by Joey Middleton | Aug 21, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By Kate Rocklein, PhD, DNP, RN, by COL (Ret.) Bernd Horn, PhD, by Frank Larkin, MSc, by Jayna Moceri-Brooks, PhD, RN Abstract Survivability Drift Theory (SDT) provides a practical framework to interrupt escalating attrition in special operations forces (SOF). Despite...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 19, 2025 | SOF Policy
By Angus Fletcher Leading through volatility is now the most in-demand skill at U.S. companies (topping AI fluency), according to dozens of senior human resources executives I polled recently at Fortune 100 companies from an array of industries, including healthcare,...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 18, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By Michael Bottoms Hundreds of leaders participated in the latest 1st SOF Truth event, held July 30, 2025, where SOCOM’s senior leaders and experts from the medical research and practitioner communities discussed the dangers of blast overpressure (BOP) and what SOCOM...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 18, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By David Maxwell In an era marked by complexity, ambiguity, and persistent threats in the gray zone of conflict, the modern Special Forces operator must be more than a warrior, he must be an Enlightened Warrior. Drawing from the philosophical legacy of the...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 14, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Rufat Ahmadzada With the conclusion of Operation Rising Lion, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu iterated that Israel has accomplished its strategic operational goals, in particular, rolling back the Iranian threat in terms of both its nuclear weapons...
