zones, fueling, recovery, and how warfighters can train smarter instead of just getting crushed.
This episode breaks down what VO2 max actually measures, why oxygen consumption matters, how carbon dioxide output helps determine fat and carbohydrate burn, and why heart rate zones are only useful when they are actually individualized. Marc and Cameron explain how metabolic testing can help athletes, warfighters, pilots, and tactical professionals understand workload, caloric burn, fatigue...
Ep 598: Future of One Way Attack Drones
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Ryan is back on Ones Ready with Aaron and Peaches to talk drones, TACP, small unmanned aerial systems, one-way attack, and where small team warfare is headed.
Ryan is a TACP officer, Guardsman, and founder of Aerial Employment Group, a company focused on SUAS training, red air support, counter-SUAS training, program development, and helping military and law enforcement teams figure out what drone systems actually work.
In this episode, the crew talks about how small unmanned aerial systems are changing the fight, where drones actually make sense for small...
Ops Brief 163: Daily Drop - 24 June 2026 - The Military Is Going All-In on Drones and AI
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Peaches is back with the Ones Ready Daily Drop for 24 June, breaking down the latest defense updates across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Secretary of Defense, President of the United States, and global military modernization.
This episode covers the Army pushing next-generation command and control, low-cost interceptors, and the Infantry Squad Vehicle Heavy; the Navy and United Kingdom moving faster on drone boats and directed energy; the Marine Corps expanding Maven AI for operational reporting; and the Air Force dealing with technical sergeant promotions, T-7...
Ops Brief 162: Daily Drop - 23 June 2026 - The A-10 Just Won’t Die
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Peaches is back with the Ones Ready Daily Drop for 23 June, breaking down the latest military news across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Secretary of Defense, President of the United States, and global defense updates.
This episode covers the Army selecting Anduril for next-generation command and control work, autonomous boats being tested in the Philippines, contractor cyber operations, Marine Corps air defense modernization, the final days of the AV-8B Harrier, and the House directing the Air Force to keep the A-10 Warthog combat ready...
