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 Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart

Pennsylvania National Guard Hurricane Irma support wrap-up

Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard

Feb. 8, 2018 | 0:42

After aiding in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are now assisting with the response to Hurricane Irma. Twenty-one members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and two CH-47 Chinooks repositioned to Opa-Locka assisting with the response to Hurricane Irma, a category 3 storm that hit September 10, 2017.

The Pennsylvania National Guard units involved in the response are Company B, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division and Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site. (U.S. Army National Guard Video by Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart)