The Havok Journal | Military & Veteran News, Commentary, Culture

• Teamwork/The Maxim March 29, 2026
  We each brought to the battlefield our own knowledge, experiences, and equipment. A fair fight was never a fight we sought. The odds should always have been two to one, or greater. A fallen Ranger meant a broken link in the chain. The equipment they carried was distributed among the others because it was necessary for […]
  Jake Smith
• Have You Ever Wondered Who You’d Be Without War? March 29, 2026
  Have you ever wondered who you’d be without the war? Seriously? I have thought about it quite a bit and, if I was given the choice, I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. Why? What was so great about it? Nothing. It sucked. It was what I earned, learned, and gained from it […]
  Sergeant Ayman Kafel, MSC
• The Broken Chair Club March 28, 2026
  There’s a giant broken chair sitting outside the United Nations in Geneva, and for once public art accidentally told the truth. One leg blown off, still standing, permanently posing as stability. You could not design a better emblem for the UN if you locked a committee of cynical sculptors in a room with a grant […]
  Tammy Pondsmith
• The Switch March 28, 2026
  72 hrs, give or take, is the breaking point where the lack of sleep catches me—embracing me like a lost lover whose touch can ease the pain. The line between what is real and what is fantasy begins to blur. Eye muscles start to flex like a rubber band stretched to its breaking point, like […]
  Clay D
• Action Beats Fear March 27, 2026
  By Ryan Mimna The secret to handling fear is taking action. In the simplicity of this truth lies duplicity. Fear is paralyzing, as the brain knows not the difference between a paper tiger and a real tiger. Both are equal threats in our mind, paralyzing to the senses and overcome by courage. Oh, but why […]
  Special Guest