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In the Shadow of JSOC

In the Shadow of JSOC
"Shadows." Staff Sgt. Tawny Kruse/Department of Defense
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My dad was a good man, but for me, his goodness has nothing to do with his work at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In fact, my regard for the professionals at JSOC and the critically important and dangerous missions they execute behind the scenes produces powerfully mixed feelings for me. That’s because, in addition to reverence and respect, I also felt jealous loathing for JSOC for 37 years.
Mike Warnock is the editor-in-chief of The Havok Journal, an Air Force (USAF) veteran, and retired Army Nurse Corps officer. After working 10 years as both a civilian Operating Room (OR) nurse and USAF OR nurse, he served in the Army from 2007–2019. The majority of his 23 years of professional civilian and military service were spent in clinical nursing, which included working in several ORs, in various clinical leadership and staff officer positions, with two deployments to Iraq.
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