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 all your questions answered!! With battle-tested operators from across USAF SPECWAR and far-reaching web of recruiters, subject matter experts, and friends, there are no questions we can’t answer- and if we can’t, we know exactly where to look. See you in The Team Room!Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team are those of the team and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone.
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846 episodes
Ops Brief 146: Daily Drop - 13 Apr 2026 - Blockade, AI, & $4.7 Billion Missiles
Peaches is back with the April 13 Daily Drop—and if you think things are slowing down, you’re not paying attention.We’ve got a full-on naval blockade of Iranian ports, mine-clearing ops in the Strait of Hormuz, and a $4.7 BILLION missile...
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Ep 577: Blow It Up or Not?
Peaches, Aaron, and Trent are back—and yeah, this one goes off the rails in the best way.From breaking down a mission that sounds too insane to be real, to calling out bad takes, weak opinions, and internet “experts,” this episode is a f...
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Ep XXX: You’re Not Stuck—You’re Just Lying to Yourself With Marc Longwith
Aaron and Peaches sit down with Marc Longwith—and this one hits where most people don’t want to look.You think you’re “not ready”? You think you “don’t know enough”? Cool—so does every high performer… until they stop listening to that vo...
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Ops Brief 145: Daily Drop - 10 Apr 2026 - 381 Wounded & Bonuses Up to $600K
Peaches is back for the April 10 Daily Drop—and yeah, this one connects some dots people are ignoring.381 wounded. 13 killed. That’s the cost so far—and we’re still talking about bonuses, retention, and “quality of life” upgrades like it...
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Ep 576: Harvard to F-15C Pilot to 53rd Wing Commander - Col "CAP" Gunn
Most people think becoming a U.S. Air Force Wing Commander is about perfect careers and flawless records. It’s not.In this episode of Ones Ready, Peaches sits down with Colonel “CAP” Gunn, Commander of the 53rd Wing, to talk about the re...
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Ep 575: You Don’t Leave a Man Behind — MSgt John Chapman
Peaches takes this one head-on—and yeah, it’s uncomfortable.A clip from the Sean Ryan Show episode with Pete Blaber is making the rounds, pushing a version of events that doesn’t line up with what’s been publicly documented for years. So...
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Ops Brief 144: Daily Drop - 8 Apr 2026 - 13,000 Targets Hit… and You Still Think This Is “Normal”?
Peaches is back for the April 8 Daily Drop—and yeah, this one should wake you up.13,000 targets struck. 155 vessels hit. B-2 bombers flying 36-hour combat missions. And somehow people still think this is business as usual. We...
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 83: The Air Force Is Soft—And It’s the NCOs’ Fault (Yeah, I Said It)
Trent goes full throttle in this unapologetic reality check for every NCO hiding behind bureaucracy and excuses. If you’ve ever blamed “today’s Airmen” for discipline problems—this one’s gonna sting. He calls out chiefs playing the victim, NCOs...
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Ops Brief 143: Daily Drop - 7 Apr 2026 - 150 Aircraft for One Rescue
Peaches is back for the April 7 Daily Drop—and this one hits different.A massive CSAR operation involving 150+ aircraft to recover a downed F-15E crew member inside Iran. Let that sink in. One American. Full send. Peaches bre...
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Ops Brief 142: Daily Drop - 6 Apr 2026 - Eagle Claw 2.0? F-15 Rescue, Little Bird Down.
Peaches breaks it down—this isn’t theory anymore.A Little Bird destroyed in Iran, multiple aircraft hit, and the second F-15E crew member recovered after evading in the mountains. This wasn’t clean. This wasn’t easy. This was real. ...
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Ep 574: Guard Green Berets Have It Better - Doug Kiesewetter
Peaches, Trent, and Aaron sit down with Doug—and yeah, this one pokes some egos.Doug breaks down the truth about Army Special Forces, the Guard vs Active Duty debate, and why a lot of dudes are lying to themselves about what actually mat...
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MBRS 107: “Are You Going or Not?”
This isn’t analysis. This isn’t politics. This is raw.Aaron unloads on what just happened—and why it matters more than anything you’re arguing about online. Helicopters shot off target. Aircraft lost. Teams hit, patched up, a...
