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

• The People Selling the Smoke Alarm Started the Fire May 23, 2026
  We don’t live in an information age anymore. We live in a panic carnival run by ring lights, consultants, and professionally moisturized frauds who call manipulation “engagement” because “mass psychosis for ad revenue” sounds a little harsh in the quarterly report. That’s the real scam of modern public life. It isn’t just that people lie. […]
  Tammy Pondsmith
• Rewiring the Warrior: A Data-Driven Breakthrough in Beating Operational Stress May 23, 2026
  How WHOOP and a Stellate Ganglion Block Helped Me Reset Operational Stress and Increase Performance Author’s Note: This article is a collaboration between Dr. Chris Frueh and myself, the author of Operator Syndrome. Over the last several months, I’ve had numerous conversations with Dr. Frueh regarding his research findings and how they translate to the […]
  Sergeant Ayman Kafel, MSC
• China’s “Lay Flat” Problem: Passive Resistance in an Age of Active Competition May 22, 2026
  In recent years, a quiet but consequential social trend has emerged in the People’s Republic of China: tang ping (躺平), or “laying flat.” At its core, the concept reflects a rejection; sometimes passive, sometimes deliberate—of the relentless pressures associated with modern Chinese life: long work hours, intense competition, rising costs of living, and narrowing pathways […]
  Charles Faint
• My Heart Aches for Her May 22, 2026
  My heart aches for Her In the quiet moments of the day In the lonely hours of the night In the simple and mundane In the excitement of new discovery When our sons are happy When our sons are sad In the moments when we should be most close, My heart aches for Her In […]
  Aaron Smith
• Saving Myself Through Saving Others May 22, 2026
  She stood there, confused, laughing. She held her bunny tight as she rubbed its ear, telling me she made sure bunny would not have to hear it. She rubbed bunny’s ears with such vigor. She protected bunny in her moment of pure helplessness. She awkwardly laughed in a way that only the experienced could. In a way only […]
  Jake Smith