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 Pfc. Skyler Schendt

Nebraska Guard Supports Test Nebraska COVID-19 Initiative

Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard

May 19, 2020 | 1:52

Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen collect nasopharyngeal samples from patients, May 9, 2020, at a mobile Test Nebraska site at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska. Nebraska National Guard mobile testing teams are supporting COVID-19 testing locations under the Test Nebraska initiative, which is aimed at significantly expanding testing capacity in the state over the next several weeks. Test Nebraska is a three-part program, implemented through a public/private partnership designed to help state officials understand the health of Nebraskans, expand testing capacity, and inform those who are affected. (Nebraska National Guard video by Pfc. Skyler Schendt)