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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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Thomas C. Baldwin, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Conflict Resolution

thomas.baldwin@usnwc.edu

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Daniel T. Bard, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

None

daniel.bard@usnwc.edu

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William A. Bullard, III, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Deputy Chair

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Surface Warfare

william.bullard@usnwc.edu

Jon J. Chytka, Select One

Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific
Civil-Military Relations
Command and Control
Ethics
HA/DR
Joint Operations
JPME
Koreas
Latin America
Leadership
Middle East
Military Planning
NATO
Security Cooperation

jon.chytka@usnwc.edu

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Michael Aaron Dennis, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Military Technology
Nuclear
Weapon Systems
WWII

michael.dennis@usnwc.edu

Andrea J. Dew, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups

Areas of Expertise

Asymmetrical Warfare
Civil War
COIN
Counterterrorism
GWOT
Irregular Warfare
Maritime Strategy
National Security
Piracy
Special Operations
Terrorism

Andrea.Dew@usnwc.edu

Frank Douglas, Ph.D.

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Civil-Military Relations
COIN
Counterterrorism
Deterrence
GWOT
Intel
Iraq
Irregular Warfare
Military Theory

frank.douglas@nwc.navy.mil

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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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John F. Garofano, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
Civil-Military Relations
Deterrence
Foreign Policy
Indian Ocean
International Relations
Korean War
National Security
Southeast Asia
Vietnam War

john.garofano@usnwc.edu

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Marc A. Genest, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Asymmetrical Warfare
COIN
Cold War
Counterterrorism
Diplomacy
Ethics
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
GWOT
Information Operations
International Relations
Irregular Warfare
Korean War
National Security
Revolutionary War
Terrorism
Vietnam War
WMD

marc.genest@usnwc.edu

Michelle Getchell, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Counterdrug Operations
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Intel
Irregular Warfare
Latin America
Policy
Russia
United Nations

michelle.getchell@usnwc.edu

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Gabrielle Guimond, Select One

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Diplomacy

gabrielle.guimond@usnwc.edu

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Aaron R. Hager, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare

aaron.hager@usnwc.edu

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Jacqueline L. Hazelton, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

GWOT
International Relations
Irregular Warfare
Latin America
Middle East
National Security
Philippines
Policy
Revolutionary War
Southeast Asia
Terrorism
Vietnam War

jacqueline.hazelton@usnwc.edu

James R. Holmes, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Asia-Pacific
China
Desert Storm
Diplomacy
Geopolitics
Indian Ocean
International Relations
Maritime Strategy

james.holmes@usnwc.edu

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Timothy D. Hoyt, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Asymmetrical Warfare
COIN
Counterterrorism
India
Indian Ocean
Iraq
Irregular Warfare
Middle East
Military Theory
Nuclear
Pakistan
Terrorism

hoytt@usnwc.edu

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Michael W. Jones, Ph.D.

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Defense
Civil War
COIN
Cold War
Desert Storm
Diplomacy
Ground Warfare
Joint Operations
Maritime Strategy
Operational Warfare
Revolutionary War
Vietnam War

mwjones@nps.edu

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Burak Kadercan, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asymmetrical Warfare
Civil War
Civil-Military Relations
Counterterrorism
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
International Relations
Irregular Warfare
Middle East
Revolutionary War
Terrorism

cemal.kadercan@usnwc.edu

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Michael Koen, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

None

michael.koen@usnwc.edu

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Rob Krivacs, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare
Amphibious Warfare
Electronic Warfare
JPME
Search and Rescue

robert.krivacs@usnwc.edu

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Ralph J. Marro, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

HA/DR
JPME
Leadership
Nuclear
WMD

ralph.marro@usnwc.edu

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Michael A. Marston, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare

michael.marston@usnwc.edu

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John H. Maurer, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Civil-Military Relations
Deterrence
Diplomacy
Europe
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
International Relations
Leadership
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Theory
National Security
Policy
WWI
WWII

maurerj@usnwc.edu

Kevin D. McCranie, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Theory
War of 1812

kevin.mccranie@usnwc.edu

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Daniel J. Mollis, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace

Daniel.mollis@usnwc.edu

Paul R. Murphy, Select One

Col., U.S. Air Force

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace
Air Warfare
Cold War
Command and Control

paul.murphy@usnwc.edu

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Nicholas Murray, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Command and Control
Europe
Ground Warfare
Military Theory
Wargaming
WWI
WWII

nicholas.murray@usnwc.edu

Michael P. O'Hara, Ph.D.

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Deterrence
International Relations
Maritime Strategy

michael.ohara@usnwc.edu

Sarah C. M. Paine, Ph.D.

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Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
China
Cold War
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
International Relations
Japan
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Russia
Taiwan
WWII

sally.paine@usnwc.edu

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Michael F. Pavkovic, Ph.D.

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Chair

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Europe

michael.pavkovic@usnwc.edu

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Michael J. Riordan, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asymmetrical Warfare
Counterterrorism
Ethics
International Relations
Joint Operations
Leadership
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
Military Theory
National Security
NATO
Policy
Special Operations
Surface Warfare
WMD

michael.riordan@usnwc.edu

Gabriel E. Soltero, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Director

Naval Staff College

Areas of Expertise

International Relations
Leadership
National Security
Search and Rescue

gabriel.soltero@usnwc.edu

David R. Stone, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
India
Russia
WWI
WWII

david.stone@usnwc.edu

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Paul Theriot, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace
International Relations
Policy

paul.theriot@usnwc.edu

Anand Toprani, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Diplomacy
Economics
Europe
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
Intel
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Theory
National Security
WWI
WWII

anand.toprani@usnwc.edu

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Noah Villanueva, Ph.D.

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Artillery

noah.villanueva@usnwc.edu

Andrew R. Wilson, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
China
Maritime History
Military Theory
South China Sea

wilsona@usnwc.edu

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Craig R. Wonson, Select One

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Amphibious Warfare
Asymmetrical Warfare
Civil-Military Relations
COIN
Command and Control
Counterterrorism
Ethics
Ground Warfare
GWOT
HA/DR
Information Operations
Iraq
Irregular Warfare
Joint Operations
Leadership
Littoral Warfare
Maritime Strategy
Middle East
Military Planning
Military Technology
Military Theory
NATO
Operational Warfare
Security Cooperation
Special Operations
Wargaming
Weapon Systems

craig.wonson@usnwc.edu