Ops Brief 122: Daily Drop - 3 Feb 2026 - Army Recruiting Shifts, ORIs Are Back, and the Shutdown

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Ops Brief 122: Daily Drop - 3 Feb 2026 - Army Recruiting Shifts, ORIs Are Back, and the Shutdown
Feb 03, 2026

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Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and cuts through a wide slate of military news with zero patience for nonsense. From the Army’s recruiting age creeping up and a 10th Mountain deployment to the Middle East, to a soldier sentenced for murder at Fort Novosel, this episode stays grounded in accountability and reality. Peaches breaks down why the Army paused the soldier-built VECTOR data tool, what Navy pilots flying Air Force F-35As actually learn from it, and why a former Marine drill instructor’s post-release arrest is indefensible. The Air Force brings back no-notice ORIs, lessons learned from Midnight Hammer drive comms upgrades, Space Force stands up a Northern Command component, the Coast Guard responds to deadly maritime incidents, SECDEF Hegseth takes aim at legacy procurement at Blue Origin, and the White House pushes to end the government shutdown. Context over outrage—again.

⏱️ Timestamps:
 00:00 Ones Ready intro and Daily Drop kickoff
 01:10 Hoist Hydration sponsor
 02:30 OTS Alabama 2026 rundown
 04:40 Army recruit age increase explained
 05:10 10th Mountain Division Middle East deployment
 05:45 VECTOR AI tool suspended pending review
 07:10 Soldier sentenced for murder at Fort Novosel
 08:10 Navy pilots fly Air Force F-35A jets
 09:30 Marine drill instructor arrested after early release
 10:00 Air Force reinstates no-notice ORIs
 11:20 Comms lessons from Midnight Hammer
 12:45 Space Force stands up NORTHCOM component
 13:20 Coast Guard rescues 27 mariners near Galapagos
 14:00 Lily Jean sinking investigation
 14:50 SECDEF Hegseth criticizes legacy procurement
 15:50 POTUS urges end to government shutdown
 16:40 Counter-narcotics strikes continue
 17:00 Iran rhetoric and regional posturing
 17:40 Russian cargo aircraft arrives in Cuba
 18:30 Wrap-up and final thoughts

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