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Naval War College transitions to online lectures and seminars

This story was written by Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs and originally appeared here. The U.S. Naval War College has transitioned all lectures and seminars for its 600 in-residence students to the online realm, in addition to postponing events, conferences and ceremonies in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The college also […]

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War-Gaming 101: U.S. Naval War College Holds War Game Fundamentals Course

The following story was written by Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs. This story originally appeared here. For the sixth year, the U.S. Naval War College is holding a war game fundamentals course to teach the war-gaming skills that the college uses to help decision-makers shape the future Navy. War-gaming is a time-honored […]

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Naval War College: Issues in National Security Lecture Series returns for 4th year

This story was written by Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs and originally appeared here. The U.S. Naval War College will hold the fourth year of a lecture series that aims to share the college’s academic topics with the spouses and partners of students and staff. The Issues in National Security series features […]

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U.S. Naval War College hosts Conference on Revisions to Legal Manual Regarding Armed Conflict at Sea

The following story was written by Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs. It originally appeared here on usnwc.edu. For more information and stories from the U.S. Naval War College, click here. The U.S. Naval War College gathered experts in naval operations and maritime law for a conference Dec. 17-18 on an upcoming revision […]

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Chief Learning Officer visits Naval War College, discusses priorities

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and more from the Naval War College here. Department of the Navy Chief Learning Officer John R. Kroger visited the U.S. Naval War College on Dec. 16 to get a closer look at the institution’s historic war-gaming abilities. Kroger took the new chief learning officer […]

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VIDEO: U.S. Naval War College hosts Annual Holiday Concert with Navy Band Northeast

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and more from the Naval War College here. With visits from Santa, the U.S. Naval War College community celebrated the holiday season on Dec. 15 with a concert by Navy Band Northeast. The band played an hour-long “Holiday by the Bay” show that included winter […]

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Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Director tells Naval War College audience to ‘Dive In’ on AI

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and more from the Naval War College here. Saying the most important thing to do is just dive in, Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, talked to U.S. Naval War College students and faculty on Dec. 12 […]

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U.S. Naval War College launches Streamlined Program for Earning JPME-I Credit

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. NEWPORT, R.I. — U.S. Naval War College’s College of Distance Education has launched a streamlined version of its online program for delivering professional military education coursework required by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The new Online […]

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New Stockdale Conference Room honors Former Naval War College President, War Hero and Ethics Icon

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and more from the Naval War College here. The U.S. Naval War College dedicated a recently renovated conference room to the late retired Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale, who as college president from 1977 to 1979 introduced a military ethics course informed by his seven […]

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Born from Lessons of WWII, Naval War College International Program Connects World’s Navies One Class at a Time

NEWPORT, R.I. — On a beautiful summer night, the international students of the U.S. Naval War College formed up to be presented to the college president. The collection of wildly different uniforms spoke about the variety of their home nations – short sleeves for tropical summers, braids, epaulets, patches and pins. Their spouses were also […]

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Naval War College awards master’s degrees to 40 military officers

By Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs Forty U.S. military officers graduated from the U.S. Naval War College on Nov. 13, earning Master of Arts degrees after a year of study of strategy and national defense. “Today you see in front of you the fruits of your labor,” said Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, […]

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U.S. Naval War College students compete in theater strategic planning exercise

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. U.S. Naval War College students squared off this week in a competition meant to hone their analytical skills regarding decision-making in the world’s major security theaters. The annual exercise is part of the college’s theater security […]

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U.S. Naval War College Conference on Artificial Intelligence looks to move ‘Beyond the Hype’

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. Scholars reached “beyond the hype” to discuss artificial intelligence as a tool for the American military during a U.S. Naval War College conference Oct. 24-25. Who is accountable when an autonomous warship fires its weapons? How […]

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U.S. Naval War College holds conference exploring the definitions of genocide

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. The U.S. Naval War College gathered scholars on Oct. 15 to examine the issue of genocide, the college’s second conference on the subject as part of a course taught by associate professor Hayat Alvi. This year’s […]

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U.S. Naval War College kicks off 135th Anniversary Celebration

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. The U.S. Naval War College kicked off its 135th anniversary year Oct. 7 with a visit by four past presidents of the college, a group whose experience spans nearly two decades of the institution. “For 135 […]

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As Study of Veterans Gains Ground in Academia, U.S. Naval War College Looks at the Aftermath of War

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. U.S. Naval War College hosted a conference Sept. 11-13 focused on military veterans, gathering more than 40 scholars to examine the experience of war, homecoming and what it has meant to be a veteran in the […]

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U.S. Naval War College memorializes students, alumni killed in Sept. 11 attacks

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. On Sept. 11, the U.S. Naval War College remembered the 11 alumni and students killed 18 years earlier in the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. “I’m grateful for today’s opportunity to […]

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U.S. Naval War College graduates 43 students from Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. Forty-three students graduated on Sept. 6 from the U.S. Naval War College’s Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, a program designed to educate U.S. military and national security officers in the art of planning large-scale operations. The students […]

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U.S. Naval War College holds 18th Regional Alumni Symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — U.S. Naval War College (NWC) held its 18th Regional Alumni Symposium (RAS) in Buenos Aires, August 26-29, 2019. The event was co-hosted by the Argentine Navy and explored a wide range of […]

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Secretary of Defense Esper tells U.S. Naval War College students his focus is great-power competition

This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper spoke to students and faculty of the U.S. Naval War College on Aug. 27, his first address at a military academic institution since taking office July 23. Esper told his […]

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