Charles Edward Gehrke

Charles Edward Gehrke is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy and currently serves as Deputy Division Director for War Game Design and Adjudication at the U.S. Naval War College. A helicopter pilot by training, he has served in operational aviation and professional military education roles, with a focus on wargaming, strategic decision making, and institutional learning under uncertainty. His work examines how threat perception shapes judgment, behavior, and organizational adaptation in competitive security environments.