We instruct students on the integrated strategic deployment, employment, sustainment, and redeployment of joint forces, accomplishing our mission through simulations, exercises, and case studies in a joint seminar environment. We prepare graduates for joint qualification, to meet Service talent management requirements, and to ensure joint commands and agencies are staffed with officers prepared to execute the mission of their commands. Our mission is to educate national security professionals to plan and execute joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) operations. Our library is open 24/7.On behalf of the National Defense University President and the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) Commandantand faculty, welcome to JCWS and Phase II of your Joint Professional Military Education (JPME). We offer support services to all of our students, including an orientation program and access to a writing center. Your NWC resident academic experience will be demanding-you can expect to put in 50 to 60 hours of work each week, from readings and written assignments to studying for exams. About Newport Academic Life & Expectations While you’re attending NWC, you’ll have time to take a break from coursework to explore Newport and the New England region, from seaports and mansions to festivals and downtown entertainment.

If your spouse is joining you in Newport, they also have access to campus amenities, including a spouses’ club.

While the focus of your tour at NWC is academics, you’ll also have the chance to participate in social events, student organizations, and intramural athletics. Our historic, 27-acre campus is part of Naval Station Newport, a base that’s also home to 50 military commands, educational institutions, and services.

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