by Joey Middleton | Jun 3, 2026 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
Results from a study commissioned by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) found that members of the special operations forces (SOF) community are facing cancer at a rate 18 percent higher than their conventional forces counterparts. The Special Operations...
by Joey Middleton | Nov 21, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By Aaron Knowles Transitioning out of the military is challenging for any service member. But for those coming from the Special Operations Forces community, the experience carries a unique set of pressures, expectations, and invisible burdens. Life in SOF, operator...
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 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 11, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness, SOF Innovation
By Carley Welch WASHINGTON — By the end of the year some American special operations forces (SOF) will begin fielding new wearable tech designed to keep a real-time eye on their vitals as well as integrate with systems designed to warn command posts should the...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 7, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
Special Operations Forces Moral Injury Fact Sheet SOF Moral Injury—The What Current SOF operators are not the first generation to face the invisible wounds of war. However, many SOF warriors are unfamiliar with the term or concept of moral injury (MI). “When I first...
