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.…
A stalwart group of advocates has made it their mission to raise awareness about the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for helping veterans alleviate post traumatic stress…
It took retired U.S. Navy SEAL Dr. Reynaldo Baviera three attempts to pass Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training over a decade of service in the U.S. Navy. One of our…
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 that will expedite medical research into the effectiveness of psychedelic treatments for use in mental health care, there are…
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…
On April 30, U.S. Navy Admiral Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), defended requests for an increased budget to the Senate. Bradley argued that SOCOM required additional…
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…