by Joey Middleton | Jun 18, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
The Mission No One Trained For When I became the physician for the West Coast SEAL Teams, I thought I’d be helping elite operators stay in the fight – patching up injuries, managing infections, maybe advising on nutrition or physical therapy. Instead, I was...
by Joey Middleton | Jun 6, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By Terry Goodman The Department of Defense is taking significant steps to safeguard the brain health of its service members, recognizing its integral role in maintaining a medically ready force. All branches are actively developing and implementing prevention and...
by Joey Middleton | May 28, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
Rapid technological advancements are revolutionizing human augmentation, making cognitive and physical enhancements for military personnel not only feasible but also a priority for global superpowers such as the United States and China. As technology advances and...
by Joey Middleton | May 13, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness, SOF Innovation
by Todd South TAMPA, Fla. — All U.S. special operators will soon wear concussion sensors as the services aim to better track brain health. Special Operations Command will begin fielding a blast exposure monitoring system next year. Officials who develop and procure...
by Joey Middleton | Mar 31, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness
By Dave Philipps Photographs by Kenny Holston David Metcalf’s last act in life was an attempt to send a message — that years as a Navy SEAL had left his brain so damaged that he could barely recognize himself. He died by suicide in his garage in North Carolina...
