Elizabeth A. Stanley and Amishi P. Jha. "Mind Fitness: Improving Operational Effectiveness and Building Warrior Resilience." Joint Force Quarterly 55.4 (2009): 144-151.
Today’s complex, fluid, and unpredictable operational environment both demands more from the military in terms of mission requirements and exposes troops to more stressors and potential trauma than ever before. This article outlines the harmful effects of stress and introduces the idea of mind fitness as the basis of resilience to stress. Working memory capacity is explored as an important correlate to mind fitness. We describe a new training program for both increasing operational effectiveness and building resilience: Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT). This program includes techniques and exercises which previous research in civilians has demonstrated to be effective at enhancing capacities central to mind fitness, such as mental agility, emotion regulation, attention and situational awareness. We summarize the results of a pilot study of MMFT with U.S. Marines Reservists.
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