23rd International Seapower Symposium Sep. 18, 2018 8:00 a.m. U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The International Seapower Symposium (ISS) is co-hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations and the President, U.S. Naval War College. It occurs in every second year. Attendees include chiefs of the navies and coast guards from nations around the globe.
Oct 04 Eight Bells Lecture Series: Lincoln and His Admirals Oct. 04, 2018 12:00 p.m. MWR McMacken Community Center, 402 Monroe Road, Newport, RI 02840 Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada of that time, not eclipsed until World War I.
Oct 04 Pops Ensemble Salute to Veterans Concert Oct. 04, 2018 6:30 p.m. McGee Middle School, 899 Norton Road, Berlin, CT 06037 Navy Band Northeast's Pops Ensemble is the band's largest ensemble, comprised of 30 wind and percussion instrumentalists, specializing in musical styles that range from patriotic favorites, traditional wind band literature, and Broadway showstoppers.
Oct 16 The Newport Scholars Arctic Initiative: October 2018 Oct. 16, 2018 8:00 a.m. U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The Newport Arctic Scholars Initiative will host the 2018-2019 cohort of Newport Arctic Scholars in Newport for their mid-year group meeting on Oct. 16-18.
Oct 23 Breaking the Mold Workshop: October 2018 Oct. 23, 2018 8:00 a.m. U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The objective of the workshop is to generate actionable recommendations that would “break the mold” of current U.S. national security plans and processes.
Nov 01 Eight Bells Lecture Series: The World Looked Away Nov. 01, 2018 12:00 p.m. MWR McMacken Community Center, 402 Monroe Road, Newport, RI 02840 What happened to the people who remained in the former South Vietnam after the war ended in April 1975? Few of us know. The war-weary United States had turned its attention away from the region, and the Communist leadership closed Vietnam to Western journalists.
Nov 14 U.S. Naval War College Graduation: November 2018 Nov. 14, 2018 12:00 p.m. U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 U.S. Naval War College (NWC) is a one-year graduate-level program that graduates about 600 resident and 1,000 distance learning students each year.
Nov 30 Annual Naval War College Army-Navy Flag Football Game: 2018 Nov. 30, 2018 3:00 p.m. Nimitz Football Field, Naval Station Newport, Newport, RI 02841 The annual Naval War College Army-Navy flag football game will take place at Nimitz Football Field, Naval Station Newport Friday, Nov. 30.
Dec 19 Genocide Studies: Cases of Slow Genocide in the 21st Century Dec. 19, 2018 8:00 a.m. TBD In the post-WWII and the Holocaust era, the global community proclaimed “Never again!” to the possibility of future genocides or attempts at genocide. Yet we have witnessed multiple examples of it to include examples in Cambodia, Guatemala and East Timor.