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{{Short description|Staff college for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island}}
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The '''Naval War College''' ('''NWC''' or '''NAVWARCOL''') is the [[staff college]] and "Home of Thought" for the [[United States Navy]] at [[Naval Station Newport]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref>Jackson, J. E., & McCarthy, C., eds., ''Naval War College: The Navy's Home of Thought'' ([[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]: Faircount Media Group, 2011).</ref> The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associated roles and missions, supports combat readiness, and strengthens global maritime partnerships.

The Naval War College is one of the senior service colleges including the [[United States Army War College|Army War College]], the [[Marine Corps War College]], and the [[USAF Air War College]].  Additionally, the U.S. Department of Defense operates the [[National War College]].

==History==
The college was established on October 6, 1884; its first president, Commodore [[Stephen Luce|Stephen B. Luce]], was given the old building of the [[Newport Asylum for the Poor]] to house it on [[Coasters Harbor Island]] in [[Narragansett Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnwc.edu/About/History.aspx|title=U.S. Naval War College: History|publisher= U.S. Naval War College|access-date=2011-05-23}}</ref>  Among the first four faculty members were [[Tasker H. Bliss]], a future Army Chief of Staff, [[James R. Soley]], the first civilian faculty member and a future [[Assistant Secretary of the Navy]], and, most famously, Captain (later, Rear Admiral) [[Alfred Thayer Mahan]], who soon became renowned for the scope of his strategic thinking and influence on naval leaders worldwide.
[[File:TRoosevelt Assist Sec Navy.jpg|thumb|left|[[Assistant Secretary of the Navy]] Theodore Roosevelt on the steps of the Naval War College with faculty and students]]
The College engaged in [[wargaming]] various scenarios from 1887 on, and in time became a laboratory for the development of [[war plan]]s. Nearly all of the U.S. naval operations of the twentieth century were originally designed and gamed at the NWC.<ref>Lillard, J. M., ''Playing War: Wargaming and U.S. Navy Preparations for World War II'' ([[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]: [[Potomac Books]], 2016).</ref>

More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of 9 students in 1885 and about 300 of today's active duty admirals, and generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni. The college's joint professional military education (JPME) programs prepare leaders for the challenges of operational and strategic leadership over the remainder of their careers as decision makers and problem solvers. More than 1,900 students have graduated from the Maritime Staff Operators Course, 200 from the Executive Level OLW Course, and more than 450 U.S. and international flag and general officers from the Flag Course. Just as its educational programs have expanded in depth and reach, so have the research and analysis efforts conducted by its Center for Naval Warfare Studies. Through war games, conferences, workshops, and publications, its research arm provides direct curriculum support to its educational programs and focused, task-driven analysis for fleet customers and government agencies across the national security spectrum.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==Academic programs==

===College of Naval Command and Staff===
The '''College of Naval Command and Staff (CNCS)''' is a multidisciplinary program designed for [[U.S. Navy]] and [[U.S. Coast Guard]] officers in the grade of [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]], [[U.S. Marine Corps]], [[U.S. Army]], and [[U.S. Air Force]] officers in the grade of [[Major (United States)|major]], and civilians of equivalent seniority from various federal agencies. This intermediate level service college course provides an initial opportunity for joint professional military education wherein students prepare for increased responsibilities as [[Commander (United States)|commanders]] / [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonels]], and as junior [[Captain (United States O-6)|captains]] / [[Colonel (United States)|colonels]].<ref name="usnwc.edu">{{Cite web |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/Departments---Colleges/College-of-Naval-Command-and-Staff.aspx |title=U.S. Naval War College &#124; College of Naval Command and Staff |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330081816/https://www.usnwc.edu/Departments---Colleges/College-of-Naval-Command-and-Staff.aspx |archive-date=2015-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

College of Naval Command and Staff students pursue studies in each of the Naval War College's three core subject areas in the following order of presentation: Strategy and War, Theater Security Decision Making, and Joint Maritime Operations.  While this basic curriculum is essentially the same as that of the more senior students enrolled in the College of Naval Warfare, individual courses are tailored to the experience level and career needs of the CNCS's mid-grade officers.  Each student in the College of Naval Command and Staff is also required to enroll in one Elective Program course of his or her choice per trimester.  A limited number of students may, with selection committee approval, forego up to one trimester of the core curriculum to participate in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies' Advanced Research Program.<ref name="usnwc.edu"/>

