Ones Ready

Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

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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    Stop Worshipping Special Operators - Ep 645

    Send us Fan Mail Who are the smartest people in Special Operations — CAG, Navy SEALs, Air Force Special Warfare, intelligence personnel, or the people working behind classified doors most of the public never sees? Trent takes a solo episode to explain why the question itself is probably wrong. Academic intelligence, tactical judgment, problem-solving, discipline, motivation, emotional control, and the ability to execute under pressure are all different capabilities, and elite organizations are filled with people who combine those traits in very different ways. That matters in Air Force Special Warfare Assessment & Selection too. Trent has watched extremely intelligent candidates struggle because they cannot stop analyzing every task, calculating every possible outcome, or questioning whether the sacrifice is worth the uncertain reward. Meanwhile, someone who can absorb instructions, stay present, solve the immediate problem, and execute without fighting an endless internal monologue may outperform them. Special Operations does not select one personality or one type of intelligence — it brings together very different people who are willing to sacrifice toward the same mission. The same rule applies after someone earns the beret. A Ranger, SEAL, Green Beret, PJ, CCT, SR operator, or SMU member may be exceptionally capable at a very difficult profession, but that qualification does not automatically make them an expert on politics, policy, medicine, culture, or every other complicated subject. Trent argues that people deserve credit for the things they have actually earned — without turning elite military credentials into proof of universal wisdom. Sometimes the genius is also the guy who forgot where the zipper goes. LINKS onesready.com operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Special Warfare Assessment & Selection 01:06 - Trent’s Mustache Has Entered the Chat 03:20 - Who Are the Smartest People in Special Operations? 04:20 - Different Types of Intelligence 05:00 - Why Some People Can Just Execute 05:45 - When Smart Candidates Overthink Selection 07:18 - CAG, SMUs and the Intelligence Debate 08:30 - Motivation Can Make Up a Lot 09:40 - Why SOF Guys Look Similar From the Outside 10:30 - The Differences Inside Elite Teams 12:01 - Outsiders Don’t See the Full Spectrum 12:45 - Don’t Confuse Fame With Expertise 14:24 - CAG Can Be the Best Without Being the Smartest 15:30 - The Nerds in the Vault Matter Too 16:50 - Respect What People Actually Earned 17:35 - You Can Be a Genius and an Idiot 18:20 - Mustache November and Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    VA Tech Upgrade: 13 Years and Counting - Ep 644

    Send us Fan Mail The Department of Veterans Affairs has spent years trying to modernize its electronic health record system, but Aaron, Trent, and Peaches dig into why the project has become such a massive government-tech story. The original contract carried a roughly $10 billion ceiling, Oracle later acquired Cerner, the timeline moved from 2028 to 2031, and the contract ceiling increased to about $27 billion. The guys walk through how a project meant to simplify veteran healthcare instead became a case study in delays, added complexity, and questions about accountability. The Spokane rollout becomes the clearest example. According to the figures discussed in the episode, staffing increased, productivity dropped, and later inspections raised concerns about workflow, burnout, and patient safety. Aaron’s larger point is that inefficiency at the VA is not just an annoyance — when staff are overloaded and systems are slow, veterans waiting for medical or mental-health care feel the consequences directly. Trent and Peaches also compare those problems with their own relatively positive VA experiences in San Antonio and Las Vegas, highlighting how uneven the system can be across locations. Then the numbers get even harder to ignore. The transcript notes that by July 2026, the new system was live at only 14 of 164 facilities, while later estimates discussed in the episode put the total rollout and sustainment cost far above the original contract ceiling. Aaron, Trent, and Peaches also get into Oracle’s upcoming congressional testimony, proprietary software concerns, contractor accountability, and the difference between a contract ceiling and actual money spent. Their bottom line is simple: modernization is necessary, but veterans should not have to accept waste, delay, and poor performance as the normal cost of doing business. LINKS onesready.com operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Ones Ready 01:10 - The VA Has a Technology Problem 02:33 - Why VA Systems Feel So Outdated 03:30 - Oracle Health and the $10 Billion Contract 04:36 - Why Government Tech Contracts Balloon 05:26 - From $10 Billion to $27 Billion 06:42 - Did DHA Make Things Worse? 07:52 - Spokane Becomes the Test Case 08:30 - More Staff, Less Productivity 10:01 - When Healthcare Inefficiency Becomes a Patient Problem 10:14 - The MICT Checklist Comparison 11:11 - Trent and Peaches’ VA Experiences 12:35 - Why Veterans Accept Broken Systems 13:34 - Big VA Hospitals vs Smaller Facilities 14:13 - Why It’s Hard to Attract Staff 15:00 - Only 14 of 164 Facilities Were Live 15:43 - Oracle, Cerner and Proprietary Systems 16:46 - Congress Subpoenas Oracle Executives 18:00 - What Oracle Says in Its Defense 19:11 - How Much Will This Actually Cost? 20:05 - Vegas vs San Antonio Veteran Populations 20:52 - Fraud, Waste and Accountability 22:15 - Ones Ready Partners and OTS 23:12 - Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    Is the Air Force Running Out of Money? - Ep 643

