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 Dennis Carlyle

NORAD Celebrates 60 Years

North American Aerospace Defense Command

May 15, 2018 | 9:48

Video highlights of the various events and ceremonies that took place on May 11th and 12th, 2018 in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The events included a media tour of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, the dedication of a cairn outside the commands’ headquarters building in Colorado Springs, Colorado, memorializing the Canadians who have passed away while serving NORAD, and a fly over in missing-man formation performed by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds aerial demonstration team. More information about the 60th Anniversary can be found at: https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/NORAD60 or http://www.NORAD.mil.