Beginning in 1914, NWC imparts its competent, executive-level programs beyond campus through its, now web-based, College of Distance Education (CDE). The three main CDE courses are Strategy and War, Theater Security Decision Making, and Joint Maritime Operations.<ref>[https://usnwc.edu/college-of-distance-education][https://www.usveteransmagazine.com/dev/2017/09/05/distance-no-obstacle-to-gaining-naval-war-college-diploma/][https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss3/19/ College of Distance Education]</ref>

===Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS)===
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Originally established in 1998 as the Naval Operational Planner Course, the Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS) is a 13-month program that educates U.S. officers of all services to:

* Be operational planners and ultimately, operational leaders 
* Understand and apply maritime power effectively 
* Form and lead Operational Planning Teams (OPTs)  
* Think creatively and critically by developing solutions to complex, chaotic security problems

MAWS integrates the College of Naval Command and Staff core curriculum with specialized education and hands-on, real-world projects in the operational planning domain.  MAWS is the U.S. Navy's peer school to the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), the U.S. Marine Corps' [[School of Advanced Warfighting]] (SAW), the U.S. Air Force's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), and the Joint Forces Staff College's Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS).

=== National Security Affairs Department ===
The National Security Affairs Department (NSA) curricula provide military officers and federal government civilians a foundation in contemporary security studies to analyze how the U.S. government makes foreign policy decisions and the role the U.S. plays in the world. This includes: the ability to develop and communicate analyses of current and emerging security issues facing the U.S. and its international partners and allies, the understanding of U.S. decision making dynamics at the strategic level, and the ability to assess political, budgetary, bureaucratic, organizational, and leadership factors influencing decision making and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and strategy development.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Security Affairs Department |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/Faculty-and-Departments/Academic-Departments/National-Security-Affairs-Department |website=www.usnwc.edu |publisher=US Navy |access-date=8 August 2024}}{{source-attribution}}</ref>  In support of the Naval Command and Staff College, it teaches Theater Security Decision Making and in support of the College of Naval Warfare, it teaches National Security Decision Making.

===College of Naval Warfare===
The College of Naval Warfare is a multidisciplinary program designed for U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard officers in the grades of [[Commander (United States)|commander]] or [[Captain (United States O-6)|captain]], U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force officers in the grades of [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] or [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]], and civilians of equivalent seniority from various federal agencies. This senior level professional military education program provides students with executive-level preparation for higher responsibilities as senior [[Captain (United States O-6)|captains]] / [[Colonel (United States)|colonels]] and as junior [[Flag officer#United States|flag officers]] / [[General officers in the United States|general officers]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/Departments---Colleges/CNW.aspx |title=U.S. Naval War College &#124; College of Naval Warfare |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330074846/https://www.usnwc.edu/Departments---Colleges/CNW.aspx |archive-date=2015-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

College of Naval Warfare students pursue studies in each of the Naval War College's three core subject areas in the following order of presentation: Joint Military Operations, Strategy and Policy, and National Security Decision Making. During all trimesters, College of Naval Warfare students are joined in lectures and in seminars by international students of the Naval Command College. Each College of Naval Warfare student is also required to enroll in one Elective Program course of his or her choice per trimester. A limited number of students in each class may, with selection committee approval, forego up to one trimester of the core curriculum to participate in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies' Advanced Research Program.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Accreditation and degrees==
The Naval War College is accredited by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]] (NECHE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neche.org/institutions/u-s-naval-war-college/|title=U.S. Naval War College|publisher=New England Commission of Higher Education|access-date=2024-12-12}}</ref> It was accredited by the [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]] from 1984 until 2018, when the Association's university accreditation body split off and became NECHE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnwc.edu/Academics/College-of-Distance-Education/Frequently-Asked-Questions.aspx|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=U.S. Naval War College|access-date=2013-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815154005/http://usnwc.edu/Academics/College-of-Distance-Education/Frequently-Asked-Questions.aspx|archive-date=2013-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>  In 1990 the Naval War College earned the authority to award to students in some of its programs a [[Master of Arts]] in [[National Security]] and [[Strategic Studies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnwc.edu/About/History.aspx|title=History|publisher= U.S. Naval War College|access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref>  Naval War College students are also permitted to transfer up to 18 credits to the [http://www.salve.edu/graduate-studies/international-relations Graduate Program in International Relations] at [[Salve Regina University]].  The arrangement allows Naval War College students to complete a Master of Arts degree in [[International Relations]] from Salve Regina University by taking six additional courses.

