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 Staff Sgt. Adrian Borunda

AZNG Peace Vanguard Detachment Change of Command

Arizona National Guard Public Affairs

Nov. 18, 2020 | 1:26

MARANA, Ariz. -- Members of the Arizona Army National Guard came together to pass the mantle of leadership of the Peace Vanguard detachment from Maj. Joseph O'Niell to Lt. Col. Jack Denton in front of a small, socially-distant audience of Arizona and Singaporean leadership. Peace Vanguard is a Foreign Military Sales program between the U.S. and the Republic of Singapore. Arizona Army National Guard personnel provide AH-64D Apache helicopter training and maintenance support at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana through the United States Army Flight Training Detachment (USAFTD) over a long-term period. USAFTD furthers the operational training of the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s Apache Squadron by providing the operational and maintenance expertise of assigned Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers that facilitates continuation training, joint operations and strengthening ties between Singapore and the
United States via the Arizona National Guard.