The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) held its fall graduation ceremony on Nov. 13 at Naval Station Newport in Newport.
Thirty-nine officers, representing the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy Reserve, U.S. Army, U.S. Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S. Air Force, received their diplomas. Eleven graduates completed the senior-level leadership program offered by the College of Naval Warfare (CNW), while 28 finished the intermediate-level leadership program offered by the College of Naval Command and Staff (CNCS).
NWC President Rear Adm. Darryl Walker addressed the graduates, emphasizing the importance of putting academic knowledge into practice. “In this decade of consequence, the task ahead is to translate theory and doctrine into tangible actions on the operational stage,” Walker said. “Your charge now is to use the education you have received here to link what you’ve learned to how we fight, how you frame problems, how you develop and assess solutions in the future, and most importantly, how you will build winning teams.”
Two graduates were recognized as the institution’s top performers, each receiving the President’s Honor Graduate Award. Cmdr. Ronald Aaron Herrera of CNW and Maj. Destry Samuel Balch of CNCS were honored for their exceptional academic achievements.
The graduating officers are poised to take on leadership roles at various military commands worldwide. Some will serve on staffs at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet in Manama, Bahrain; 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group in Camp Pendleton, California; U.S. Army Europe and Africa in Vilseck, Germany; Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Maryland; and 41st Field Artillery Brigade in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Others will assume command of ships, squadrons, and other units, leveraging their strategic training to achieve decisive advantages in combat.
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