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 Lance Cpl. Alexis French, Lance Cpl. Dylon Grasso

Marine Minute: Typhoon Egay Relief Efforts

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Aug. 18, 2023 | 1:00

I’M LANCE CORPORAL ALEXIS FRENCH WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE.

ON JULY 30, MARINES WITH THIRD MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, FIRST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, PROVIDED RELIEF EFFORTS AND LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES IN WAKE OF TYPHOON EGAY.

TYPHOON EGAY MADE LANDFALL ON JULY 26 NEAR REMOTE NORTHERN FUGA ISLAND, PHILIPPINES. WITH WINDS UP TO 146 MILES PER HOUR AND A 435-MILE BAND OF RAIN, THE SUPER TYPHOON AFFECTED MORE THAN 500,000 INDIVIDUALS.

THIRD MAW PROVIDED RELIEF TO REMOTE REGIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES WITHIN 24 HOURS. DUE TO SEVERE FLOODING IN MANY REGIONS, FOUR OSPREYS AND FOUR SUPER STALLIONS FLEW IN SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WORKING ALONGSIDE FILIPINO SERVICEMEMBERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, APPROXIMATELY 64,000 POUNDS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED TO AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN THREE DAYS.

THE FORWARD PRESENCE AND READY POSTURE OF FIRST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ASSETS IN IMMEDIATE CRISIS RESPONSE REINFORCES THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO ALLIES AND PARTNERS.

THAT’S IT FOR YOUR MARINE MINUTE. FOR MORE NEWS AROUND THE CORPS, GO TO MARINES.MIL.