Optimal Performance
Lunch and Learn MWW Affiliate Events
Join MSOFC at Modern Warfare Week at Fort Bragg November 16-18th! It will be a busy week with something for everyone in the SOF Health and Performance Space to include: MSOFC and the Global SOF Health and Human Performance Committee are hosting three different lunch and learn opportunities. A Spiritual Pillar discussion will be on Tuesday…
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Special GSOF Health & Human Performance Event
Join MSOFC at Modern Warfare Week at Fort Bragg Monday November 16th for a special event for active-duty service members AND spouses! 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | JFK Auditorium, Ft. Bragg The Global SOF Foundation’s Health and Human Performance (HHP) Committee invites Active-Duty SOF service members and spouses to a special event during Modern…
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SOF Health and Human Performance at Modern Warfare Week
Join MSOFC at Modern Warfare Week at Fort Bragg November 16-18th! It will be a busy week with something for everyone in the SOF Health and Performance Space to include: Know Before You Go How To Register Register HERE at the Global SOF Foundation website for select events. Please note, select events require a separate registration…
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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…
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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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Working Group Transforms to a GSOF Committee: A New Chapter for Health and Human Performance in SOF
A message from MSOFC leadership MSOFC is proud to announce that the Health and Human Performance (HHP) Working Group has officially been elevated to a standing Committee of the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF). For those of us at the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative, this is more than an organizational milestone — it’s validation of…
Read More >GSOF’s Health and Human Performance Working Group – Join this Bold Effort
The legacy of special operations is grounded in the first SOF truth: humans are more important than hardware. This is not just a motto—it is an operational reality. Technology may accelerate missions, but it is the operator whose body, mind, and character determine success in the most demanding environments on earth. And yet, honoring this…
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Prevalence of Sleep Apnea in Special Operations Forces
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent and underrecognized condition among retired and active Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel, with unique challenges and treatment needs shaped by their service history and lifestyle.
Read More >Simple Steps to Real Relief: Reducing Reliance on Substances
By Shayla Hayward-Lundy, LPAT, CSAC-S, ATR-BC, RYT For many in the Special Operations community, alcohol, prescription medications, and caffeine are a part of daily life. Especially if you served a full career and logged hundreds of jumps and racked up many deployments, substances may seem like an efficient tool to manage chronic pain, sleepless nights,…
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When Metabolism & Immunity Collide: The Cycle Behind Chronic Illness
By Brain Treatment Center Ashburn, Marsha Lessard Dysregulated metabolism and chronic immune activation fuel each other. This is often the case in patients dealing with PTSD, trauma, TBI, autism, long COVID, and chronic fatigue. Research confirms, “Disruptions to appropriate immune responses and metabolic processes create a vicious cycle that accelerates the development of various chronic…
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