Navy Announces Next Naval War College President

Navy Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr. will be assigned as the 54th president for the U.S. Naval War College (NWC).

  The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert announced recently that Navy Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr. will be assigned as the 54th president for the U.S. Naval War College (NWC). Carter, who has been selected for the rank of rear admiral, is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Va.  The change of command ceremony, where he will relieve current NWC President Rear Adm. John N. Christenson, will be announced at a future date. Christenson has served as the president since March 30, 2011. A native of Burrillville, R.I., Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981 and was designated a naval flight officer in 1982. He graduated from the U.S. Navy …

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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Addresses International Delegates at Naval War College

The U.S. Secretary of the Navy spoke Thursday morning at the International Seapower Symposium held at the Naval War College in Newport.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addressed a delegation of naval and coast guard leaders from around the globe Thursday morning at the International Seapower Symposium at the Naval War College in Newport. More than 170 senior officers from more than 100 countries are attending this week's twentieth International Seapower Symposium (ISS). The biennial event, hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations at the War College, began Wednesday and concludes Friday. Participants include many of the senior-most officers from their nation's navy or coast guard, according to a statement from the Naval War College Public Affairs Office.   First held in 1969, ISS has become the largest gathering of the world's maritime leaders in history and provides a …

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U.S. Naval War College Opens 20th International Seapower Symposium

More than 220 delegates from more than 100 nations are attending the annual event at the Naval War College.

The 20th International Seapower Symposium began Wednesday morning at the U.S. Naval War College. U.S. Naval War College President John Christenson welcomed Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert who made welcoming remarks to more than 220 delegates from more than 100 nations. Learn more about the symposium by viewing the images in the gallery above. Thanks to the Naval War College Public Affairs Office which shared the above information and photos with Patch.

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Top Navy Aviators Attending U.S. Naval War College

Naval Command and staff students have been honored as "Best Aviators."

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U.S. Naval War College Celebrates 236th Navy Birthday

The youngest and oldest member shared the honors.

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U.S. Naval War College Celebrates U.S. Air Force 64th Anniversary

The U.S. Naval War College last week marked the U.S. Air Force's 64th birthday with a special ceremony.

Students, faculty and guests of the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) marked the U.S. Air Force's 64th birthday with a ceremony on the college's Colbert Plaza, on Sept. 16. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jay Lindell, director of the Air Force's Global Power Programs, delivered a keynote speech highlighting the achievements of the Air Force in its six-decade history. "It was a simple stroke of a pen on the National Security Act," Lindell said. "It not only created the separate Air Force but laid the foundation for the modern Air Force, the most powerful in the world." The Air Force was a branch of the Army known as the Army Air Corps. But President Harry Truman changed that forever when he signed the National Security Act of 1947 on Sept. 16. Combat …

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22 Sailors Promoted In War College Pinning Ceremony

Twenty-two sailors were promoted to Chief Petty Officer during the ceremony.

The U.S. Naval War College hosted the Newport Navy Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony Friday afternoon.  Twenty-two sailors were advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer.  A full gallery from the ceremony can be found on the U.S. Naval War College Flickr page. BMC (EXW) Jason E. Baker, Rochester, N.Y. BMC (EXW) Angel Benitez-Santos, Middleport, N.Y. QMC (SW) Daniel J. Bobier, Parkersburg, W. Va. BMC (EXW) Jeffrey Brown, Bayshore, N.Y. NDC Darin Dunlap, Mehoopany. Pa. LSC Mike Garcia, Bronx, N.Y. GMC Nicholas Griffo, Maritime, Buffalo, N.Y. EMC (SCW) Stanley C. Hannum, Newport, N.H. OSC (SW/AW) Jonathan W. Hodgson, Cranston, R.I. MUC Ryan S. Hudson, Worcester, Mass. BUC Christopher Locke, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. EMC (SW/AW/SCW) Mohamed …

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Meet Rear Admiral John Christenson, the New President of the War College

Patch sat down with Rear Admiral John Christenson, who became the the 53rd president of War College on March 30.

On March 30, 2011, the son of a Navy Skyraider pilot and a Navy nurse, Rear Admiral John Christenson, became the 53rd president of the U.S Naval War College. The War College, founded over 125 years ago, offers a resident program that awards Master of Arts degrees in national security and strategic studies. Patch recently sat down with the admiral in his office, which he said is considered the “best in the Navy,” with its sweeping views of the Narraganset Bay and the Pell Bridge. Patch: Explain to us a day in the life of an Admiral. Let’s start with when you wake up in the morning. Admiral Christenson: Well, life has gotten so busy and I’m kind of committed, as is the Navy, to a culture of fitness, that I really have to PT in the morning. …

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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to Address War College Energy Strategy Forum

Mabus' speech Wednesday morning will be streamed online. The annual two-day forum to examine worldwide energy challenges, impacts to maritime services and related national security issues takes place Tuesday and Wednesday in Newport.

Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, will be among the featured speakers at this year's Naval War College "Current Strategy Forum" that takes place Tuesday and Wednesday in Newport. Now in its 62nd year, this year's forum plans to cover topics that include energy and U.S. national security, vulnerabilities and opportunities, according to a Naval War College announcement. Each year, the two-day strategy forum brings together maritime leaders with academic experts, the press release noted. In addition to Mabus, keynote speakers this week include Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, Lieutenant General George J. Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps Commanding General of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Stephen M. Walt of …

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