The Military Special Operations Family Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public health initiative for the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community. Our mission is to enable the sustained success of America's special ops warriors and families through collaborative health and well-being research and programs.
Adding certainty to the journey
The systemic gaps and barriers faced by special operations service members, veterans, and families impact their health, well-being, high performance, effective leadership, and ultimately community legacy. We uncover the root causes and do the hard and slow work to bring key stakeholders together for action to benefit the whole SOF community – and beyond.
Uncovering Gaps & Barriers
We collaborate with thought leaders to uncover and target the systemic gaps and barriers impacting SOF legacy.
Elevating What Works
We connect families to programs and resources that are culturally competent, high quality, ethical, and effective.
Educating for Impact
We create tools to support and enhance programs and key functions of our partners, including assessments, cultural competency education, family workshops, and more.
Thriving in Special Operations
SOF is a unique health subcommunity, consisting of 70,000 service members across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, their families, and an estimated 40,000+ veterans. We're forging a sense of belonging across service branch lines and empowering families to find the right resources at the right time.
Our vision is a community where SOF service members, veterans, spouses, and youth thrive amid the uncertainty and intensity of this lifestyle. We are taking action every day to make this vision a reality.
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Join us in adding certainty to the journey for SOF service members, veterans, and families.
News & Updates
Finding the Missing Pieces: A SOF Veteran’s Experience with the VALOR program
By Tim Lehman, Retired US Army SOF Veteran During more than three decades in the Army, including 24 years in Special Operations and 14 combat deployments, I accepted many things as simply part of the job. Poor sleep. A short temper. Difficulty concentrating. Forgetting things I should remember. Struggling to find the right words. Over…
Finding Resources that Fit: Inside the Connecting SOF Directory
At MSOFC we know that SOF families have unique needs. That uniqueness is exactly what can send service members, veterans, and families down rabbit holes wasting time and energy chasing resources that were never built for them. This can make finding the right care or resource feel like its own mission. There’s no shortage of…
Cognitive Endurance for the Modern Operator: Introducing the VALOR Program
Recognizing the intense need for cognitive endurance and performance in the SOF community, the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative is partnering with Dr. Megan Vaughan at iPerformance Labs to offer the VALOR Program — Vital Awareness for Lifelong Operator Resilience — a cognitive performance pilot program built specifically for the demands of the SOF career…
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