Joseph J. McGraw
Associate Professor Joint Military Operations Department
Biography
Professor Joe McGraw serves in the Joint Military Operations department and co-teaches several electives including military deception, special operations at the strategic level and advanced studies in special operations forces. He is a member of NWC’s Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups and a coordinator for the upcoming Office of Net Assessment summer study at West Point. A career special forces Army officer, he recently retired as colonel.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Counterterrorism
- Irregular Warfare
- Military Planning
- Operational Warfare
- Special Operations
- Terrorism
Professional Highlights
Military Faculty, Joint Military Operations Department, Naval War College
Commander, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group
Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines
Director, Advanced Special Operations Techniques, Special Operations Command
Commander, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group
Operations Officer, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Recorder, Department of the Army Secretariat for Centralized Selection Boards
Commander, Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 153
Assessed and Selected for US Army Special Forces
Education
M.S., Naval Postgraduate School, 2007, Defense Analysis
B.S., USMA, 1994, Mechanical Engineering (Aero)
Awards and Decorations
Admiral Thomas R. Weschler Award
Naval War College, 2017
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