    Send us Fan Mail The Air Force is flying, moving, supporting and striking everywhere — but the money still has to come from somewhere. Trent and Peaches break down what happens when current operations consume existing Air Force resources while the service is simultaneously trying to modernize aircraft, rebuild munitions stockpiles and repair bases that spent two decades taking a back seat to GWOT requirements. During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, operations dominated the priority list. Now aging HVAC systems, electrical grids, sewage, dorms and military construction are all demanding attention at the same time. The guys also get into why military construction costs so much, what “taking it out of hide” actually means, and why the next fight cannot be funded by simply stripping money from everything else indefinitely. The Air Force still has to buy aircraft, upgrade capabilities, replenish weapons and maintain installations while supporting missions around the world. Trent argues that if the Air Force continues carrying a disproportionate share of operational requirements without additional resources, something eventually has to give. Then the conversation turns nuclear. Peaches and Trent dig into small modular reactors and Air Force efforts to experiment with microreactors that could provide resilient power to installations even if civilian infrastructure goes down. They discuss Eielson AFB, potential projects at other installations, the limitations of wind and solar at large scale, and why nuclear power may ultimately be one of the most practical ways to make military bases truly energy-resilient. LINKS onesready.com  operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Ones Ready  01:10 - Trent and Peaches Become GWOT Boomers  02:30 - Desert Wars vs Jungle Warfare  03:55 - The Air Force’s New Resource Problem  05:52 - How GWOT Changed Air Force Spending  07:46 - Twenty Years of Deferred Infrastructure  09:44 - Why Military Construction Costs So Much  11:06 - Operations Are Eating the Budget  12:00 - Dorms, Mold and Aging Air Force Bases  13:25 - HVAC and Electrical Systems Are Getting Crushed  13:48 - Nuclear Power for Air Force Bases?  15:27 - Why Military Bases Need Independent Power  16:49 - Eielson AFB’s Microreactor Project  18:00 - Coal, Nuclear, Solar and Wind  19:58 - Is Nuclear the Cleanest Realistic Option?  21:12 - More Air Force Bases Could Get Microreactors  22:15 - Texas Infrastructure Detour  23:22 - Toll Roads and Paying for Infrastructure  25:02 - The Air Force Is Doing Everything  26:14 - The Ben Affleck Air Force Meme  27:30 - Ones Ready Merch and Partners  28:53 - Ones Ready Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    Space Force Joins SOCOM - Ep 642

    Send us Fan Mail The U.S. Space Force now has a formal component inside U.S. Special Operations Command, and Aaron, Trent and Peaches break down what that actually means for SOF. The new relationship is not about creating “Space Force commandos.” It is about putting Guardians who understand satellite communications, ISR, navigation, electronic warfare and space effects directly alongside the people planning and executing special operations. Instead of SOCOM requesting support from outside the organization every time a problem appears, the expertise is already inside the command and looking at the mission from the beginning. That integration could matter more than most people realize. Aaron argues that simply having Guardians in the room allows them to recognize problems other components may not even know can be solved with space capabilities. The guys also discuss the growing Space Force budget, commercial innovation from companies like SpaceX and Anduril, and why space and cyber are becoming increasingly important to modern warfare. Special operations does not necessarily need a new breed of Space Force operator — special operations needs immediate access to people who already understand how to create effects from the space domain. The episode also pushes back on the stereotype that Guardians have easy jobs because they sit behind screens. Aaron describes missions that can keep people cognitively engaged inside vaults for extremely long periods, where they may have only seconds to solve a complex problem with real consequences. The guys talk about the strange but high-performing Space Force culture, the growing pains of a young military service, and why exposure to USSOCOM could produce better leaders on both sides of the relationship. Naturally, they finish by designing the ultimate Space Force Ranger with jump wings, a dive bubble, free fall and a Weapons School patch. LINKS onesready.com  operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Ones Ready  01:00 - Operator Training Summit Las Vegas  02:20 - Aaron Becomes the Ideal PJ Specimen  03:20 - Surviving the Ones Ready DMs  04:50 - Space Force Joins USSOCOM  05:33 - The New Space Force SOCOM Component  06:34 - Why SOCOM Wants Space Capability  07:17 - What Does Space Force Actually Bring to SOF?  08:20 - Space Support to Special Operations  09:25 - Why Integration Matters  10:00 - Space Force Budgets and Expensive Satellites  11:53 - Could Anduril Build It Cheaper?  12:13 - Special Operations Doesn’t Need Space Commandos  13:02 - Space Force and SOCOM Have Been Converging for Years  14:00 - Why Putting Guardians in the Room Matters  15:18 - Space Force Culture Is Different  17:40 - The Human Performance Problem Nobody Sees  19:18 - Thirty Seconds to Prevent Catastrophe  20:00 - Building the Ultimate Space Force Ranger  21:08 - Ones Ready Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    Train for AFSPECWAR + Space Force Joins SOCOM | Ones Ready Live

