The INVICTA Project commends the Department of Defense for its newly launched evaluation of policies and procedures for identifying, evaluating, and treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) among Naval Special Warfare Combat Crewmen. This long-overdue initiative—outlined in Project No. D2025-DEV0HB-0129.000—reflects a serious and commendable effort to address one of the most persistent and often overlooked injuries affecting America’s elite warriors. As Dr. William E. Morgan, President of Parker University and a former Special Operations Technician, notes:

The INVICTA Gala is honored to announce Tammie Jo Shults as our keynote speaker for this year’s event on Saturday, May 3, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Captain Shults is a trailblazing aviator, becoming one of the first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots in the U.S. Navy, and later gained national recognition for safely landing Southwest Flight 1380 after a catastrophic engine failure, saving 148 lives. Her story of courage, perseverance, and service — captured in