When a single nation controls the processing of the materials your military depends on, investment stops being economics and becomes an instrument of state power. This panel is from our…
Mining, processing, logistics, and the chokepoints that determine whether the United States can build what it needs. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it…
Throughout 2026, the SOAA team has been advocating for veterans’ access to unimpeded health care in opposition to harmful legislation that would reform the current Pharmacy Benefit Manager system, through…
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…