CLASSIFIED MISSION BRIEF
CLEARANCE LEVEL: DARK WOLF
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I trust my own field intelligence more than standard operating procedures from traditional sources. These aren't medical protocols—they're classified methods developed through three decades of operating in hostile neurological territory. Field-tested strategies for staying operational when your systems want to shut down.
OBJECTIVE: Deliver actionable intelligence that eliminates noise, identifies what works in the field versus what's misinformation, and serve as a navigation point for operatives lost in similar territory.
OPERATIVE: Ryan Kelly, handler of Dark Wolf Mission Log.
CALLSIGN ORIGIN: DARK WOLF
Wolves operate in packs but maintain autonomous capability. I've always identified with this—even more so after years of neurological compromise forced me into isolation protocols.
Dark Wolf evolved from the concept of the "lone operator"—the dark represents covert operations, the grit of solo missions, and the classified nature of this fight. Recovery is a black ops mission. No extraction team is coming. Channel that isolation and frustration into actionable intelligence.
Dark Wolf is a network of operatives who refuse to go dark permanently.
Own the callsign. Don't let it compromise you.
OPERATION TIMELINE
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE (CHILDHOOD): Ice Hockey → Air Force Academy → Fighter Pilot
Early operational training in contact sports—ice hockey, lacrosse, football. Single objective from youth: collegiate ice hockey at the United States Air Force Academy with a pilot slot for fighter operations. Minimal deviation from this mission. Social operations sacrificed for strength conditioning and ice time.
MISSION COMPROMISE: When the Intel Went Dark
Concussions accumulated early. Limited intelligence available at the time. "Experts" cleared me to return to operations after basic assessments. Each concussion made the next easier to sustain. Cognitive and behavioral anomalies began manifesting.
One incident became two. Then three. Traumatic brain injuries stacked to 15+ by age 16. Both primary objectives scrubbed: 1) collegiate ice hockey operations, 2) service to country.
DARK PROTOCOL: Decades in the Unknown
Decades spent in classified territory, trying to determine identity and purpose. Made the typical adolescent declaration: "I'd rather be terminated than pulled from operations."
Instead of following standard medical protocols to preserve remaining neural assets, I doubled down—pushed physical and cognitive systems to failure points repeatedly. While this period built operational resilience, it compromised long-term asset preservation.
Multiple reactivation attempts. All services—Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force—denied clearance.
EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS
Volunteered for research operations into concussion, TBI, and CTE effects. Extensive pharmaceutical testing. Botox trials for migraine suppression. Years of experimentation yielded minimal effective protocols.
Eventually scrubbed all standard approaches. Preferred the raw operational state over symptom masking.
BREAKTHROUGH INTELLIGENCE: Identifying What Actually Works
Post-bicep compromise during final Navy clearance attempt, my PRP contact recommended CrossFit—something "difficult and unconventional." The community aspect and daily operational challenges provided immediate cognitive improvements.
This raised the critical question: was high-intensity training beneficial to neural recovery? Answer: affirmative, but dosage-dependent.
As volume increased, symptoms degraded. Needed balance between recovery protocols and high-intensity operations.
Enter Marcus Filly. Former CrossFit operative launched "Awaken Training Series"—functional longevity, injury reduction, smarter daily operations. Significant recovery gains observed.
Enter Nick Bare and MAF Protocol. Transitioned to hybrid operations via Nick Bare's approach. Running had been impossible post-injury—blackouts within 400 meters from impact stress.
Bare introduced MAF method: heart rate-based training, primarily Zone 2, building endurance without time constraints. Cognitive benefits were substantial. What started as walking eventually became sustainable running. Endurance fulfillment restored.
CURRENT OPERATIONS
Present day. Compiling classified intelligence from all previous operations—what works FOR ME. Can't guarantee universal application, but provides operational framework and methodology for managing past compromises.
At this stage, keeping this mission undocumented was a tactical error. I had no network of operatives with parallel experience. No one should operate in that level of isolation.
If even one operative extracts value from this intelligence, mission accomplished.
Workouts are primarily self-generated, heavily influenced by Marcus Filly, Nick Bare, and Tactical Barbell. Will document deviations when running external programs.
Recovery gains now sufficient to attempt drop-in hockey operations—confronting the threat that kept me offline for two decades. Full-circle objective that seemed impossible years ago.
Perspective shifts when you start a family. Primary objective now: optimal role model for my family. Never going on autopilot. Staying sharp, capable, operational.
WHAT THIS LOG PROVIDES: Unfiltered intelligence on managing concussion and TBI symptoms—not just acute response, but long-term operations. Requires strategic planning and logical protocols to address both physical compromise and mental obstacles.
Appreciate you taking the time to review this brief (extended beyond standard parameters). Ready to assist any operative navigating similar territory.
Stay tactical. Stay classified.
- Dark Wolf