    Send us Fan Mail What should training for Air Force Special Warfare actually look like before you ship? Aaron, Trent, and Peaches go live to break down how future AFSPECWAR candidates should approach running, rucking, calisthenics, strength, water confidence, recovery, durability, and overall preparation — including what candidates consistently get wrong and how to know whether you’re actually ready for the pipeline instead of simply capable of passing an IFT. Then the conversation shifts to Space Force inside the USSOCOM enterprise. The guys break down why special operations needs Guardians integrated directly into the command, what space-based ISR, communications, navigation, electronic warfare, and other space effects can bring to SOF, and why having Space Force expertise in the room could matter more than creating some mythical “Space Force commando.” onesready.com operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  6. 2 nov.

    Ones Finally Ready - Ep 641

    Send us Fan Mail The Air Force Special Warfare meme wars are apparently back. Aaron, Trent, and Peaches break down how a joke between Ones Ready and JT escalated into an entire AI-generated “Ones Finally Ready” universe, complete with fake movie posters, character transformations, campaign-style content and enough production value that people started messaging the guys asking whether the feud was actually real. The answer is both simpler and somehow more ridiculous: the boys are chirping, everybody has too much access to AI, and some people on the internet have completely lost their ability to recognize a joke. That leads into the bigger conversation about humor, military culture and cancellation. Aaron talks about people becoming genuinely angry over TACP jokes, including messages and discussions about fighting him in Vegas, while the guys point out that the actual people involved in the “beef” can still hang out, have drinks and laugh about it. They also discuss anonymous military meme pages, why AI keeps blending Trent and Aaron together, the strange professionalism behind JT’s parody campaign, and why being able to make fun of each other may actually be healthier than treating every joke like a personal attack. Naturally, it gets worse from there. The crew pitches Morgan Freeman narrating the fake movie, wonders whether Ones Finally Ready could outperform the Ground Truth documentary, talks about the LGBTACP shirt raising money for the TACP Foundation, and debates whether Peaches needs to retaliate or simply lean harder into the absurdity. Somewhere underneath all the chaos is a very Ones Ready message: you can disagree, roast each other, get chirped online and still be friends when the phones go away. LINKS onesready.com  operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Ones Ready  01:10 - The Episode Immediately Gets Cancelled  02:00 - The Air Force Special Warfare Meme Wars Are Back  03:00 - Can Military Communities Still Take a Joke?  04:15 - Aaron Apologizes for Going Too Dark  05:04 - The Death of Anonymous Military Meme Pages  05:44 - Pararescue Is Fraud Enters the Chat  06:09 - Ones Finally Ready  06:46 - How the JT vs Ones Ready Beef Started  08:11 - The AI Movie Gets Way Too Professional  09:11 - People Actually Want to Fight Aaron  10:20 - Why AI Keeps Mixing Up Aaron and Trent  11:01 - JT’s AI Character Choices Get Questionable  12:05 - People Think the Feud Is Real  12:59 - Ones Finally Ready vs Ground Truth  13:29 - Building the Fake Documentary  14:08 - Morgan Freeman Should Narrate It  14:50 - The “Beef” Exists Mostly on the Internet  15:20 - Aaron Was Drinking With JT Two Days Earlier  16:12 - Is This the Price of Making TACP Jokes?  17:01 - The Joke Is Actually Helping Ones Ready  17:30 - LGBTACP Shirts Support the TACP Foundation  18:34 - The Ultimate TACP Logic Trap  19:37 - Should Peaches Respond?  20:19 - When the Bit Goes Too Far  20:40 - Operator Training Summit Las Vegas  21:19 - Ones Ready Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  7. 30 okt.

