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.
Episodes
871 episodes
Ops Brief 155: Daily Drop - 12 May 2026 - AI Is Coming for Promotions
Peaches is back for the May 12 Daily Drop—moving fast because he’s got a meeting… but somehow still manages to cover missing soldiers, nuclear battleships, AI taking over the Pentagon, and why the United States Coast Guard might have the cooles...
Ops Brief 154: Daily Drop - 11 May 2026 - SR Guys Are PISSED & B-1 “Apocalypse II”
Peaches is back for the May 11 Daily Drop—and apparently the internet is having a complete meltdown over today’s Special Reconnaissance episode.Some people watched the thumbnail… got emotional… and never actually watched the episode. Cla...
Ep 585: Special Reconnaissance is DEAD
Peaches and Trent step into the team room to tackle the rumor that has Special Reconnaissance guys spiraling and Combat Controllers quietly grinning. Is SR getting absorbed into Combat Control? Is another Air Force Special Warfare identity cris...
MBRS 112: Aircrew Are Entitled
MBRS Only. Peaches and Trent are back—and this one starts with sore calves, OTS recovery, and buddy breathing harassment… then immediately turns into a full-blown roast of modern outrage culture.Aircrew are flying 30–40 hour combat missi...
Ep 584: The A-10 Refuses to Die - Won Bier
Peaches sits down with legendary A-10 attack pilot "Won" Bier—and this one is equal parts war stories, aviation nerd-out, and straight-up calling BS on billion-dollar defense decisions.Fresh off Operation Epic Fury, with A-...
Ep XXX: “Extreme Violence?”—Why Civilians Don’t Get War
Peaches is solo in the team room—and this one turns into a full-on reality check.It starts simple: pre-recording for Nashville, OTS updates, life logistics. Then he rolls into a Pentagon clip that asks one of the dumbest questions imagin...
Ops Brief 153: Daily Drop - 7 May 2026 - Green Berets Betting on Themselves & USA’s Getting FAT?!
Peaches is back for the May 7 Daily Drop—and yeah… this one goes from special operations gambling scandals to America’s obesity problem real damn fast.A Green Beret allegedly used classified intel, dropped $30K on a prediction market… an...
Ops Brief 152: Daily Drop - 6 May 2026 - 5,000 Troops Pulled & A-10s Saving Civilians
Peaches is back for the May 6 Daily Drop—and yeah… this one’s stacked.The U.S. is pulling 5,000 troops out of Germany, the Marines are flooding units with kamikaze drones, and the Pentagon just signed AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Micros...
MBRS 111: You Won’t Pay $500 to Train… But You’ll Blow $2,500 on Starbucks?
Members only—and Peaches is coming in a little spicy.Fresh off Nashville OTS, sleep-deprived, coughing, and absolutely not in the mood for Reddit experts crying about investing in themselves. This one starts with a s...
Ep 583: “Chest Thumping Is Dangerous?” Yeah… Tell That to the Guys Doing the Job
Peaches and Trent are back—and this one starts light, then gets real fast.From gym talk and pipeline prep to fan questions about teamwork and weak links… it quickly turns into something bigger: standards, accountability, and what happens...
Ep 582: 43 Candidates & Aaron’s Already Mad—Welcome to Nashville
Peaches and Trent are coming to you live from Nashville, Tennessee—halfway through day one of Operator Training Summit, and yeah… the chaos is exactly what you’d expect.43 candidates. Full cadre. Heated pool. Turf gym. Zero excuses. And ...
Ep 581: From Addiction to PJ—Yeah, Xander Was Fighting SecFo BEFORE Enlisting
Peaches, Aaron, and Trent sit down with Xander—and this one’s not your typical “I always wanted to serve” story.We’re talking growing up broke in San Francisco, addiction, running from home, and damn near throwing life away… before flipp...
Ops Brief 151: Daily Drop - 30 Apr 2026 - $25 BILLION in Iran & Angry Marines
Peaches is back for the April 30 Daily Drop—and yeah… this one’s loaded.Operation Epic Fury has now crossed $25 BILLION, the Navy’s biggest carrier is finally heading home after 300+ days, and the Pentagon is officially standing up an au...
Ops Brief 150: Daily Drop - 29 Apr 2026 - $19M of Coke & 3 Carriers
Peaches is back with the April 29 Daily Drop—and yeah… this one’s stacked.Three U.S. aircraft carriers sitting in the Middle East (first time since 2003), a full-on blockade choking Iran’s economy, and now they’re suddenly like “hey… may...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 87: Peaches Roasts Coast Guard's Hate Symbol Flip, Bully Bosses, and Army ICBM Dreams
Yo, members—Peaches hits you with an exclusive rant from his car hideout on November 20th, because life's too chaotic for video. He dives into special warfare selection basics, then torches the Coast Guard's bizarre move to drop swastikas and n...
MBRS 110: Third Assassination Attempt… and NOW We’re Talking About Aliens?
Members only—and yeah, this one goes completely off the rails.Peaches, Aaron, and Trent pick up where the public episode left off… and immediately dive deeper into the third attempt on Trump—and why nobody seems to care anymore.
Ep 580: Another Assassination Attempt?!
Peaches, Aaron, and Trent are back—and this one starts like a normal episode… then immediately spirals into “how is this real life?”We’re talking a THIRD assassination attempt, security failures that make zero sense, and a public reactio...
Ep 579: “What I SHOULD Have Said on Fox News”
Aaron goes solo—and finally says what he didn’t have time to say on national TV.After getting pulled onto Fox News, Newsmax, and News Nation, he had a narrow window to talk about one of the most complex operations in recent memory… and i...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 86: The Air Force Is Eating Itself (And Aaron’s Got Receipts)
Aaron flies solo in this Ones Ready Members episode, torching the nonsense and telling it like it is. From the chaos of the new Zulu Course to the never-ending drama of “reform” that forgets reality, he pulls zero punches. He dives into the Sch...
Ops Brief 149: Daily Drop - 21 Apr 2026 - A-10 Saved (Again) & the Army Wants Robot Mules
Peaches is back for the April 21 Daily Drop—and yeah, this one’s moving fast.We’ve got naval blockades heating up, cargo ships getting lit up after ignoring warnings, and Iran still playing games with the Strait of Hormuz. M...
MBRS 109: You Want Secrets Protected… But THIS Is Who You Trust With Them?
Peaches and Trent go off—and yeah, this one doesn’t pull a single punch.It starts light… barking dog, neighborhood nonsense… and then immediately turns into a real conversation about standards, accountability, and what happens when leade...
Ep 578: 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...
Ops Brief 148: Daily Drop - 17 Apr 2026 - AI War Games Begin—and Now We’re Talking $1.5 TRILLION?
Peaches is back for the April 17 Daily Drop—and yeah… things are not slowing down.Naval blockade is still locking Iran down—zero ship movement while 10,000 troops, warships, and airpower enforce it. At the same time, the Air ...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 108: You’re Not “Busy”—You’re Just Wasting Time
Members only—and Aaron doesn’t hold back.Fresh off the chaos of media appearances and everything unfolding globally, he zooms in on something way more important: why most people fail before they even start. This isn’t motivat...
Ops Brief 147: Daily Drop - 15 Apr 2026 - Blockades, Drones Crash, & Best Ranger Studs
Peaches is back for the April 15 Daily Drop—and yeah, this one’s a mix of chaos and flexes.Naval blockade is fully in effect—zero ships moving in or out of Iranian ports while 100+ aircraft and a massive force posture lock things down.&n...