Future Warfighting Symposium: August 2018

Charles Bolden, retired Marine Corps major general and former administrator and astronaut at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks to students, staff and faculty during U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) inaugural Future Warfighting Symposium held at the college in Newport, Rhode Island.
Charles Bolden, retired Marine Corps major general and former administrator and astronaut at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks to students, staff and faculty during U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) inaugural Future Warfighting Symposium held at the college in Newport, Rhode Island. The symposium responds directly to the Chief of Naval Operations’ call for increased education in the topics of emerging technologies, cyber war and space operations. The symposium also launched NWC’s academic year by convening subject-matter experts to supplement the core curriculum. 170810-N-RX668-113 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 10, 2017)

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Monday, August 06-08, 2018
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

Cmdr. Michael O'Hara, U.S. Navy

This event is for Naval War College students, faculty and staff.

The Future Warfighting Symposium will start the Naval War College academic year with a three-day symposium convening subject-matter experts to enrich the existing curriculum for 500 intermediate and senior students. This event will support the Chief of Naval Operations' strategy as articulated in the Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority and the Future Navy documents by challenging leaders to think innovatively about capabilities and threats in space, the global information grid, emerging technologies such as nanotechnologies, biological agents, robotics and artificial intelligence. The Future Warfighting Symposium responds directly to the CNO's call for increased education in the topics of Emerging Technologies, Cyber War and Space Operations.

Faculty & staff can view these events remotely via CAC-enabled Panopto.

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