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 Adrianna Douglas, Spc. Samarion Hicks

109th Engineer Battalion Commander speaks on southern border operations

DoD Southern Border 2025

June 16, 2025 | 1:56

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Roselles, the commander of the 109th Engineer Battalion, under Joint Task Force-Southern Border, speaks on the southern border operation along the Rio Grande River with a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 19, 2025. U.S. Soldiers are conducting operations to assist U.S. Border Patrol with deterring illegal crossings into the United States by enhancing detection and monitoring. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Samarion Hicks and Pvt. Adrianna Douglas)