Gregory Smith

Military Professor College of Maritime Operational Warfare
Capt., U.S. Navy
Gregory Smith faculty photo

Biography

Captain Greg Smith serves in the Naval War College’s College of Maritime Operational Warfare on the Assist and Assess Team. From Parkville, Maryland, he graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1997, earned a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Maryland in 1998, and graduated with distinction from the College of Naval Command and Staff in 2008. He also served as a Federal Executive Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physics Laboratory and as a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Fellow. CAPT Smith, a P-3C Orion Naval Flight Officer, commanded Patrol Squadron 26 and U.S. Naval Support Activity, Bahrain.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Operational Warfare

Professional Highlights

2023

MIT SEMINAR XXI Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2019

Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain

2015

Federal Executive Fellow, Johns Hopkins University - Applied Physics Lab

2013

Commanding Officer and Executive Officer, Patrol Squadron (VP) 26

Education

M.A., U.S. Naval War College - College of Command and Staff, 2008, National Security and Strategic Studies

M.A., University of Maryland, 1998, International Relations

B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1997, Political Science

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