Ops Brief 021: Daily Drop - 3 April 2025 (Zero Trust & No Budget)

It’s April 3rd and Peaches is back with a fresh pile of Air Force, Space Force, and “what are we even doing anymore?” news.

From commanders whining about drone threats and bureaucrats pushing Zero Trust Architecture™ (whatever that means), to Ukraine intel shifts, grounded pregnant pilots, and six B-2 bombers pulling up to the Red Sea like it’s a boss level—this Daily Drop has it all.

Oh, and in case you missed it: the DoD is still trying to lay off people with pay, we’re throwing F-35s into the Middle East blender, and China is officially the “leaked” top threat—because apparently someone needed that in writing.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

💥 Electronic Warfare = Neglected Stepchild – 20 years of sandbox ops will do that.
💥 Ukraine Intel Sharing Pullback – But let’s be honest: we’re already there.
💥 Drone Defenses Within 24 Hours – ...but why wait 24 hours?
💥 Hiring Freeze Round 2 – “Paid to Quit” is now a policy.
💥 Zero Trust Architecture? – Sounds made up. Probably is.
💥 CENTCOM B-2 Flex – When in doubt, bomb it out.
💥 Pregnant Pilots Grounded – First trimester flyers, take a seat.
💥 AI Dogfighting F-16s at Eglin – Skynet: confirmed.
💥 KC-46 > KC-135 – Topeka's about to get a glow-up.
💥 Space Force Loves the Little Guys – Stoke & Rocket Lab get the call-up.
💥 AFWERX Tracks Sketchy Spacecraft – Satellites be sneakin’.
💥 China = Top Threat (Leaked Memo, Shocker) – In other news: water is wet.
💥 Budget Games Are Killing Readiness – Peaches says shut it down and start over.

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