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Directory

Experts at NWC

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Experts in Civil-Military Relations

Naval War College brings unparalleled experience coupled with a wide diversity of perspective to the topic of Civil-Military Relations.

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Experts in Wargaming

Wargaming has been an integral part of Naval War College since 1887. Our experienced faculty brings both commitment and academic rigor to ensure the highest quality gaming, analysis, and research that shapes our defense plans and policies.

About Wargaming

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Experts in International Law

Our international law experts teach and produce original analysis for national decision-makers, senior military leaders, scholars and legal practitioners throughout the world to better grasp the role of international law in naval, Joint and Combined operations.

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Experts in Leadership

Our Faculty includes an impressive array of individuals that have advanced the study of leadership and ethics as well as those that have served at the highest levels of military and government.

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Walter A. Berbrick, DLP

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Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Arctic
Conflict Resolution
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
Leadership
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
National Security
Policy
Wargaming

walter.berbrick@usnwc.edu

Heath Jordan Brightman, Ed.D.

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Conflict Resolution
Cyber Warfare
Ethics
HA/DR
Homeland Security
Information Operations
Leadership
Military Planning
Nuclear

hank.brightman@usnwc.edu

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Brittany Card, Select One

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Assistant Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

HA/DR
Human Rights
International Relations
United Nations

brittany.card@usnwc.edu

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Sean J. Carroll, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Associate Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Command and Control
HA/DR
Iraq
Joint Operations
Latin America
Operational Warfare
Syria

sean.carroll@usnwc.edu

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Michael Joseph Cassidy, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Assist and Assess Team

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Koreas
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Submarine Warfare

michael.cassidy@usnwc.edu

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Chelsea Creekmuir, Select One

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Assist and Assess Team

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Surface Warfare

chelsea.creekmuir@usnwc.edu

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Benjamin Ivor Davies, Select One

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Director

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Civil-Military Relations
HA/DR
Human Rights

benjamin.davies.ctr@usnwc.edu

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Robert Flynn, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare
Electronic Warfare

robert.flynn@usnwc.edu

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Francis Anthony Fox, J.D.

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Associate Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Civil-Military Relations
GWOT
HA/DR
Intel
International Law
Joint Operations
Littoral Warfare
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Rules of Engagement
Special Operations

francis.fox@usnwc.edu

Jamie M. Gannon, Select One

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

Associate Professor

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

Amphibious Warfare
Desert Storm
Ground Warfare
HA/DR
JPME
Military Planning
Military Theory

james.gannon@usnwc.edu

John F. Griffin, Select One

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

Associate Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Cyber Warfare
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
Information Operations
International Relations
JPME
Middle East
Military Planning
Revolutionary War
Special Operations

john.f.griffin@usnwc.edu

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Matthew Thomas Griffin, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Cyber Warfare
Information Operations

matthew.griffin@usnwc.edu

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Alberto Guerrero, Select One

Cmdr., Chilean Navy

Fellow

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

HA/DR
Maritime Strategy
Surface Warfare

alberto.guerrero.cl@usnwc.edu

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Alison S. Hoyt, LL.M.

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Ethics
International Law
Rules of Engagement
UNCLOS

alison.hoyt@usnwc.edu

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Steven Kornatz, Select One

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Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Civil War
Maritime History
Military Planning
Operational Warfare

steven.kornatz@usnwc.edu

Jeffrey Michael Landsman, Select One

Capt. (ret.), U.S. Navy

Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Africa
Command and Control
Homeland Security
International Relations
Maritime Strategy
Operational Warfare
Piracy
Security Cooperation
Surface Warfare
Wargaming

jeffrey.landsman@usnwc.edu

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Derek L. MacInnis, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Intel
Military Planning
Operational Warfare

derek.macinnis@usnwc.edu

David Scott Nava, Select One

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare
Electronic Warfare
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Wargaming

david.nava@usnwc.edu

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James Nordhill, Select One

Cmdr. (ret.), U.S. Navy

Associate Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
COIN
Command and Control
GWOT
HA/DR
Iraq
Joint Operations
JPME
Leadership
Littoral Warfare
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Search and Rescue
Special Operations

james.nordhill@usnwc.edu

David Polatty, Select One

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Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare
Civil-Military Relations
Command and Control
HA/DR
Homeland Security
Joint Operations
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Surface Warfare
United Nations
WMD

david.polatty@usnwc.edu

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Albert J. Shimkus, Select One

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Associate Professor

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

Civil-Military Relations
Ethics
GITMO
HA/DR
Irregular Warfare
Leadership
WMD

albert.shimkus@usnwc.edu

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Benjamin Paul Smith, Select One

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Military Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

HA/DR
Information Operations
Joint Operations
Military Planning
Operational Warfare

benjamin.smith@usnwc.edu

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Ryan G. Vest, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Civil-Military Relations
HA/DR
Russia
Search and Rescue

ryan.vest@usnwc.edu