U.S. Naval War College’s Mission
The mission of the U.S. Naval War College is to educate tomorrow’s leaders, inform today’s decision-makers, and engage with allies and partners on all matters of naval power in order to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war.
View OPNAV InstructionStrategic Plan 2022 - 2027
We operate today in keeping with the traditions and vision first established by our founding President, Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, USN, who in 1884 founded U.S. Naval War College to serve as “a place of original research on all questions relating to war and to statesmanship connected with war, or the prevention of war.”
Strategic Plan 2022-202715-Year Infrastructure, Modernization, and Maintenance Plan - 2022
Since 1884, our campus has grown to 13 buildings on 27 acres overlooking historic Narragansett Bay. Those who came before us made herculean efforts to maintain the infrastructure of our campus, but with buildings of this age, upkeep is constant and repairs are expensive. The following plan provides a comprehensive review of our campus, its buildings, our challenges, and a 15-year vision of future facilities.
15-Year Plan