Photo By James Foehl | Marine Col. Steven Wolf, a student at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I.,...... read more read more
NEWPORT, R.I. – Eighty-five Navy, Marine and Army officers graduated from U.S. Naval War College (NWC), March 3, during a graduation ceremony held in Spruance Hall auditorium in Newport, Rhode Island.
The graduating students of the College of Naval Warfare (CNW) and College of Naval Command and Staff (CNCS) received master’s degrees in national security and strategic studies, accredited by the New England Association for Schools and Colleges.
With coursework in national security decision making, strategy and policy, and joint military operations, the two programs are designed to prepare students to think critically, operationally and strategically.
“I learned a lot about leadership. I learned a lot about being a better officer. I learned a lot about things that aren’t in the curriculum. Most important, I reconnected with the spark that is why I love the profession of arms,” said Marine Col. Steven Wolf, honor graduate of the CNW course.
The senior-level CNW course graduated 30 officers. The intermediate-level CNCS course graduated 55.
During the ceremony, the graduates were recognized for their hard work, both in and out of the classroom.
“Your selfless dedication to a cause greater than yourself is truly breathtaking to behold,” said Marc Genest, the graduation speaker and Forrest Sherman Chair of Public Policy and co-director of the Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups at NWC. “My respect and admiration for the sacrifices that you and your families make in serving your country deepens each day I come here.”
NWC is a one-year resident program that graduates about 600 students and about 1,000 distance learning students a year. Students earn Joint Professional Military Education credit and either a diploma or a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. Established in 1884, the NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885, and about 300 of today’s active-duty admirals and generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni.
| Date Taken: | 03.04.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2015 14:41 |
| Story ID: | 168163 |
| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
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