    Did VALENTINA GOMEZ SLANDER SEC ARMY - OTW

    Send us Fan Mail Political ads are about to get louder, AI-generated content is getting better, and election-season outrage travels faster than context. In this Outside The Wire episode, Aaron breaks down a campaign attack from Valentina Gomez aimed at Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle over the scheduled execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan. Instead of reacting to the clip, Aaron walks through the underlying timeline, Army regulation and specific claims to show how a political narrative can change when the missing context gets put back in. The central dispute is timing. President Trump approved Hasan’s death sentence on October 2, 2026, and Army Regulation 190-55 requires the Secretary of the Army to select a date between 60 and 150 days later. Aaron argues that portraying Telle as delaying or protecting Hasan does not match that timeline: the execution is currently scheduled for December 3, just 62 days after presidential approval. He also addresses attacks on Telle’s lack of prior military service and explains the broader principle of civilian control of the military. But the bigger point is not Valentina Gomez, Adam Telle or even one campaign ad. It is how to consume political information without letting outrage do your thinking for you. Aaron breaks down appeals to emotion, ad hominem attacks, missing context and unsupported claims while arguing that viewers should apply the same standard to political messaging even when it comes from someone they generally agree with. Agreement on policy does not make a false claim true. LINKS onesready.com operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Outside The Wire: Political Misinformation 00:44 - Valentina Gomez Targets Adam Telle 01:58 - Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood Shooting 02:31 - The Nidal Hasan Execution Timeline 03:10 - Army Regulation 190-55 Explained 04:00 - Why December 3 Matters 05:02 - Civilian Control of the U.S. Military 06:36 - When Political Attacks Become Personal 07:11 - Campaign Ads, Emotion and Missing Context 07:50 - Did Adam Telle Defy the Administration? 08:28 - What the Reporting Actually Shows 09:08 - Recognizing Appeals to Emotion 09:56 - How Political Misinformation Works 10:45 - The Facts Behind Hasan’s Scheduled Execution 11:25 - Hold Your Own Side Accountable 12:17 - Outside The Wire Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  8. 30 okt.

    Should Air Force BMT Teach Everyone to Swim? - Ep 640

    Send us Fan Mail After an Airman stationed at Shaw Air Force Base drowned during an off-duty boating trip on Lake Wateree, his family called for swimming instruction to become part of military training and, according to the discussion in this episode, filed a $50 million lawsuit against the federal government. Aaron, Trent, and Peaches wrestle with the tragedy while asking a much harder question: should Air Force Basic Military Training actually be responsible for teaching every Airman how to swim? The guys break down what that requirement would mean in reality. Air Force BMT receives roughly 800–1,000 trainees every week, the service has limited pool infrastructure, and basic swim proficiency is very different from being capable of rescuing another person in open water. Trent and Aaron argue that turning swim training into an enterprise-wide requirement would create enormous infrastructure, scheduling, sustainment, and follow-on training requirements — eventually leading to the completely reasonable Ones Ready solution that everyone in the Air Force should simply become a qualified rescue swimmer. Then the rails come off. The conversation shifts to the F-35, F-22, F-47, B-21 and F-15EX, why modern fighters are becoming airborne quarterbacks for autonomous systems, and whether the F-15EX should remain a two-seat aircraft. The episode finishes with the newly invented scientific category of “overbeast,” Airmen thanking Ones Ready for fat-shaming them into getting healthier, Roy Nelson’s legendary overhand right, and Trent choosing chaos on virtually every subject available. LINKS onesready.com operatortrainingsummit.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Ones Ready 01:06 - Airman Drowning at Lake Wateree 02:20 - Should Every Airman Learn to Swim? 03:23 - Can BMT Realistically Teach Swimming? 04:35 - The $50 Million Lawsuit and Personal Responsibility 06:07 - Is Swimming an Air Force Responsibility? 07:19 - Everyone Becomes a Rescue Swimmer 08:05 - What OTS Can Teach in Two Days 08:44 - The Logistics of Swimming at Basic Training 10:06 - F-35s and the Future of Airpower 10:27 - F-16 vs F-35 Capability 11:20 - F-47, B-21 and Connected Combat Aircraft 11:51 - F-15EX: One Seat or Two? 12:40 - Active Duty vs Guard Fighter Culture 13:17 - Trent Chooses Chaos 13:58 - Fat Shaming Apparently Works 15:06 - Overbeast Science 15:33 - Roy Nelson and the Overhand Right 16:00 - Ones Ready Wrap-Up PINNED COMMENT Should Air Force Basic Military Training include mandatory swim instruction? A — Yes, every Airman should know how to swim B — Basic water survival only C — Only career fields that actually need it D — No, swimming is a personal responsibility And where do you draw the line between what the military should teach every service member and what adults should already know before they join? Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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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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  • Skapad av
    Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras
  • Aktiva år
    2019 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    944
  • Åldersgräns
    Vuxet innehåll
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Ones Ready
  • Programmets webbplats
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