==Publications==
The Naval War College Press has published the scholarly quarterly journal the ''[[Naval War College Review]]'' since 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Naval-War-College-Press/Overview.aspx|title=Overview of the Naval War College PRess|publisher= U.S. Naval War College|access-date=2011-05-23}}</ref> It also publishes the "Newport Papers", as well as an historical monograph series and occasional books.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Naval-War-College-Press | title=Naval War College Press }}</ref>

==Research and instruction==
The [[Henry E. Eccles]] Library, housed in Hewitt Hall, supports the Naval War College's mission by providing information literacy training, reference tutorials and assistance, electronic literature searches, and access to over 90 databases, and interlibrary loan services to Professional Military Education/[[Joint Professional Military Education]], faculty research and analysis, and College of Distance Education.

The library also aids curricula development by assisting faculty research, publishing bibliographies and research guides covering a wide range of topics of interest for those studying international relations, foreign area studies, contemporary and historical military topics, and security studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usnwc.libguides.com/index.php|title=Research Guides of the Naval War College|publisher= U.S. Naval War College|access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref>

The Naval Historical Collection (NHC) is the depository for the Naval War College archives, manuscripts, oral histories, and special collections relating to the history of naval warfare and the history of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] in [[Narragansett Bay]]. Established in 1969 and located in Mahan Hall, the NHC's primary source material are of interest to naval historians, scholars, and students of American military and diplomatic history, Naval War College students, faculty and staff, and the general public.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Reilly|first1=Scott|title=Inside the Archives: Hector Bywater and William Honan in the Naval Historical Collection, U.S. Naval War College|journal=International Journal of Naval History|date=2015|volume=12|issue=3|url=http://www.ijnhonline.org/2015/12/06/hector-bywater-and-william-honan-a-biographers-papers-in-the-naval-historical-collection-u-s-naval-war-college/|access-date=2016-01-14}}</ref>

==Buildings and structures==
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[[File:Naval War College LOC 13974u.jpg|300px|thumb|Photo of the early Naval War College from the east passage of [[Narragansett Bay]]]]

Over the years, the Naval War College has expanded greatly. The original building, the former Newport Asylum for the Poor, now serves as home to the [[Naval War College Museum]]. In 1892, [[Luce Hall]] was opened as the college's new home, at a cost of $100,000. At the time, the building housed lecture rooms and a library. Wings at either end provided two sets of quarters, occupied by the president of the College and members of the faculty. When the Naval War College was enlarged in 1932, this original building was renamed Luce Hall in honor of the institution's founder and first Superintendent (later President), [[Stephen B. Luce]]. This original pair of buildings was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1964, and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=66000876}}|title=NRHP nomination for Original US Naval War College|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=2014-11-05}}</ref> Luce Hall was again listed on the National Register in 1972.<ref name="nris"/>
[[File:Founders_Hall_(NWC).jpg|thumb|Founder's Hall, now the [[Naval War College Museum]]]]
Mahan Hall, named after Rear Admiral [[Alfred Thayer Mahan]] (NWC President from 1886–1889 and 1892–1893), was completed and opened in 1904, and encompasses the historic Mahan [[Rotunda (architecture)|Rotunda]] and Reading Room, as well as student study areas. The Mahan Rotunda also serves as an impromptu museum of gifts and artifacts donated by graduating international students over the years.

Pringle Hall (named after Vice Admiral [[Joel R. P. Pringle]], Naval War College President from 1927–1930) was opened in 1934, and was the principal site for war gaming from the time of its completion in 1934 until the Naval Electronic Warfare Simulator was built in Sims Hall in 1957. The exterior facing of the building is pink [[Milford granite (Massachusetts)|Milford granite]], similar in appearance to the ashlar granite of Luce Hall, to which it is connected by two enclosed bridges. Pringle Hall contains a 432-seat auditorium, the Quinn Lecture Room, the Naval Staff College, the Graphic Arts Studio, the Photography Branch, and the Naval War College Press.

