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 Maj. Carl Lamb

Virtual Sendoff - B Company departs to support operations in Africa

Joint Force Headquarters - Maine National Guard

March 10, 2021 | 8:27

Join senior military leaders, Maine's Congressional delegation, and Gov. Janet Mills for a virtual sendoff of B Company, 3rd Battalion 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain). As announced in 2019, the unit has been preparing for a 2021 deployment to Africa.

The approximately 130 Soldiers of B Company are part of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, a multi-state National Guard brigade headquartered in Vermont, which also includes smaller units in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Colorado. Soldiers from these states will support security operations in U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Africa Command. The unit is expected to be deployed for approximately one year.