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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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Damon K Amaral

Damon K. Amaral, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Amphibious Warfare

damon.amaral@usnwc.edu

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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

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Leif Erik Bergey, Select One

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

Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Joint Operations
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Wargaming

Leif.bergey@usnwc.edu

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John E. Hanus, Select One

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

Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Cyber Warfare
Deterrence
Intel
Military Technology
Nuclear
Space
Wargaming

john.hanus@usnwc.edu

Richard A. LaBranche, Select One

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

Chair

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Air Defense
Air Warfare
Command and Control
Homeland Security
Joint Operations
JPME
Leadership
Military Planning
Operational Warfare
Wargaming

richard.labranche@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

William L. Lawler, Select One

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

Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Air Warfare
Command and Control
Electronic Warfare
Operational Warfare
Wargaming

william.lawler@usnwc.edu

Jon Scott Logel, Ph.D.

Lt. Col. (ret.), U.S. Army

Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Civil-Military Relations
Command and Control
GWOT
Iraq
Korean War
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
Military Theory
Revolutionary War
Vietnam War
Wargaming

jon.logel@usnwc.edu

Terence E. Mahoney, Select One

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Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Wargaming

terence.mahoney@usnwc.edu

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Michael G. Martin, Select One

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

Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Wargaming

michael.martin@usnwc.edu

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Nicholas Miller, Select One

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Operations Officer

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Submarine Warfare
Wargaming

nicholas.miller@usnwc.edu

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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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Margaret M. Polski, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Africa
COIN
Conflict Resolution
Counterterrorism
Economics
Geopolitics
International Relations
Maritime Strategy
National Security
Policy
Wargaming

margaret.polski@usnwc.edu

Michael Quan, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Deputy Chair

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Submarine Warfare

michael.quan@usnwc.edu

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Diane J. Quattrone, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Amphibious Warfare
South China Sea
Surface Warfare
Wargaming

diane.quattrone@usnwc.edu

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Michael Brian Ross, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

Wargaming

brian.ross@usnwc.edu

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Matthew Alan Tattar, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Cold War
Deterrence
Foreign Policy
International Relations
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
National Security
NATO
Nuclear
Vietnam War
Wargaming
WWI
WWII

matthew.tattar@usnwc.edu