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. Laura Beckley

101st Airborne Division Trains First Class of Somali National Army

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Combat Camera

May 24, 2017 | 1:20

Since 2007, the African union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has played an active, regional peacekeeping role in Somalia, however AMISOM forces were never intended to be a permanent solution. In preparation for AMISOM’s anticipated draw down by 2020, U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade combat team recently trained nearly 60 Somali soldiers on logistics operations over the course of six-weeks.