In 1947, the Naval War College acquired an existing barracks building and converted it to a secondary war gaming facility, naming it Sims Hall after former War College President Admiral [[William Sowden Sims]] (Naval War College President from February to April 1917 and again from 1919–1922). In 1957 Sims Hall became the primary center for the Naval War College's wargaming department, serving as such until 1999. Sims Hall is undergoing renovations that are expected to be completed in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pbn.com/naval-war-college-gets-12-3m-for-sims-hall-renovation|title=Naval War College gets $12.3M for Sims Hall renovation|last=Bergenheim|first=Chris|date=August 2, 2019|publisher=Providence Business News|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>

The 1970s saw the War College's most active expansion, with the opening of three separate buildings. In 1972, Spruance Hall, named after former NWC President Admiral [[Raymond A. Spruance]] (March 1946 – July 1948), was completed, housing faculty offices and an 1,100 seat auditorium. 

Spruance Hall subsequently became the primary venue for major lectures and cultural events on the Naval War College campus. On one notable occasion, St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1975, [[Johnny Cash]] with [[The Tennessee Three]] along wiht [[June Carter Cash]] and [[Carl Lee Perkins]] performed a live concert at Spruance Auditorium.<ref>David Kohnen and Roy Cash Jr. "Live in '75: The Man in Black at USNWC", ''The Bridge'' magazine, Fall/Winter 2022, Naval War College Foundation, pages 22-23.</ref> Before taking the stage, Cash also warmed up with June and Perkins under the historic rotunda in Mahan Hall. The recording of this "lost concert" of Johnny Cash show was donated by Captain Roy Cash, Jr., who later collaborated with Naval War College historian, David Kohnen, to write the account of the lost concert, which had previously remained undocumented in the official chronology of performances by Johnny Cash.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kohnen |first1=David |title=Blue Jacket Blues: Lost Recordings of Johnny Cash at the Naval War College – Live in '75 |journal=The Northern Mariner |date=2023 |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=167–206 |doi=10.25071/2561-5467.1127 |url=https://tnm.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/view/1127/1081}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tnm.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/issue/view/141 |title=Vol. 33 No. 2 (2023): The Northern Mariner &#124; the Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord }}</ref>

That same year, in 1974, Admiral [[Julien LeBourgeois]] organized a series of initiatives, which focused upon the cultural influence of the Naval War College upon civil-military policy. 
In conjunction with those efforts, LeBourgeois hosted several symposia to highlight the interrelationships between the American public and the future role of the navy in securing global peace. His efforts coincided with broader expansions in the Naval War College mission during the closing phases of operations in the Vietnam War.

At that time, Conolly Hall was opened and named in honor of Admiral [[Richard L. Conolly]], Naval War College President 1950–1953. It houses the NWC Quarterdeck, Administrative and faculty offices, numerous class and conference rooms, and two underground parking garages.

1976 saw the opening of Hewitt Hall, one of two Naval War College buildings not named after a War College president, this time taking its name from Admiral [[Henry Kent Hewitt]], an advisor to the Naval War College during his tenure as Commander, [[United States Naval Forces Europe|U.S. Naval Forces Europe]], following World War II. Hewitt Hall is home to the [[Henry E. Eccles]] Library, the [[Trident]] Café, the bookstore and barbershop, and student study areas and lounge.

In 1999, the state-of-the-art McCarty Little Hall opened, replacing Sims Hall as the War College's primary wargaming facility. The other building named after a non-president is named after [[William McCarty Little|Captain William McCarty Little]], an influential leader and key figure in refining the techniques of war gaming. This high-tech facility is used primarily by the Center for Naval Warfare Studies to conduct war games and major conferences, and for research and analysis. The building features the technology necessary to support a variety of multi-media needs essential during multiple and simultaneous war games.

