For the past several years, I have dived into the world of Neuroscience, Exercise Science, Psychology, Neurophysiology, Stress Response, and many Continue Reading
What Does it Mean to Serve?
What does it mean to serve? What does it mean to be in the service of others? Is it something in us to serve? Is it a nature vs. nurture debate? Is it Continue Reading
Media and Propaganda Strategies of Al-Qaeda and ISIS
[Editor's Note: the original in-text citations included by the author were removed to improve readability and flow--see references] The rise of Continue Reading
Stand Upright or Step Aside
Take a minute to think about the phrase, “to serve.” What does it mean to you—not as a slogan, but as a lived reality? What emotion does it stir when Continue Reading
Those Who Embrace Their Primal Instinct: The Hybrid Wolf
I’ve been asked repeatedly to discuss my philosophy of the Hybrid Wolf. I’m going to expand on my previous article A Predator hunting Predators that I Continue Reading
Lethal Calm
Introduction: Leadership in the Fire Leadership isn’t about rank, a title, or the weight of a badge.It’s about what you choose to carry when the Continue Reading
Police Training: Everyone Has a Plan ‘Til They Get Punched in the Face
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. I was born in Monrovia, Liberia in the early Continue Reading
Embracing the Game of Death
"Death and I have played this game for many years. And now I sit here aged, a shadow of what I once was, wondering if I will see him again or if he, Continue Reading
Prepare for Chaos Not the Classroom
Co-authored by Sgt. Ayman Kafel, Dave Abarbanel (Green Beret), and Chris Wagner (Neuroscientist) Death by PowerPoint: A Failing Approach For Continue Reading
The Digital Jihad
Analyzing the Social Media Presence of Hezbollah Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based militant group and political party, has emerged as a significant player Continue Reading
Sit with Warriors and the Conversation is Different
I’ve recently come across this picture. Sit with Warriors and the conversation will be different. I thought about it for some time. I really liked it Continue Reading
Reaction vs. Reflex
Battle drills, battle drills, battle drills…The Ranger Handbook defines battle drills as a collective action rapidly executed without applying a Continue Reading