U.S. Naval War College is a dynamic institution with programs, events, and faculty contributions that are relevant and of interest from the local to the national level.
Rear Adm. Richard Brophy, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, visited the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, on April 28-29, 2026.
Ambassador of Japan to the United States Shigeo Yamada visited the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, on April 20, 2026.
At first light on the morning of April 25, 2026, U.S. Naval War College personnel had the privilege of standing alongside their Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy friends as they led a solemn and deeply meaningful ANZAC Day dawn ceremony. In the stillness before sunrise, they joined in a tradition that has endured for more than a century — one defined by remembrance, respect, and quiet reflection.
NEWPORT, R.I. - The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the 15th annual Deterrence and Escalation Game and Review (DEGRE) and Global 18 wargame, co-sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), onboard Naval Station Newport, April 22–26.
U.S. Navy Capt. (ret.) Michael O’Hara, Ph.D., dean of the U.S. Naval War College’s Center for Naval Warfare Studies, and Associate Prof. Richard Moss, Ph.D., of the school’s Russian Maritime Studies Institute, joined Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 8 for a Narragansett Bay patrol Saturday, Aug. 9.