== Partnership with Brown University ==

On June 6, 2014, NWC and [[Brown University]]'s [[Watson Institute for International Studies]] signed a Research and Education Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the two institutions.  The agreement promotes collaborative research and teaching between NWC and Brown, serves as an opportunity to establish and conduct programs to improve education in science-related fields to meet long-term national defense needs, and establishes cooperative education programs for undergraduate education at Brown and postgraduate education at both Brown and NWC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnwc.edu/About/News/June-2014/Naval-War-College,-Brown-University-Partner-for-Re.aspx|title=About U.S. Naval War College|website=www.usnwc.edu}}</ref>

== Notable U.S. graduates ==
{{See also|Category:Naval War College alumni}}
[[File:24th International Seapower Symposium U.S. Naval War College Alumni Photo 210915-N-TR763-2083.jpg|thumb|Alumni of the Naval War College pose for a photo during the 24th [[International Seapower Symposium]] (ISS) on September 15, 2021.]]

=== U.S. Navy ===
* Admiral [[Jeremy Michael Boorda]], 25th [[Chief of Naval Operations]], 1994–1996
* Admiral [[William J. Fallon]], Commander, [[U.S. Pacific Command]], 2005–2007; Commander, [[U.S. Central Command]], 2007–2008
* Admiral [[Mark P. Fitzgerald]], Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and [[Allied Joint Force Command Naples]], 2007–2010
* Admiral [[William E. Gortney]], [[Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command]], 2012–2014; Commander, [[U.S. Northern Command]] and Commander, [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]], 2014–2016
* Fleet Admiral [[William F. Halsey Jr.]], Commander, 3rd Fleet during [[World War II]] 
* Admiral [[Kent Hewitt]], [[World War II]] decorated officer (two time recipient of the [[Navy Cross]])
* [[Fleet admiral (United States)|Fleet Admiral]] [[Ernest J. King]], first [[COMINCH|Commander in Chief, United States Fleet]] and 9th [[Chief of Naval Operations]], 1942–1945
* [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[George McMillin]], 38th and final [[Naval Governor of Guam]], one of the first WWII [[POW]]s at [[First Battle of Guam]] 1940–1941
* Admiral [[Thomas H. Moorer]], 18th Chief of Naval Operations, 1967–1970; [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], 1970–1974
* Vice Admiral [[David C. Nichols]] Jr., Commander, [[U.S. Naval Forces Central Command]] / [[U.S. Fifth Fleet]], 2003–2005; Deputy Commander, [[U.S. Central Command]], 2005–2007
* Fleet Admiral [[Chester W. Nimitz]], [[CINCPAC]] 1941–1945, 10th Chief of Naval Operations, 1945–1947 
* Rear Admiral [[Alan Shepard]], first American in space, 1961; fifth man on the Moon, 1971
* Admiral [[Raymond Spruance]], Commander, 5th Fleet during [[World War II]]
* Admiral [[James G. Stavridis]], Commander in Chief, [[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]], 2009–2013
* Admiral [[Elmo Zumwalt]], 19th Chief of Naval Operations, 1970–1974
* Commander (ret.) [[Carlos Del Toro]], 78th [[U.S. Secretary of the Navy]], 2021–present

=== U.S. Coast Guard ===
* Admiral [[John B. Hayes]], USCG, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1978 - 1982 
* Admiral [[Robert E. Kramek]], USCG, [[Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard]], 1990–1994
* Admiral [[Robert J. Papp Jr.]], USCG, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2010–2014
* Admiral [[Paul F. Zukunft]], USCG, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2014–2018

=== U.S. Marine Corps ===
* General [[Walter Boomer]], USMC, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1992–1994
* General [[James E. Cartwright]], USMC, [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], 2007–2011
* General [[Michael Hagee]], USMC, [[Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps]], 2003–2006

=== U.S. Army ===
* General [[Randy George]], [[Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army]], 2023–Present
* General [[Stanley McChrystal]], Commander, International Security Assistance Force/United States Forces Afghanistan, 2009–2010
* General [[John Shalikashvili]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], 1993–1997
* General [[Raymond T. Odierno]], [[Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army]], 2011–2015
* Lieutenant General [[Michael Flynn]], [[Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency]], 2012–2014
* General [[Mark A. Milley]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], 2019–2023

