David C. Fuquea, Select One

Col. (ret.), U.S. Marine Corps

Associate Professor College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Biography

Graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1981. Served nearly 30 years on active duty as an infantry officer. Came to the Naval War College in 2011.

Contact Information

(401) 841-2193

david.fuquea@usnwc.edu

Areas of Expertise

Amphibious Warfare
Ground Warfare
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
WWII

Professional Highlights

2017

Teaching Team Lead for Maritime Staff Operators Course (MSOC)

Flagship course with the College of Maritime Operational Warfare for educating Naval officers on the functions and requirements for successful employment of forces at the two and three-star fleet headquarters and the operational level of war

2012

U.S. Naval War College Special Advisor to the Commanding General Marine Corps Forces Afghanistan

2012

Winner of Annual Albert Ellis Innovation in Expeditionary Warfare Essay Contest

Sponsored by the Marine Corps Association, 2012 was the first year of this essay contest promoting innovation and insight into the ability of the United States Military to successfully execute Expeditionary Warfare

2010

Retired from United States Marine Corps

Served nearly 30 years on active duty as an infantry officer. Commanded infantry units at every rank from 2nd Lieutenant to Colonel. Final billet was as Chief of Staff and Commander of the 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.....a unit of approximately 25,000 Marine sand Sailors.

Education

M.A., U.S. Naval War College, National Security and Strategic Studies

M.A., Duke University, Military History

B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, History

Commandant of the Marine Corps Academic Fellowship, Mershon Center for Strategic Studies, The Ohio State University

News, Media, & Events

All News & Media

VIDEO: 45 seconds on probing what we don't know

Feb. 19, 2019

News Publication

U.S. Naval War College and Harvard seek to improve access to surgery around the world

Feb. 14, 2019

News Publication

18th Regional Alumni Symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Aug. 26, 2019

8:00 a.m.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Reading Fiction Leads to Good Strategic Thinking

Dec. 18, 2018

The National Interest

Article Publication

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