Rob A.Y. Dahlin
Associate Professor College of Maritime Operational Warfare
Biography
Professor Rob Dahlin joined the College of Maritime Operational Warfare in 2020 after completing a 32-year naval career. He is a retired naval intelligence captain who served in the Indo-Pacific region for 25 years including nine years in Japan as the assistant naval attaché in Tokyo, as the N2 for CTF 76 and as the N2/N39 for U.S. Naval Forces Japan. He was the N21 for CTF 50 at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom and the embarked N2/N3/N5 for two humanitarian disaster relief operations. He was the chief of the Analysis and Production Center, U.S. Africa Command supporting more than 20 named operations and completed his career as a member of the NWC Joint Maritime Operations faculty.
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Areas of Expertise
- Africa
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- HA/DR
- Indian Ocean
- Japan
- Military Planning
- South China Sea
Professional Highlights
Military Professor – United States Naval War College
Analysis & Production Center Chief – U.S. Africa Command
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Information Operations (N2/N39) – Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan
Japanese Language Student – Defense Language Institute-Washington
Student – U.S. Naval War College (CNW)
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (N2) – Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Amphibious Force 7th Fleet (CTF 76)
Assistant Naval Attaché – U.S. Defense Attaché Office Tokyo
Student – Joint Military Attaché School/Defense Language Institute-Washington
Assistant N2 – Commander Carrier Group Three
Analyst – Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific
Education
M.A., Naval War College, 2010, National Security and Strategic Studies
M.A., National University, 1995, Human Resources Management
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1990, Political Science
Awards and Decorations
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Various unit & campaign awards
External Memberships and Associations
United States Naval Institute
Naval Intelligence Professionals
Naval War College Foundation
Military Officers Association of America
Japan America Navy Friendship Association-Newport (JANAFA-Newport)
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