Veteran entrepreneurs are finding more than defense technology at SOF Week. Organizations such as Victor + Valor are helping veterans, military spouses, and members of the special operations community transform military experience into successful businesses through branding, communications, mentorship, and lasting professional relationships.
By Dr. Chris Phillips. Most transition content written for the SOF community affirms what operators already believe about themselves. This piece does something different. It argues that the traits which made them exceptional are the same ones most likely to quietly damage their marriages and their post-service identity if they are never deliberately redirected.
Story by Special Operations Association of America. Results from a study commissioned by the U.S. Special Operations Command found that members of the SOF community are facing cancer at a rate 18 percent higher than their conventional forces counterparts. The Special Operations Association of America has long highlighted the health effects that SOF personnel experience due to exposures during training and deployment cycles.
Story by Lindsey Schmidt. Several non-profit organizations supporting the special operations community took the stage during the SOF Week 2026 Non-Profit Round Robin. The fast-paced competition gave each organization three minutes to present its mission and impact before a live […]
A growing number of researchers are exploring alternatives to conventional psychotropic medications and talk therapy, including neuromodulation-based interventions. Recently, researchers revealed promising results for a new method modeled after a treatment for depression and OCD called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
By Lindsey Schmidt. For many in the special operations and intelligence communities, “standing down” isn’t just difficult. It can feel impossible. Years of sustained hypervigilance, stress, and adrenaline leave some operators unable to switch off the fight-or-flight response long after […]
By Lindsey Schmidt. When special operators leave the military, they don’t just walk away from a career. They walk away from an identity, a brotherhood, a mission. The Special Operators Transition Foundation (SOTF) exists to help them find the next one. Founded […]
The DOL Foundation is a national non-profit dedicated to professionally developing military service members, veterans, first responders, and spouses, no matter if they are currently serving or prior service. The Foundation is wholly donor-driven, with as close to 100% of […]
The U.S. military occupied a base known as “K2” (Karshi-Khanabad Airbase) in southern Uzbekistan from 2001 to 2005. This was a former Soviet base where chemical weapons and hazardous materials were stored and hazardous waste buried. There is increasing evidence […]
By Mike Jenne Karshi-Khanabad Airfield (K2) was a base in southern Uzbekistan used by the 5th Special Forces Group (supported by other Army and service units) to launch Special Forces teams into Afghanistan during the initial invasion in the fall […]
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