Darryl L. Walker
President U.S. Naval War College Leadership
Biography
Rear Adm. Darryl "D-Day" Walker is the President of the U.S. Naval War College and a career naval aviator. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1985 as an Air Traffic Controller and graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics. Walker received his commission in the U.S. Navy through the Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School and was designated a naval flight officer in 1992. He graduated from the Naval War College in 2002 with a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. Prior to the Naval War College, Walker served as Deputy Commander of Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Navy), U.S. 10th Fleet.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- A2/AD
- Aerospace
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Air Defense
- Air Warfare
- Amphibious Warfare
- Arctic
- Artillery
- Asia-Pacific
- Asymmetrical Warfare
- China
- Civil War
- Civil-Military Relations
- COIN
- Cold War
- Command and Control
- Conflict Resolution
- Counterdrug Operations
- Counterterrorism
- Cyber Warfare
- Desert Storm
- Deterrence
- Diplomacy
- Economics
- Electronic Warfare
- Ethics
- Europe
- Foreign Policy
- Gender Studies
- Geopolitics
- GITMO
- Ground Warfare
- GWOT
- HA/DR
- Homeland Security
- Human Rights
- Immigration
- India
- Indian Ocean
- Information Operations
- Intel
- International Law
- International Relations
- Iran
- Iraq
- Irregular Warfare
- Islamic Studies
- Japan
- Joint Operations
- JPME
- Korean War
- Koreas
- Latin America
- Leadership
- Littoral Warfare
- Maritime History
- Maritime Strategy
- Middle East
- Military Planning
- Military Technology
- Military Theory
- Mine Warfare
- National Security
- NATO
- Nuclear
- Oceanography
- Operational Warfare
- Pakistan
- Peace Operations
- Philippines
- Piracy
- Policy
- Revolutionary War
- Rules of Engagement
- Russia
- Search and Rescue
- Security Cooperation
- South China Sea
- Southeast Asia
- Space
- Special Operations
- Submarine Warfare
- Surface Warfare
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Terrorism
- UAVs/Drones
- UNCLOS
- United Nations
- Vietnam
- Vietnam War
- War of 1812
- Wargaming
- Weapon Systems
- WMD
- Women, Peace, and Security
- WWI
- WWII
Education
M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2002, National Security and Strategic Studies
B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1990, Professional Aeronautics
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