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 Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson

Package - Soldiers and Airmen of the Hawaii National Guard assist the City and County of Honolulu in the COVID-19 Pandemic testing surge.

State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, Public Affairs Office

Aug. 28, 2020 | 1:51

Package - Soldiers and Airmen of the Hawaii National Guard assist the City and County of Honolulu in the COVID-19 Pandemic testing surge.

The Hawaii National Guard is providing key support to the City and County of Honolulu during the testing surge on Oahu.

As Honolulu City and County leadership announced a second “stay at home” order for the Island of Oahu, A surge in COIVD-19 testing in partnership with the U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Adm. Jerome Adams was also announced. Soldiers and Airmen of the Hawaii National Guard who have been providing support of the states the COVID-19 Pandemic response have been tasked to assist the Honolulu County first responders in this testing effort.

- Maj. Marconi Cabatbat - Hawaii Air National Guard

Honolulu City and County are offering free tests to members of the public at 6 locations for many as 5000 people daily. At some of the surge testing locations teams of Guardsmen are the first people the members of the community interact with. The Guardsmen verify the registration information and label the test kits before sending the Oahu residents to the testing area where trained medical staff walk them through the “self administered” tests, the goal is to provide a quick and efficient process to insure as many members of the public can be tested as possible each day.

- Spc. Kris-Anne Basilio - Hawaii Army National Guard

(U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson)