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 Raymond Sarracino

USAF, SOUTHCOM evacuate six injured Guatemalan Children

U.S. Southern Command

June 8, 2018 | 1:40

A U.S. Air Force C-17 transported six critically injured Guatemalan children to the United States for treatment.

At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, the aircraft from the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Mississippi, along with a team of medical specialists, flew the children and their guardians to Galveston, Texas, to receive treatment for burns and injuries received during the recent eruption of the Fuego volcano.

SOUTHCOM has also donated equipment to help Guatemalan first responders.

The equipment includes: gas detectors, tools, and personal protective equipment.

The government of Guatemala requested the assistance through the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City and gave the approval for the mission.

In foreign disasters like this one, the U.S. Agency for International Development typically leads the U.S. government efforts.

The U.S. military has a history of supporting relief missions and working with international organizations and host nations to aid people impacted by disasters.

Most recently in the Caribbean, where hurricanes Matthew, Irma, and Maria caused widespread devastation.

Prior to the volcano eruption, SOUTHCOM provided assistance to Guatemala to help it prepare for natural disasters, including the construction and donation of an emergency operations center and a disaster relief warehouse.

The emergency operations center was activated after the eruption by the country’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction.

The six children are currently receiving treatment at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas.