| 1980 |
January 9 |
Sixteenth Naval Staff College class begins with 20 students. Graduation June 13. |
| 1980 |
July 11 |
Bicentennial of arrival of Rochambeau's Army in Newport. |
| 1980 |
July 16 |
Seventeenth Naval Staff College class begins with 21 students. Graduation December 19. |
| 1980 |
August 20 |
1981 classes begin with 110NW, 137 C&S, 21 NC students. Graduation June 24. |
| 1980 |
October 30 |
NWC hosts first Tactical Symposium. |
| 1981 |
January 7 |
Eighteenth Naval Staff College class begins with 22 students. Graduation June 12. |
| 1981 |
June 26 |
NWC International Park between Luce & Founders Hall dedicated. |
| 1981 |
July 1 |
Center for Naval Warfare Studies (CNWS) established. Honorable R.J. Murray first director. |
| 1981 |
July 15 |
Nineteenth Naval Staff College class begins with 26 students. Graduation Dec. 18. |
| 1981 |
August 18 |
1982 classes begin with 162 NW, 147 C&S, 37 NC students. Graduation June 25. |
| 1981 |
August 27 |
Humorist Art Buchwald lectures on Colbert Plaza to more than 1,500 attendees. |
| 1982 |
January 20 |
Twentieth Naval Staff College class begins with 26 students. Graduation June 25. |
| 1982 |
July 21 |
Twenty-first Naval Staff College class begins with 17 students. Graduation December 17. |
| 1982 |
August 17 |
Welch retires from active duty. Captain David Self, Deputy, assumes NWC presidency. 1983 classes begin with 141 NW, 148 C&S, 36 NC students. Graduation June 24. |
| 1982 |
October 14 |
Rear Admiral James E. Service assumes NWC presidency. |
| 1982 |
October 28 |
CNO hosts conference of Fleet Commanders-in-Chief at NWC. Updated Naval War Gaming System (NWGS) is used to show latest war gaming developments. |
| 1983 |
January 19 |
Twenty-second Naval Staff College class begins with 20 students.Graduation June 24. |
| 1983 |
February 7 |
First Post-Command class begins with 12 students.Graduation March 18. Courses continue through 1983 as follows: March 28-June 17, 12 students; May 9-June 17, 21 students; June 27-August 5, 23 students; September 12-October 14, 21 students. |
| 1983 |
June 4 |
Centennial of Naval Training Station (Newport). Founded by Luce. |
| 1983 |
July 18 |
Twenty-third Naval Staff College class begins with 17 students. Graduation December 1. |
| 1983 |
August 16 |
1984 classes begin with 154 NW, 159 C&S, 34 NC students.Graduation June 22. |
| 1983 |
September 24 |
U.S. loses "America's Cup" to Australia in seven race series off Newport. |
| 1983 |
November 18 |
First formal graduation ceremony for phased-input Naval Warfare and Command and Staff College students. |
| 1984 |
January 9 |
1984 Post-Command courses begin. Schedule as follows: January 9-March 2; March 26-June 15; June 9-August 31; and September10-November 2. Total of 75 students in four courses anticipated. |
| 1984 |
January 18 |
Twenty-fourth Naval Staff College class begins with 19 students. Graduation June 22. |
| 1984 |
July 16 |
Twenty-fifth Naval Staff College class begins, Graduation December 1. |
| 1984 |
August 21 |
1985 classes begin. |
| 1984 |
October 1 |
Centennial Week at Naval War College ending on October 6. 100th anniversary of founding of the college. |