Summer 2025 (Vol. 38, No. 1)

Table of Contents

• Perspectives from the Force: No More Hot-Dogging
  By Colonel Charles H. Fry and the Special Warfare Journal Editorial Staff
• Operators Wanted: SORB Navigating the Recruiting Challenges Facing the Army
  By LTC. Pete Guerdan, MAJ Jim Maicke, and MAJ Jonathan Mleynek
• Joint Special operations Medical Training Center: Transformation & Modernization
  By Maj. Brett Ambroson, Doctor of Medicine, MD... and Col. Amy Bogiel, DO.
• 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
• 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
• 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 CW2 Wayne B. MacKay
• Who We Are, What We Do: Framing the Special Forces Identity Debate
  By Lt. COL. Gordon Richmond
• Book Review: LikeWar The Weaponization of Social Media
  By CPT Heather R. Cotter
• 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.; LTC Nicole Alexander; MAJ Charlie Phelps
• 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; CW4 Gary T. Shimizu Retired
• Mission Command: Trust, Empowerment, and the Future Force
  By CPT Benjamin J. Daniels
• Pursuing Higher Education: New Degree Pathways for Civil Affairs Special Operations Combat Medics
  By Master Sgt. Gesna Davis and retired CSM Timothy Strong
• Fighting by Minutes: Time and the Art of War By Robert R. Leonhard
  By Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert Leonhard; reviewed by CW4 William Bryant
• Patton’s War: An American General’s Combat Leadership, Volume 1
  By Kevin M. Hymel; reviewed by Maj. Joseph Bedingfield
• Understanding and Mitigating Subterranean Operational Threats on Human Health and Performance: The Fatigue-Hormone-Mood Triad
  By Maj. Allison J. Brager, PhD