Rushmore Couples Outdoor Adventure | Connection in the Black Hills
Sheep Dog couples are taking on South Dakota’s Black Hills during the Rushmore Couples Outdoor Adventure, building connection through zip lining, Mount Rushmore and shared experiences. For SDIA, the adventure is only one step in a larger continuum of connection, purpose and posttraumatic growth.
Monster Energy Volunteers at SDIA Heroes Ranch
Monster Energy volunteers spend a team service day at SDIA Heroes Ranch, supporting Sheep Dog Impact Assistance and its mission to serve Veterans and First Responders.
2026 Heroes Ranch Poker Run Supports Veterans & First Responders | SDIA
Riders from across the region came together for the 2026 SDIA Heroes Ranch Poker Run, supporting Sheep Dog Impact Assistance programs for Veterans and First Responders.
25 Years Later: Northwest Arkansas Sheep Dogs Climb 110 Flights to Honor the Heroes of 9/11
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Northwest Arkansas Sheep Dogs gathered in Fayetteville to climb 110 flights of stairs, honoring the courage and sacrifice of the first responders who went up when others were coming down.
Hooligans Homecoming: Veterans Reunite at Heroes Ranch
More than two decades after serving together in Iraq, the Hooligans reunited at Sheep Dog Impact Assistance’ Heroes Ranch for an unforgettable Outdoor Adventure built around brotherhood, connection and shared experiences.
Honor a Hero. Run With Purpose. Join the SDIA Turkey Trot & Nominate a Fallen Hero
Join the SDIA Turkey Trot and help honor our nation’s Fallen Heroes. Submit a Fallen Hero nomination and run or walk in remembrance this Thanksgiving.
Who Supports the Ones Standing Beside Our Sheep Dogs? Introducing Homefront
Who Supports the Ones Standing Beside Our Sheep Dogs? Introducing Homefront Military Members, Veterans, and First Responders are trained to run toward difficult things. But they rarely run toward them alone. Behind many of our nation’s Sheep Dogs is a spouse or partner navigating the other side of service: deployments, long shifts, missed holidays, uncertainty, transition, trauma, reintegration, career changes, family responsibilities, and the complicated work of loving someone whose experiences may have changed them. These spouses and partners become experts at adapting. At holding things together. At keeping moving. At being the strong one. But who supports them? In August 2026, Sheep Dog Impact Assistance (SDIA) took an important step toward answering that question with the inaugural class of the Homefront Support Program, an extension of Warrior PATHH created specifically for the spouses and partners of Military Members, Veterans, and First Responders. The first Homefront class has now completed the program. And this is only the beginning. The People Beside Those Who Serve Sheep Dog Impact Assistance exists to engage, assist, and...
A Legacy of Service Rolls Into Heroes Ranch: 1951 Military Jeep Honors Mark Naughton
A Legacy of Service Rolls Into Heroes Ranch: 1951 Military Jeep Honors Mark Naughton On August 1, a remarkable piece of military history arrived at Sheep Dog Impact Assistance’ Heroes Ranch carrying something even more meaningful than its history: the legacy of a Sheep Dog. A Korean War-era 1951 M38 Jeep, lovingly restored by Marine Sergeant and Army Master Sergeant Mark Naughton, was donated to Sheep Dog Impact Assistance (SDIA) by Mark’s three children, Killian Cline, Gunnar Naughton, and Tannan Millsap. The Jeep now has a new home at Heroes Ranch, where it will serve as a lasting tribute to Mark’s military service, craftsmanship, patriotism, and the life he built beyond the uniform. Honoring a Lifetime of Military Service Mark Naughton dedicated a significant part of his life to serving his country. A Marine Sergeant and Army Master Sergeant, Mark received the Bronze Star with Valor for his heroic actions in Grenada in 1983. His service, however, was only one part of the legacy remembered by those...
Connection, Adventure & the Black Hills: SDIA’s Mount Rushmore Couples Outdoor Adventure
Military Members, Veterans, First Responders, and their spouses headed to South Dakota’s Black Hills for an SDIA Couples Outdoor Adventure focused on connection, camaraderie, and getting off the couch together.
Sheep Dog University Welcomes New Graduates Committed to Serving Others
Discover how Sheep Dog University equips volunteers and leaders with the knowledge, relationships, and purpose to strengthen Sheep Dog Impact Assistance’s mission of serving veterans, military members, first responders, and their families.