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NEWPORT, RI – Faculty and Staff assigned to U.S. Naval War College (NWC) are recognized for their achievements in an awards ceremony held in Spruance Hall, March 24, 2023. During the ceremony, NWC President Rear Adm. Shoshana S. Chatfield presented awards to forty civilian and military personnel from the faculty and staff. (U.S. Navy photo by Brett Dodge/Released)
NEWPORT, R.I. - Culinary Specialist Submarine 1st Class Ryan Dicipulo, assigned to the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), has recently made several important achievements while serving in the college’s Office of the President, making him the perfect subject for this month’s NWC Spotlight story. Impressively, he’s made them almost all at once! Dicipulo earned the titles of Sailor of the Quarter and Sailor of the Year on December 2022 and shortly after was promoted to Petty Officer 1st Class through the Navy’s Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP).
Originally from San Diego, CA, Dicipulo joined the Navy based on encouragement from a recruiter who promised opportunities to further his education and travel. Since that meeting in 2014,...
The Naval War College National Security Affairs Department, in coordination with Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (OPNAV N7), began a new program for newly commissioned Navy and Marine Corps officers from the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, the first class graduating on June 25.
In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Naval War College has embraced new ways of communicating by holding its first online all-hands meeting for faculty and staff members and a public virtual town hall meeting through Facebook Live.
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) features a one-year graduate-level program that graduates about 600 resident and 1,000 distance learning students each year. Students earn Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) credit and either a diploma or a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies or Defense and Strategic Studies.
Established in 1884, NWC 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. Since creating a program for international officers in 1956, the college has more than 4,500 international alumni from 137...
