NEWPORT, R.I.— U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Captain T.B. Kittredge Historian Prof. David Kohnen addresses NWC staff, students and faculty during a lecture at the Newport, Rhode Island, campus, Nov. 24, 2025. The lecture was titled “Great Games:' Army-Navy Football, the Naval War College, and the Invention of the National Football League in 1920” and focused on the Army and Navy’s role in the invention of modern football and how football was incorporated into the framework of NWC by focusing on key elements of naval strategy akin to running plays. Established in 1884, NWC informs today’s decision-makers and educates tomorrow’s leaders by providing educational experiences and learning opportunities that develop their ability to anticipate and prepare strategically for the future, strengthen the foundations of peace, and create a decisive warfighting advantage. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)
LIMA, Peru – U.S. Naval War College President Darryl Walker discussed deterrence, warfighting and how military education can improve outcomes on the battlefield during a visit to Peru for the 7th Annual International Symposium on Security and Defense, Sept. 16-18, 2025.
The event was hosted by Escuela Superior de Guerra Naval, the Peruvian Naval War College, which was celebrating its 95th anniversary. Then-U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William S. Pye was America’s Chief of the U.S. Naval Mission to Peru at the time of the school’s founding, and would go on to serve as a president of the U.S. Naval War College, setting the foundation for shared curricula and a longstanding relationship between the two institutions.
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The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG) hosted the fourth annual maritime symposium on irregular warfare at the Wyndham Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, June 23-25, 2025. This year’s symposium, titled “Shadows and Sabotage”, brought select academics, industry experts and military and government officials together to examine gray zone activities such as the rise of Chinese and Russian shadow fleets, maritime sabotage, the race for critical minerals and the impact of other irregular warfare methods on the future of maritime operations. Established in 1884, NWC informs today’s decision-makers and educates tomorrow’s leaders by providing educational experiences and learning...