=== U.S. Air Force ===
* General [[Bruce A. Carlson|Bruce Carlson]], USAF, Commander, [[Air Force Materiel Command]], 2005–2008
* General [[John D. W. Corley]], USAF, Commander, [[Air Combat Command]], 2007–2009
* General [[Charles A. Gabriel]], USAF, [[Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force]], 1982–1986
* General [[John A. Gordon]], USAF, Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1997–2000
* General [[Richard E. Hawley]], USAF, Commander, Air Combat Command, 1996–1999
* General [[C. Robert Kehler]], USAF, Commander, [[Air Force Space Command]], 2007–2011; Commander, [[U.S. Strategic Command]], 2011–2013
* General [[Robert C. Oaks]], USAF, Commander, [[Tactical Air Command]], 1984–1985
* General [[Jerome F. O'Malley]], USAF, Commander, [[United States Air Forces in Europe]], 1990–1994

=== U.S. Space Force ===
* General [[John W. Raymond]], USSF, [[Chief of Space Operations]], 2019–2022
* Colonel [[Bree Fram]], USSF

=== U.S. Foreign Service ===
* Ambassador [[Christopher R. Hill]], [[United States Ambassador to Iraq|U.S. Ambassador to Iraq]], 2009–2010; [[Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs]], 2005–2009
* Ambassador [[James B. Smith]], [[United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia|U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia]], 2009–2013
* Department of State Special Agent [[Bryce Frederick]], [[United States Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agent|U.S. DS Special Agent]], 2019–2021

=== U.S. Civil Service ===
* [[Kat Cammack]], U.S. Representative, [[Florida's 3rd congressional district]], 2021-
* [[Frank Jimenez]], former General Counsel, [[U.S. Department of the Navy]], 2006–2009
* [[Hugo Teufel III]], 2nd [[Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security]] in the [[Government of the United States]], 2006–2009
* [[Sean Spicer]], 30th [[White House Press Secretary]], 2017–2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHpZHblKOs0|title=Sean Spicer's SPICIEST moments - Vol. 1|last=ThDC Shorts|date=7 February 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Notable international graduates==
* Vice Admiral [[Zahir Uddin Ahmed]], [[Chief of the Naval Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Naval Staff]], [[Bangladesh Navy]], 2009–2013
* Vice Admiral Tomás Gomez Arroyo [[Spanish Navy]], 1972–1973.
* Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, 2005–?.
* Rear Admiral Benjamin Ohene-Kwapong Chief of the Naval Staff, Ghana Navy, 1985–1990.
* [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]], [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Indian Navy]], and [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]], India, 2004–2006.
* Vice Admiral Mohammed Farid Habib, [[Chief of the Naval Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Naval Staff]], [[Bangladesh Navy]], 2013–current
* Vice Admiral [[Kamal Habibollahi]], Last Commander of the [[Iranian Navy|Imperial Iranian Navy]] 1975–1979.
* Rear-Admiral [[Lai Chung Han]], Chief of the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]], 2014–2017.<ref name="SAF Leadership">{{cite web|title=SAF Leadership|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/biographies/saf_leadership.html#tab-3|publisher=MINDEF|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
* Admiral [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]], [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Indian Navy]], 2012–2014.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013805/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/admiral-dk-joshi-takes-over-as-new-navy-chief/287089-3.html Admiral DK Joshi takes over as new Navy Chief]. Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>
* President [[Émile Lahoud]], 15th [[President of Lebanon]] from November 1998 to November 2007.
* [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]], [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Indian Navy]], 1984–1987.<ref name=irfc-rktahiliani>{{cite web|url=http://irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88|title=Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM|publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410073225/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88|archive-date=2009-04-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Vice Admiral Mateo M Mayuga AFP Flag Officer In Command, Philippine Navy 09 Dec 10 - 09 Dec 07
* Vice Admiral [[Mark Mellett]], [[Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces|Chief of Staff]] of [[Defence Forces (Ireland)|Defence Forces Ireland]] 2015–2021<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/97ddf893-bf7e-4117-a487-7fc2c0f4b380/Distinguished-Alumni.aspx |title=Distinguished Alumni |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531101802/https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/97ddf893-bf7e-4117-a487-7fc2c0f4b380/Distinguished-Alumni.aspx |archive-date=2013-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]], [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Indian Navy]], 2009–2012.<ref name="defence.lk"/>
* Admiral [[Thisara Samarasinghe]], [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander]], [[Sri Lankan Navy]] (2009–2011) and Sri Lankan [[High Commissioner]] to Australia.<ref name="defence.lk">[http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20091012_04 Navy Chief attends 19th Sea Power symposium at Newport -USA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014060956/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20091012_04 |date=2009-10-14 }}. Defence.lk (2010-12-30). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>
* Vice Admiral [[Russ Shalders]], Chief of Navy, Australia, 2005–2008.
* Rear Admiral [[Predrag Stipanović]], Commander of [[Croatian Navy]] (2015–present)
* General [[Håkan Syrén]], [[Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces]], 2003–2009; Chairman, European Union Military Committee, 2009–?.
* Vice Admiral [[Ko Tun-hwa]] former Vice [[Minister of Defense]], [[Republic of China]] and is currently the National Policy Advisor to the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
* King [[Tupou VI]] of [[Tonga]], ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
* Rear Admiral [[Mohan Wijewickrama]], [[Governor of Eastern Province]] and former chief of staff, [[Sri Lanka Navy]]
* Admiral Dato' Seri Panglima Ahmad Kamarulzaman, Chief of Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Nov 18, 2015 – present
* Vice Admiral Edmundo Nestor Martin Felix Pimentel, Chief of Navy, Dominican Republic, Feb 2014-Feb. 2016. Currently President of the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD).
* Vice Admiral Miguel E. Peña Acosta, Chief of Navy, Dominican Republic, Feb 2016–Present.
*Rear Admiral [[Romulo Espaldon]], first rear admiral of the [[Philippine Navy]].
* Rear Admiral [[Sinsy Nghipandua]] second [[Namibian Navy]] Commander
* Vice Admiral [[Adeluis Bordado]], Flag Officer in Command Philippine Navy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1142943|title=Bordado is new Navy chief: Sobejana|website=Philippine News Agency }}</ref>
* [[Issah Adam Yakubu]], [[Chief of Naval Staff (Ghana)]]

