U.S. Naval War College Graduation: March 2020 Mar. 03, 2020 12:00 p.m. U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 Established in 1884, U.S. Naval War College is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active duty admirals, generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni.
Jan 13 2020 War Gaming Introductory Course 1:00 p.m. McCarty Little Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The War Gaming Introductory Course educates new War Gaming Department (WGD) faculty and other DoD personnel on the WGD process used to plan, execute and analyze war games.
Jan 22 2020 The Newport Arctic Scholars Initiative 2020: Newport Arctic Seminar 8:00 a.m. Mahan Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The Newport Arctic Scholars Initiative brings together a network of Sailors and scholars from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States for three in-person group seminars and on-going virtual communication to carry out team-based research.
Jan 23 2020 Lectures of Opportunity: "How Violent Non-State Actors Use the Maritime Domain" 12:00 p.m. Hewitt Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 Across the globe, violent non-state actors are exploiting poor maritime governance to finance and facilitate their campaigns of political violence. In Latin America, drug and gold smuggling funds Andean paramilitaries.
Jan 28 2020 Issues in National Security Lecture 2: "Teaching Leadership to Senior Navy Leaders" 4:30 p.m. Pringle Auditorium, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The 'Issues in National Security' lectures represent current political, military, economic, and social issues that challenge strategists and concern citizens therefore the lectures are tailored to the spouses and significant others of U.S. Naval War College students, staff, and faculty.
Feb 06 2020 The Naval War in Vietnam: Vietnamese and American Perspectives 8:00 a.m. Mahan Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The Vietnam War was one of the longest wars in American history and involved all branches of the US Armed Forces up to the cessation of combat operations in 1973.
Feb 11 2020 Issues in National Security Lecture 3: "Robots That Swim, Fly and Crawl" 4:30 p.m. Pringle Auditorium, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The 'Issues in National Security' lectures represent current political, military, economic, and social issues that challenge strategists and concern citizens therefore the lectures are tailored to the spouses and significant others of U.S. Naval War College students, staff, and faculty.
Feb 14 2020 Eight Bells Lecture Series: "African Americans in the Union Navy" 12:00 p.m. Sail Newport 11th Hour Great Room, 72 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840 For those familiar with the story of the African American regiments in the Army during the Civil War, the history of black sailors in the Union Navy offers a surprising and refreshing contrast.
Feb 25 2020 Issues in National Security Lecture 4: "Lincoln and His Admirals" 4:30 p.m. Pringle Auditorium, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The 'Issues in National Security' lectures represent current political, military, economic, and social issues that challenge strategists and concern citizens therefore the lectures are tailored to the spouses and significant others of U.S. Naval War College students, staff, and faculty.
Mar 13 2020 Eight Bells Lecture Series: "The British Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941" 12:00 p.m. Sail Newport 11th Hour Great Room, 72 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840 Famously, Churchill claimed, “The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.” From 1939 until the United States entered the war, Britain's isolation left it vulnerable to the German U-boat campaign.
Mar 17 2020 Issues in National Security Lecture 5: "U.S. Naval Power in the Pacific" 4:30 p.m. Pringle Auditorium, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The 'Issues in National Security' lectures represent current political, military, economic, and social issues that challenge strategists and concern citizens therefore the lectures are tailored to the spouses and significant others of U.S. Naval War College students, staff, and faculty.