Panel 4: Optimizing the Human Weapon System ♠️ This discussion brought together leaders from across the SOF Enterprise to examine how the modern battlefield demands a more integrated and data-driven approach to human performance. As warfare becomes increasingly cognitive and hyper-connected, the panel emphasized that humans remain more important than hardware in maintaining operational advantage. The conversation explored proactive strategies to optimize the human weapon system — enhancing operator readiness, resilience, and peak performance while also recognizing the critical role of the family unit that sustains the force behind the mission. Panelists: Mr. Carlton Griffin (Principal Deputy ASW SO/LIC), Major General (Ret.) Clay Hutmacher (Advisor, Prime Technologies), Colonel Amanda Robbins (USSOCOM Command Psychologist, Ms. Amy Elizardo, M.Ed (Senior Advisor, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Mr. Tyler Van Hook (Chief Strategy Officer, Kognitiv Edge) #SOFWeek2026 #USSOCOM #SpecialOperations 🎯🇺🇸

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