Rear Adm. Darryl Walker, a graduate of the Naval War College, has assumed the position of president of the college. Walker previously served as deputy commander of joint force headquarters-cyber.
Walker’s change of command ceremony was held on Aug. 9 at Naval Station Newport. In his remarks, Walker paid tribute to Rear Adm. Peter Garvin, the outgoing president.
“As we have done for 140 years, we teach tomorrow’s naval leaders, joint professionals, and international partners the enduring principles of war and strategy — and we do it incredibly well,” Garvin said. “What we face today is increasingly more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. We need to be fluent and agile from seabed to space and everywhere in between.”
Garvin also highlighted the contributions of NWC to the U.S. Navy’s warfighting capabilities.
“From wargames on tile floors, our Center for Naval Warfare Studies has progressed to high-technology wargames using the latest in modeling and simulation and command visualization tools, enabling, as the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander stated — a step-change in our capability,” he said.
Walker expressed confidence that NWC will continue to produce graduate-level education and research that supports the warfighters of the future.
“I am truly honored and humbled to return to this great institution, this time not as a student, but instead as its 59th president,” Walker said in a statement. “Inspired by the example set by Rear Adm. Garvin and this proven team, I will continue to focus on the most effective ways we can educate the next generation of strategic thinkers, conduct relevant research, and facilitate the strongest possible relationships with our nation’s partners and Allies to dominate the strategic challenges of tomorrow.”
Read more from the Naval War College here – Naval War College Welcomes 59th President.
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