Naval Education and Training Command: Warrior Toughness

Every U.S. Navy Sailor, enlisted or officer, could face life-threatening situations from combat or casualty. Each and every one needs to have the ability to persevere and perform under both immediate danger and long-term stress, both on the job and at home.

Warrior Toughness (WT) is a holistic human performance skillset that enhances the toughness of our Sailors with a focus on the pursuit of peak performance. The system emphasizes coequal development of toughness in the mind, body, and soul. WT combines performance psychology skills with character development, and teaches the Warrior Mindset, whose concepts were initially developed by members of the Naval Special Warfare community.

Designed to increase the Navy’s warfighting capabilities, WT is an enabler of the Culture of Excellence as part of the first line of effort – Developing a Lethal Warfighting Force. In place at Recruit Training Command since October 2018, the curriculum is now incorporated across all Navy accessions at Officer Training Command Newport, the United States Naval Academy and the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. WT will improve the performance of Sailors under stress and throughout their everyday lives, building lethal warfighters ready for the next mission.

Video by Cpl. Alexis French, Lance Cpl. Joshua Munsen

Marine Minute: Resolute Dragon 23

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Oct. 27, 2023 | 1:00

I’M LANCE CORPORAL JOSHUA MUNSEN WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE.

THE III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE CONDUCTED THE FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE PORTION OF EXERCISE RESOLUTE DRAGON 23, FROM OCTOBER 14TH TO OCTOBER 31ST. RD 23 IS AN ANNUAL BILATERAL EXERCISE IN JAPAN THAT STRENGTHENS THE COMMAND, CONTROL, AND MULTI-DOMAIN MANEUVER CAPABILITIES OF MARINES IN III MEF AND ALLIED JAPAN SELF-DEFENSE FORCE PERSONNEL.

APPROXIMATELY 3,300 MARINES FROM III MEF AND JOINT PARTNERS FROM THE U.S ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE, WORKED ALONGSIDE APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SERVICE MEMBERS FROM THE JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE WESTERN ARMY.

DURING RD 23 FTX, MANY HISTORIC FIRSTS TOOK PLACE SUCH AS THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT OF A U.S. MARINE CORPS TPS-80 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR FLOWN ABOARD A JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE KAWASAKI C-2 CARGO AIRPLANE.

THE EXERCISE REINFORCED OPTIMIZING FORCE POSTURE AND SHOWCASED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN A ROBUST PRESENCE IN THE REGION AS PART OF THE STAND-IN FORCE TO CREATE A FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC.

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