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 Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Alderman

Annual Aerial Firefighting Training Heats Up at Camp Guernsey

Joint Force Headquarters - Wyoming National Guard

April 19, 2019 | 5:36

In April, Camp Guernsey hosted several agencies, including the Laramie Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management at an annual training exercise. A crew from G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation provided a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, while fire trucks from Guernsey Fire Department and Laramie County, as well of the Bureau of Land Management took part in setting controlled fires as targets for dumping water drawn from Guernsey Reservoir. These agencies combine efforts to recertify their skills in Wildland Firefighting on Camp Guernsey's North Range, April 19, 2019, during the bucket drop exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Jackie Marshall)

(Photos included by SFC Frank Marquez, U.S. Army National Guard)