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National Defense University

Arms of the National Defense University
Type	Federal staff college
Established	1976
Parent institution	U.S. Department of Defense
Academic affiliation	CUWMA
President	VADM Peter Garvin
Provost	James Lepse
Location	Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, DC, United States 38°51′58″N 77°00′54″W / 38.866°N 77.015°W / 38.866; -77.015
Website	www.ndu.edu

The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As a chairman's Controlled Activity, NDU operates under the guidance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), with Vice Admiral Peter Garvin, USN as president. It is located on the grounds of Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., near the White House and the US Congress.

Components

The National Defense University includes:

• Colleges and schools
  • Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS)
  • College of International Security Affairs
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (The Eisenhower School), formerly the Industrial College of the Armed Forces
  • College of Information and Cyberspace (formerly Information Resources Management College or "iCollege")
  • Joint Forces Staff College
  • National War College
• Programs
  • CAPSTONE
  • KEYSTONE
  • PINNACLE
• Research centers
  • Institute for National Strategic Studies
    • Center for Strategic Research
    • Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs
    • Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
      • Program for Emerging Leaders
      • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Graduate Fellowship Program
    • NDU Press
  • Center for Applied Strategic Learning
• NDU Libraries

Acceptance rate and admissions

Read More Archived October 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

Research institutes and centers

• Institute for National Strategic Studies;
• Center for Strategic Studies;
• Center for the Study of Military Affairs of China;
• Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction;
• National Defense University Press (the university publishes 1,300 periodicals);
• Center for applied strategic training;
• Center for joint and strategic logistics.
• The university has a scientific and reference library, the resources of which are open to all students and teachers. Read More Archived October 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

Associated organizations

• NDU Board of Visitors
• National Defense University Foundation
• United States Institute of Peace
• Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Publications

The NDU Press supports education, research, and outreach as the university's cross-component, professional military, and academic publishing house. Publications include the journals Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ) and PRISM: The Journal of Complex Operations, books such as Strategic Assessment 2020, case studies, policy briefs, and strategic monographs.

List of presidents

No.	President		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Vice Admiral Marmaduke G. Bayne (1920–2005)	1976	1977	~1 year, 0 days	U.S. Navy
2		Lieutenant General Robert G. Gard Jr. (born 1928)	1977	July 1981	~4 years, 181 days	U.S. Army
3		Lieutenant General John S. Pustay (born 1931)	July 1981	October 1983	~2 years, 92 days	U.S. Air Force
4		Lieutenant General Richard D. Lawrence (1930–2016)	October 1983	September 1986	~2 years, 335 days	U.S. Army
5		Lieutenant General Bradley C. Hosmer (born 1937)	September 1986	September 1989	~3 years, 0 days	U.S. Air Force
6		Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin Jr. (born 1933)	September 1989	August 14, 1992	~2 years, 348 days	U.S. Navy
7		Lieutenant General Paul G. Cerjan (1938–2011)	August 14, 1992	September 1994	~2 years, 18 days	U.S. Army
8		Lieutenant General Ervin J. Rokke (born 1939)	September 1994	1997	~2 years, 122 days	U.S. Air Force
9		Lieutenant General Richard A. Chilcoat (1938–2010)	1997	2000	~3 years, 0 days	U.S. Army
10		Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II (born 1946)	July 7, 2000	July 2, 2003	2 years, 360 days	U.S. Navy
11		Lieutenant General Michael M. Dunn (born 1950)	July 2, 2003	July 14, 2006	3 years, 12 days	U.S. Air Force
12		Lieutenant General Frances C. Wilson (born 1948)	July 14, 2006	July 10, 2009	2 years, 361 days	U.S. Marine Corps
13		Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau (born 1951)	July 10, 2009	April 13, 2012	2 years, 278 days	U.S. Navy
-		Nancy McEldowney (born 1958) Acting	April 13, 2012	July 11, 2012	89 days	Senior Executive Service
14		Major General Gregg F. Martin (born 1956)	July 11, 2012	July 21, 2014	2 years, 10 days	U.S. Army
-		Wanda Nesbitt (born 1956) Acting	July 21, 2014	November 18, 2014	120 days	Senior Executive Service
15		Major General Frederick M. Padilla (born 1959)	November 18, 2014	September 25, 2017	2 years, 311 days	U.S. Marine Corps
16		Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge (born 1958)	September 25, 2017	February 3, 2021	3 years, 131 days	U.S. Navy
17		Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn (born 1964)	February 3, 2021	October 11, 2024	3 years, 320 days	U.S. Air Force
18		Vice Admiral Peter Garvin (born c. 1967)	October 11, 2024	Incumbent	69 days	U.S. Navy

See also

• Air University (United States Air Force), Alabama
• Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
• National Intelligence University, Washington, D.C.
• NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
• Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
• Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
• U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

References

1. "Profile. National Defense University". dnb.com.
2. "Colleges". National Defense University. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
3. "PRISM: The Journal of Complex Operations". National Defense University. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
4. The United States Institute of Peace Journal, Volume 5, Issue 5. October 1992. p. 5.
5. "Chairman Welcomes New National Defense University President". dvidshub.net. July 10, 2009.
6. Dresbach, Jim (April 13, 2012). "Grateful Rondeau retires at NDU". U.S. Army. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
7. "Martin Becomes 14th National Defense University President". National Defense University.
8. "Padilla Becomes 15th President of National Defense University". National Defense University.

External links

• Official website
• National Defense University publications on the Internet Archive
• US National Defense University Location, History, Structure, and acceptance rate Archived October 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

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