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. Brian Andries, Lt. Col. Travis Dettmer, OR-7 David Vivar

NATO Allied Land Command hosts virtual LC3

NATO-Allied Land Command (LANDCOM)

April 21, 2021 | 1:00

NATO LANDCOM hosts the 18th LANDCOM Corps Commanders' Conference on 21 April, 2021, at its headquarters in Izmir, Turkey. The virtual event allows leadership through the NATO land forces command structure to build coherency, capability and capacity through formal and informal briefings and discussion.

Recently reactivated US Army V Corps (Fifth Corps) split stationed in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Poland, also attended the conference in an effort to strengthen their capabilities and ties to NATO.

The event is traditionally an in-person, multi-day conference adapted into a virtual event to ensure safety of participants and maximum participation as COVID-19 continues to affect travel.