Maj. Gen. Jim Boozer, USA Ret., chief of staff at the National Defense Industrial Association, previews the organization’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (also known as SOFIC), being held May 21-24 in Tampa, Fla., and discusses this year’s theme and priorities, collaborating with the US Defense Department, government leaders, industry and academia, the significance of DoD-industry dialogue and more in a May 21, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the event. Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.