The Resilient Force Project brings practical, research-backed resilience support to Newport News’s shipbuilding, military, and healthcare workforce. Whether you lead a military unit, are transitioning out of service, work in healthcare or mental health, or serve on the front lines as a first responder, we meet you where you are with assessments, workshops, and ongoing partnership built for the demands of your work.

Military Organizations

For military organizations based in or around Newport News, Virginia — including those connected to Newport News Shipbuilding, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, and Riverside Regional Medical Center — mission readiness depends on more than training alone. The Resilient Force Project provides targeted resilience assessments that help leaders understand the current state of resilience within their organization, identify strengths and areas of concern, and uncover factors affecting performance and well-being. We then work alongside leaders and personnel to implement practical strategies and resilience-building initiatives that strengthen individuals, teams, and organizational culture — enhancing mission readiness and long-term effectiveness.

• Organization-wide resilience assessments to identify strengths and risk areas

• Leadership consulting on burnout, morale, and high-stress operational tempo

• Hands-on workshops and applied resilience sessions for units and teams

Veterans

Newport News is home to a growing number of veterans navigating the transition from military service to civilian life, many connected to Newport News Shipbuilding, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, and Riverside Regional Medical Center. The Resilient Force Project partners with veteran organizations and communities to support veterans through this transition — helping them build resilience, navigate life’s challenges, strengthen social connections, identify purpose and meaning, and leverage the strengths gained through military service to thrive in their next chapter.

• One-on-one and group resilience-building support for veterans in transition

• Help identifying purpose, meaning, and next-chapter direction

• Partnerships with veteran organizations serving Newport News and the surrounding Peninsula

Medical & Mental Health Professionals

Hospitals, clinics, and mental health practices in Newport News — including those serving Newport News Shipbuilding, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, and Riverside Regional Medical Center — ask a lot of the people who work in them. The Resilient Force Project helps healthcare and mental health professionals strengthen resilience, improve stress management, reconnect with purpose, and develop sustainable practices that support both personal well-being and professional effectiveness — countering the burnout and compassion fatigue that come with the work.

• Burnout and compassion-fatigue focused resilience programming

• Stress-management tools built for high-pressure clinical environments

• On-site or virtual sessions for Newport News-area hospitals, clinics, and practices

First Responders

Police, fire, EMS, and dispatch teams in Newport News carry the weight of the community’s emergencies, often alongside Newport News Shipbuilding, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, and Riverside Regional Medical Center. The Resilient Force Project provides resilience-focused support that helps individuals and organizations build effective coping strategies, strengthen peer support and connection, enhance recovery from stress, and maintain long-term health, readiness, and performance.

• Resilience training built around the realities of shift work and critical incidents

• Peer support and connection-building strategies

• Support available to Newport News’s police, fire, EMS, and volunteer squads

Get Started

Ready to bring resilience support to Newport News? Reach out to The Resilient Force Project to talk through what your organization or community needs.

Email: office@trfproject.com

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