Ops Brief 081: Daily Drop - 28 July 2025 - CV-22 Ospreys, Pizza Cats, and CMSAF Apology

Strap in, because this “daily drop” is a full-throttle rollercoaster of Pentagon absurdity and global WTFs. From promoting a former Space Force whistleblower to Under Secretary of the Air Force, to blowing $200M on a border wall while ignoring busted pistols and flood victims—this episode doesn’t pull punches. Peaches goes off on political aircraft pork, war with China (spoiler: lots of body bags), and the Space Force’s asteroid defense ambitions. Oh, and yes, Pizza Cat is alive and well. You're welcome, internet.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

Trump’s DEI guy now runs the Air Force—what could go wrong?
War with China = body bags, busted recovery plans, and a whole lotta regrets
The Osprey: still flying, still garbage, still political
Pentagon “loses track” of where parts come from—good luck with that war prep
Sig M18 pistols might shoot you without pulling the trigger
Border wall now paid for with Guam construction funds (because priorities)
Space Force vs NASA: who gets to shoot asteroids?
Pizza Cat lives! Probably the most functional thing in CENTCOM
Think tanks banned—because Aspen is just too “globalist”
The B-21 is almost here… unless Congress breaks it first
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Taste of Gains: Gummies & Gains
01:10 – Matthew Lomar confirmed: Trump’s DEI pick
02:30 – Talisman Sabre goes beast mode
03:40 – Drone swarms? Enter Replicator 2
04:20 – Army: A war with China = high casualties (no duh)
06:00 – DoD PCS move disaster gets a task force
06:45 – Procurement fails: we don’t know where our gear comes from
07:10 – Baltic NATO commitments: box checking continues
07:55 – Air Mobility Guardian: shiny comms, big planes
08:30 – Gunshot death at F.E. Warren: tragic and infuriating
09:30 – Sig M18 under investigation
10:20 – Airmen help flood recovery in New Mexico
10:50 – PFAS sampling denied by DoD lawyers
11:20 – CV-22 Osprey: more problems, no surprise
12:45 – Space Force activates “System Deltas”
13:30 – Trump’s AI Action Plan: bureaucracy, beware
14:50 – China vs SpaceX: reusable rockets gap
15:40 – Iran sets new nuclear conditions
16:30 – Syria raid kills senior ISIS leader
17:00 – Wargames vs drones: tabletop warfare is real
17:45 – DoD bans think tank events
18:15 – Space Command readies for satellite combat
18:50 – Cloud contracts get small biz makeover
19:10 – Border wall gets $200M from… Guam
19:30 – AF revives Warfighter Comms Office
20:00 – Second B-21 flight coming soon
20:45 – Pizza Cat lives! Morale restored
21:20 – Space Force reorganizes acquisition units
22:00 – Cape Canaveral fishermen want launch comp
22:30 – NASA vs Space Force: asteroid defense smackdown

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