by Joey Middleton | Aug 24, 2026 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
by T. T. Parish A critical medical breakthrough for military working dogs earned top honors during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 3, 2026. The Canine Freeze-Dried Plasma (cFDP) Integrated Product Team earned the MHSRS Program...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 7, 2026 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By SOAA U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) consists of about 70,000 special operations forces (SOF) personnel trained to conduct crucial missions that ensure U.S. national security, shape environments, and counter malign influence worldwide. Often operating in...
by Joey Middleton | Jun 14, 2026 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By LaTina Emerson BOSTON — In U.S. Special Operations Forces personnel, greater repeated blast exposure is associated with a higher prevalence of intracranial aneurysms, according to a recent study. An intracranial aneurysm is a weak, bulging area in a blood vessel...
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...
