Ops Brief 146: Daily Drop - 13 Apr 2026 - Blockade, AI, & $4.7 Billion Missiles

Send us Fan Mail 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 contract to restock what we’re already burning through. Meanwhile, the Army is finally getting smarter with data (about time), the Space Force is throwing $1.8B at tracking threats in orbit, and the Navy actually made the rare call to scrap a money pit instead of doubling down on it. Peaches calls it straight—this is what real-world pressure looks like: faster decisions, bigger bets, and zero room for hesitation. Oh—and if you’re still “thinking about” getting ready? Cool. The world isn’t waiting for you. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Daily Drop—Things Are Moving 01:30 Army Data Center—Finally Catching Up 04:00 AI Isn’t What You Think It Is 06:00 Navy Blockade—This Is Serious 08:30 Clearing Mines in Real Time 10:30 Scrapping USS Boise—Rare W Move 13:00 Sunken Cost vs Good Leadership 16:00 Artemis Recovery—Quiet Professionals 18:30 Marine Corps Accountability Push 21:00 OTS—Stop Waiting, Start Training 24:00 Space Force $1.8B Investment 26:30 Trump Orders Blockade 28:30 $4.7B Missile Contract 30:30 Final Thought—Pressure Is On 🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like if you’re actually tracking what’s happening 🔔

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Ops Brief 146: Daily Drop - 13 Apr 2026 - Blockade, AI, & $4.7 Billion Missiles is an episode from Ones Ready by Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras.

This episode is 14:27 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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