==Notable faculty==
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*[[Stephen E. Ambrose]], historian and biographer
*[[Edward L. Beach Jr.]], author of ''[[Run Silent, Run Deep]]'', inaugural holder of the Stephen B. Luce Chair of Naval Science 
*Jessica D. Blankshain, Expert on civil-military relations and foreign policy analysis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty {{!}} Jessica D Blankshain |url=https://usnwc.edu/Faculty-and-Departments/Directory/Jessica-D-Blankshain |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=usnwc.edu}}</ref> 
*Lindsay Cohn, Expert on military organizations, civil-military relations, international law of war, and foreign policy/public opinion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty {{!}} Lindsay P Cohn |url=https://usnwc.edu/Faculty-and-Departments/Directory/Lindsay-P-Cohn |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=usnwc.edu}}</ref> 
*[[Yoram Dinstein]] (born 1936), Israeli President of [[Tel Aviv University]]
*[[Nikolas Gvosdev]], international relations scholar.
*[[John B. Hattendorf]], naval historian, [[Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History]]
*Joan Johnson-Freese,  emeritus Professor of National Security Affairs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joan Johnson-Freese |url=https://extension.harvard.edu/faculty/joan-johnson-freese/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Harvard Extension School |language=en-us}}</ref>
*[[Stephen Knott]], emeritus Professor of National Security Affairs
*[[Alfred Thayer Mahan]], historian, author of ''[[The Influence of Sea Power upon History]]''
*[[Tom Nichols (academic)|Tom Nichols]], writer and academic specialist on [[international affairs]].
*[[Jeffrey H. Norwitz]], former [[John Nicholas Brown Chair of Counterterrorism]]
*[[James R. Soley]], naval historian and first civilian faculty member

==See also==
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* [[National War College]]
* [[Industrial College of the Armed Forces]]
* [[Marine Corps War College]]
* [[United States Army War College|Army War College]]
* [[USAF Air War College]]
* [[List of National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island]]
* [[International Seapower Symposium]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.usnwc.edu Naval War College]
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