2025 E-edition

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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, UNITED STATES - Operators assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct medical evacuation training at Oahu, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2024. This was part of Joint Training Exercise NAKOA FLEEK which saw 10th SFG(A) Operators train and evaluate Soldiers of 25th Infantry Division on warrior tasks and battle drills. (Photo by Cpl. Alec Brueggemann)

• Perspectives from the Force: No More Hot-Dogging
  By Colonel Charles H. Fry and the Special Warfare Journal Edition Staff
• Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center: Transformation & Modernization
  By Maj. Brett Ambroson, Doctor of Medicine, Special Operations Combat Medic Course Director and Col. Amy Bogiel, DO, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Surgeon
• Digital Twins For A Digital World: Data-Driven Training Optimizing The Ready Medical Force
  By Col. Paul O. Kwon, DO MPH; Gary P. Zientara PhD; Cmdr. Darshan S. Thota, MD; George Matook; Maj. William T. Davis, MD; William Y. Pike, PhD; Maj. Allison J. Brager, PhD; Col. Jeremy C. Pamplin, MD
• IN SOF: Relationships Reign Supreme
  By Capitan Nicholas Keyes
• Austere Resuscitative And Surgical Care Teams Supporting Far-Forward Trauma Care On The Future Battlefield
  By 2nd Lt. Mason H. Remondelli, 2nd Lt. Joseph Rhee, 2nd Lt. Isaiah Gray, 2nd Lt. Ryan M. Leone, Col. Jay B. Baker,and retired Lt. Col. Dan S. Mosely
• Drop, Improvise, Win OSS In China Operation Cardinal
  By Lt. Col. Zachary Griffths
• The Algebra of Irregular Warfare: A Planning Methodology for Transregional Operations
  By Lt. Col. Shawn Bourdon and Maj. Brian Hamel
• Perspectives: Realigning Joint Combined Exchange Training within the ARSOF Readiness Model
  By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Tripp
• On Leadership: 10 Rules of the Road from Senior Army Leaders
  By Chief Warrant Officer 4 William Bryant
• A Team Room Discussion on the SOF-Space-Cyber Triad
  By CPT Michael Lami and CPT Brett Benedict
• Fractured Brotherhood: Suicide, Identity Loss, and the Crisis within U.S. Special Operations Forces
  By Sgt. Maj. Keith Thomas
• Perspectives: Optimizing Time and Task Prioritization for Special Forces Training and Education
  By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Wayne B. MacKay, U.S. Army, Special Forces
• Who We Are, What We Do: Framing the Special Forces Identity Debate
  By Lt COL Gordon Richmond
• Read Book Review: LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
  By Captain Heather R. Cotter, 351st Civil Affairs Command
• Going Above and Beyond the Battlefield: Elevating Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations in the SOF-Space-Cyber Triad
  By Col. Chaveso “Chevy” Cook, Ph.D., Lt. Col. Nicole Alexander, and Maj. Charlie Phelp
• Transforming Dental Support to the U.S. Army Special Operations Center of Excellence
  By Lt COL Ross K. Cook, DMD; Maj. Abby L. Raymond, DDS, Promotable; Col. Gerald W. Surrett, MD, Retired; Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Tempel Jr., DDS, Retired; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gary T. Shimizu Retired
• Mission Command: Trust, Empowerment, and the Future Force
  By Captain Benjamin J. Daniels, U.S. Air Force
• Pursuing Higher Education: New Degree Pathways for Civil Affairs Special Operations Combat Medics
  By Master Sgt. Gesna Davis and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Strong, Civil Affairs Proponent at the Special Operations Center of Excellence
• Fighting by Minutes: Time and the Art of War By Robert R. Leonhard
  By Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert Leonhard, and Reviewed by CW4 William Bryant
• Patton’s War: An American General’s Combat Leadership, Volume 1
  By Kevin M. Hymel, and Reviewed by Maj. Joseph Bedingfield, Civil Affairs officer
• Understanding and Mitigating Subterranean Operational Threats on Human Health and Performance: The Fatigue-Hormone-Mood Triad
  By Maj. Allison J. Brager, PhD
• Special Warfare Drone Networks for the Modern Battlefield
  By Staff Sgt. Samuel S. Overton
• Call for Feedback: Help Shape the Future of Civil Affairs
  By Lieutenant Colonel Colin Blair
• Getting Small: Institutionalizing Split-Team Operations for Large Scale Combat Operations
  By Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Urbanski
• Military Culture Shift: The Impact of War, Money, and Generational Perspective on Morale, Retention, and Leadership
  By Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger M. Kissane Special Warfare Journal
• Loitering Munitions in Modern Combat: Addressing Tactical Gaps at the Small Unit Level
  By Captain B.V. Williams
• Transforming the ‘ARSOF Advantage’: Lines of Effort with Enhanced Mesh Network Technology
  By Dr. Daniel Ross