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FACTSHEET | June 5, 2025

Next Time Series: TACTICS Video

The TACTICS video describes steps for tolerating emotional distress. Using a variety of approaches, individuals can reduce their emotional distress by taking a step back, accepting the situation, controlling their breathing, tracking their exercise, icing the pain, connecting with others, and savoring the simple things. This video was created with Adobe Photoshop with hand-drawn illustrations and animated in Adobe After Effects.

The Pocket Training Guidance explains how Leaders can review the TACTICS video with their unit.