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Ops Brief 141: Daily Drop - 3 Apr 2026 - F-15 Shot Down, CSAR Ongoing
Peaches isn’t easing you into this one—because there’s no soft way to say it.A F-15 Strike Eagle is down over Iran. CSAR is actively happening. Aircraft are getting hit, crews are ejecting, and this thing just crossed into a very differe...
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Ep 573: Run More. Stop Crying.
You want the truth? Here it is—you're not overtraining, you're underprepared. Trent and Peaches cut through the nonsense and explain why your gym numbers don’t mean squat if you can’t run, swim, or handle actual stress.This one bounces f...
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Ops Brief 140: Daily Drop - 1 Apr 2026 - F-35 Crash & The A-10 Comeback!
Peaches is back for April 1st—and no, this isn’t a joke.An F-35 goes down near Nellis, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is suddenly “needed again,” and we’re now talking about laser weapons for base defense. If that sounds like chaos… it kind of ...
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Ops Brief 139: Daily Drop - 31 Mar 2026 - Ground War Incoming? 850 Missiles Fired!
Peaches is back with another Daily Drop—and this one’s not subtle.Thousands from the 82nd Airborne Division are now in position, the USS Tripoli is on station, and we’ve burned through 850+ Tomahawks in weeks. If you think this is just “...
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Ops Brief 138: Daily Drop - 30 Mar 2026 - “Overwhelming Violence” & Middle East Escalation
Peaches is back with a no-BS Daily Drop, and if you’re still pretending the world isn’t heating up… you’re behind.We’re talking real movements—82nd Airborne Division heading to the Middle East, the USS Tripoli rolling into CENTCOM, and a...
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Ep 572: Leadership Advice You’ll Ignore Anyway | Combat Rescue Officer - Vance Hawk
Aaron sits down with Vance Hawk, a Combat Rescue Officer (CRO), to break down the kind of leadership advice everyone hears—and almost nobody actually applies.This isn’t theory. It’s what leadership looks like when you’re responsible for ...
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MBRS 106: Fat Privilege, Fake Service Dogs, and Why Veterans Need to Chill
Peaches and Trent are back in the Team Room, and this one goes exactly how you think it will. It starts with “fat privilege” comments from listeners and quickly spirals into airline policies, fake service dogs, and the growing cultu...
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Ep 571: Rejected, Resilient, Still Serving The Bros | TACP - RJ Hunter
Aaron sits down with RJ Hunter, former Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) operator, to unpack a career that didn’t follow the clean, highlight-reel version you see online.This is what it actually looks like when things don’t go your way—g...
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Ops Brief 137: Daily Drop - 25 Mar 2026 - 82nd Airborne Deploying & 300 Troops Wounded
Things are not slowing down—and if anything, they’re getting more complicated. Peaches runs through a stacked update: the 82nd Airborne gearing up for deployment, continued escalation with Iran, and nearly 300 U.S. troops wounded as...
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Ops Brief 136: Daily Drop - 23 Mar 2026 - F-35 Hit Over Iran & Blackhawk Without Pilots
You blinked for a week and the military said “hold my beer.” Peaches is back ripping through everything you missed—an F-35 taking shrapnel over Iran, pilot-optional Blackhawks (yeah… no thanks), and the Pentagon basically accepting ...
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MBRS 105: VA Disability Fraud, Chuck Norris, and Why the Internet Makes You Softer
Peaches and Trent go straight into the mess nobody wants to touch—VA disability fraud, internet outrage, and the uncomfortable truth about accountability. From a viral clip of a two-year reservist pulling a check for “anxiety” to the bigger que...
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Ep 570 You Think You’re Ready for AFSW? Yeah… You’re Not
You keep telling yourself you’re “getting there.” Cool story. Meanwhile, guys who actually make it aren’t guessing—they’re executing. Aaron breaks down the uncomfortable truth about preparation, standards, and why most candidates fail long befo...
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 82: Military Mental Health or Excuses? Peaches Says We’ve Gone Soft
Peaches goes solo and unleashes pure unfiltered Ones Ready energy. From Air Force football to government shutdowns, from bogus “Qatari base” conspiracies to the Air Force’s mental health meltdown — no topic is safe. He rips into how the militar...
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