Milan Vego, Ph.D.
University Professor Joint Military Operations Department
Biography
Vego has been a professor of joint military operations at the college since 1991. A native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he obtained political asylum in the United States in 1976. He served for 12 years as a naval officer and four years as 2nd officer in the merchant marine. Vego holds a Ph.D. in Modern European History from George Washington University and is a licensed master mariner. He is the author of 12 books, and has also published numerous articles and essays in various professional journals.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Europe
- Maritime History
- Maritime Strategy
- Military Theory
- Operational Warfare
- Policy
Professional Highlights
Alfred Thayer Mahan Award
University Professor
ADM R. K. Turner Professor of Operational Art
3rd/2nd Mate of the Deck
Line Officer
Torpedo Specialist
Education
Ph.D., George Washington University, 1981, Modern European History
M.A., Philosophic Faculty, Belgrade University, 1973, U.S./Latin American History
B.S., Former Yugoslav Naval Academy, Divulje/Split, 1961, Naval Science
B.A., Philosophic Faculty, Belgrade University, 1970, Modern History
External Memberships and Associations
Master Mariner’s License
Harbor Office, Split, Croatia (1973); validated in Hamburg, Germany (1973)
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