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. Asa Bingham

Balikatan 24: SOCOM AFP, 1SFG(A), 320 SOS, 353 SOW Freefall Operations

U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific

April 30, 2024 | 1:27

U.S. Army Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct joint security operations with service members from Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Operations Command 5th Scout Ranger Company, 5th Scout Ranger Battalion, 1st Scout Ranger Regiment-1st Light Reaction Company, 1st Light Reaction Battalion, Light Reaction Regiment, and the Philippine National Police Special Action Force during Balikatan 24 in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines, April 30, 2024. A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to 353rd Special Operations Wing supported the subsequent joint freefall operations led by U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to 320th Special Operations Squadron. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Asa Bingham) (Portions of this video have been blurred for security reasons.)