Graduation gowns

Faculty & Departments

U.S. Naval War College’s academic and administrative departments employ a world-class faculty and a dedicated support staff. From the classroom to quarterdeck, our team of professionals helps fulfill our mission of educating and developing future leaders.

  1. Home
  2. Faculty & Departments
Faculty group photo
U.S. Naval War College Faculty

Our Faculty Members

We are proud of our faculty, which comprises both active and retired senior military officers and government officials, and highly credentialed expert civilians. Aside from teaching, our faculty members contribute to the future of the fleet through original research and analysis.

Meet our Faculty
Faculty departments available at Naval War College
Academic Departments

Sharing Naval knowledge

U.S. Naval War College’s academic departments provide our curriculum and elective coursework, as well as offer research and gaming opportunities.

Visit Departments
Writing center helping out a student
Administrative Departments

Supporting our mission

Our various administrative offices support the everyday operations at the college, from maintaining student records to keeping our campus secure.

Explore offices

News, Media, & Events

All News & Media

International Law and Korean Security

Feb. 26, 2019
8:00 a.m.
Mahan Reading Room, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

Maritime Surveillance Systems Workshop

Feb. 12, 2019
8:00 a.m.
McCarty Little Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI

Shaping the security environment

Feb. 15, 2019
The Newport Papers
Article Publication

Featured Faculty

Faculty Directory
Rob A.Y. Dahlin Profile Image

Rob A.Y. Dahlin

Military Professor | Joint Military Operations Department

Capt. Rob Dahlin is a Naval Intelligence Officer. He served in the Indo-Pacific region for 25 years including nine years in Japan as the Assistant Naval Attaché in Tokyo, as N2 for ESG 7/CTF 76, and as N2/N39 for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan. He was the N21 for CTF 50 at the start of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and the embarked N2/N5 for the Naval Force Commander for OPERATIONS SEA ANGEL II and CARING RESPONSE. Most recently, he was the Chief of the Analysis & amp; Production Center at U.S. Africa Command supporting more than 20 named operations including OPERATION ODYSSEY LIGHTNING in Libya.

Publications by this Professor
David A Kelly Jr. Profile Image

David A. Kelly, Jr.

Associate Professor | College of Distance Education

Professor Kelly joined the NWC faculty in 2007. He has served as Program Manager for NWC's Non-resident Graduate Degree Program since 2010 and conducts an elective course in the American Civil War.

Publications by this Professor

Featured Articles

All Featured Articles

Shaping the security environment

Derek S. Reveron The Newport Papers

America's viceroys: the military and U.S. foreign policy

Derek S. Reveron Palgrave Macmillan

Alexander Hamilton and the persistence of myth

Stephen F. Knott American Political Thought