Reignite Heroes Executive Director, Dr. John Edgar Caterson, is Representing the USSOCOM Command Chaplain & Joint Special Operations University by Serving as a featured Panel Moderator at SOF WEEK 2025 (Annual Global Gathering of Special Forces from around the World) in Tampa, FL. The panel stars Special Forces Living Legends.
The Invisible Enemy: SOF Moral Injury and Intervention
This panel will present findings from an upcoming JSOU Press edited volume, “The Invisible Enemy.” The 90-minute panel will consist of experts that speak to how to identify, intervene, and integrate toward healing moral injuries to ensure long-term holistic health and wellness of SOF forces.
May 6, 2025, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM ET
Marriott Water Street: Florida Salon V – VI/ Breakout Room 2
Moderator: Dr. John Edgar Caterson: JSOU ESME SOCAC Program Director, US Special Operations Command
- SGM (RET) Mike Vining: U.S. Army Delta Force; Director, National EOD Association, Retired from Elite Special Forces and part of Operation Eagle Claw / Desert One. Will be addressing SOF Context and the importance of NCO & SEL in addressing SOF MI.
- MSG (RET) Mike Clark: U.S. Army Special Forces; JSOU Faculty
Twenty plus years in SOF and ten plus years on Teams. Will be addressing SOF Culture & the importance of the Team Leader and Team Room in prevention, intervention, and postvention of SOF MI.
- PO1 (RET) Mike Kipp: U.S. Navy SEAL; The Veterans Project
Vietnam Navy Seal Veteran will be addressing SOF Community and the importance of SOF Stakeholders in the process of prevention, intervention, and postvention of SOF MI.
- Dr. Anna Simmons: Professor Emerita, Naval Postgraduate School
Has studied SOF for over forty years and provided valuable input during the SOCOM Comprehensive Review. Will be addressing the overlaps of Context, Culture, and Community while addressing SOF MI.
- CSM Adam Thompson: Commandant, Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy. Twenty-Five years in SOF and key contributor to the Invisible Enemy Project. Will address SOF Future and the importance of Spiritual Core and innovation approaches in the process of prevention, intervention, and postvention of SOF MI.
