Naval War College

Naval War College
	Seal of the Naval War College
Motto	Viribus mari victoria
Motto in English	Victory by seapower
Type	Federal staff college
Established	1884
Parent institution	Naval University System
Location	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
President	Peter A. Garvin
Website	www.usnwc.edu
	U.S. Naval War College
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District
	Luce Hall
Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°30′28″N 71°19′46″W / 41.5077°N 71.3295°W
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Architect	George C. Mason & Son
NRHP reference No.	66000876
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHLD	January 29, 1964

The Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island.^[4] The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associated roles and missions, supports combat readiness, and strengthens global maritime partnerships.

The Naval War College is one of the senior service colleges including the Army War College, the Marine Corps War College, and the USAF Air War College. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Defense operates the National War College.

^ Pagano, Peter (23 June 2023). "U.S. Naval War College Holds Change of Command Ceremony". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Original U.S. Naval War College". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
^ Jackson, J. E., & McCarthy, C., eds., Naval War College: The Navy's Home of Thought (Tampa: Faircount Media Group, 2011).

[1] Pagano, Peter (23 June 2023). "U.S. Naval War College Holds Change of Command Ceremony". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-3] "Original U.S. Naval War College". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

[4] Jackson, J. E., & McCarthy, C., eds., Naval War College: The Navy's Home of Thought (Tampa: Faircount Media Group, 2011).

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Significant dates
Seal of the Naval War College
Motto	Viribus mari victoria
Motto in English	Victory by seapower
Type	Federal staff college
Established	1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Parent institution	Naval University System
Location	Newport , Rhode Island , U.S.
President	Peter A. Garvin^[1]
Website	www.usnwc.edu


U.S. Naval War College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District

Luce Hall
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Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°30′28″N 71°19′46″W / 41.5077°N 71.3295°W / 41.5077; -71.3295
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Architect	George C. Mason & Son
NRHP reference No.	66000876^[2]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHLD	January 29, 1964^[3]