For more than a decade, the Special Forces Trust has worked to support the unique needs of Green Berets and their families as they serve at the tip of the…
Our founder, Green Beret Daniel Elkins, started the Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) in 2021 to ensure that the voices of special operations forces (SOF) personnel, whose work is…
On Wednesday, SOAA and the Irregular Warfare Initiative (IWI) concluded our annual conference in Reston, Virginia. For two days, we hosted expert-filled panels on critical mineral resourcing and a table-top…
For decades, the formula for special operations veterans leaving service has followed a predictable and painful pattern: elite warriors who thrived in structure, mission, and brotherhood find themselves unmoored in…
Following the breakdown of a ceasefire between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S., conflict between the two nations has heated up. Since July 7, the U.S. has launched…
Rapid technological evolution across modern conflict zones has highlighted the importance of nimble adaptation that defies the typical acquisition and procurement process. In new research produced through Arrowhead Research, Master…
When U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Toni Lavery arrived at basic training in 2001, she was sure that her rebellious attitude “was going to get [her] kicked out.” But as it…
Since North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune opened in 1942, it has been home to thousands of military service members, families, and civilian and contract employees. Between the years…
Seth Peterson had spent 13 years in the conventional Army when he decided to transition into special operations as an E-7. Looking back on his career, he tells the Special…
As a child growing up under the Taliban’s first regime, Yaser Yarghal learned English by kerosene lamp long after his siblings, and the rest of his rural village, were asleep.…