- Mackubin Thomas Owens
Makubin Thomas Owens is an American military historian and conservative political figure. He is currently the the Associate Dean of Academics for Electives and Directed Research and Professor of Strategy and Force Planning for the Naval War College, as well as a contributing editor to "National Review". Owens has previously served as a national security advisor to Senator Bob Kasten and in the Department of Energy under the Reagan administration.
- Arthur K. Cebrowski
Vice Admiral (ret.) Arthur K. Cebrowski (August 13 1942 - November 12 2005) was a retired United States Navy admiral who served from October 2001 to January 2005 as Director of the Office of Force Transformation in the U.S. Department of Defense. In this position, he was responsible for serving as an advocate, focal point, and catalyst for the transformation of the United States military.
- Martin van Creveld
Martin van Creveld (born 1946) is an Israeli military historian and theorist. He was born in the Netherlands but has lived in Israel since shortly after his birth. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. He is the author of fifteen books on military history and strategy, of which "Command in War" (1985), "Supplying War" (1977, 2nd edition 2004), …
- David Kaiser
David Kaiser, born June 7 1947, is an American historian whose published works have covered a broad range of topics, from European Warfare to American League Baseball. He is a Professor in the Strategy and Policy Department of the Naval War College and has previously taught at Carnegie Mellon, Williams College, and Harvard University.
- Forrest Sherman
Forrest Percival Sherman (30 October 1896 - 22 July 1951) was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt became Chief of Naval Operations in 1949. Born in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Sherman was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1918, graduating in June, …
- Isoroku Yamamoto
(4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was a Fleet Admiral (Gensui) and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II, graduate of Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and an alumnus of U.S. Naval War College and Harvard University (1919–1921). Yamamoto held several important posts in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and undertook many of its changes and reorganizations, especially its development of naval aviation.
- John Lewis Gaddis
John Lewis Gaddis is the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. He is a noted historian of the Cold War and grand strategy. He has been hailed as the 'Dean of Cold War Historians' by the The New York Times. He is also the official biographer of the seminal 20th century statesman George F. Kennan. He is best known for his critical analysis of the strategies of containment employed by the United States of America during the Cold War, …
- Raymond A. Spruance
Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 - December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral in World War II, and commanded US naval forces at the turning point of the Pacific War, the Battle of Midway. As Nelson is sometimes called Nelson of Trafalgar, for his role in the famous victory over the French Navy, Spruance should be called Spruance of Midway for his role in the decisive victory over the Japanese Navy.
- James Stockdale
Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 - July 5, 2005) was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy. Shot down over enemy territory in 1965, Stockdale was the highest ranking naval officer held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was released in 1973. He was awarded 26 personal combat decorations, including the Medal of Honor and four Silver Stars.
- James Forrestal
James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 - May 22, 1949) was a Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Forrestal's death resulted from a fall out of a Bethesda Naval Hospital window which has led to speculation and much controversy. He was a supporter of naval battle groups centered on aircraft carriers. In 1954, the Navy's first supercarrier was named the USS "Forrestal" in his honor.
- Raymond T. Odierno
Lieutenant General Raymond T. Odierno is assigned as the Commanding General of U.S. III Corps and Fort Hood on 15 May 2006. In December 2006, as III Corps uncased its colors at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Odierno is also the Commanding General of the Multi-National corps in Baghdad. His previous assignment brought him to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. as the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 3 November 2004 to 1 May 2006.
- James Kurth
James Kurth , is the Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, where he teaches defense policy, foreign policy, and international politics. Professor Kurth serves as the chair of the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and as Editor of its journal, Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs . He also served as past Co-Chair of FPRI’s History Institute for Teachers .
- Henry E. Eccles
Henry Effingham Eccles (born in Bayside, New York, on 31 December 1898- died 14 May 1986 in Needham, Massachusetts) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and a major figure at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island from the late 1940s through the 1970s, as a thinker and writer on naval logistics and military theory.
- Thomas Pappas
Thomas M. Pappas is a decorated United States Army Colonel and was the Brigade Commander in the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade. He was in charge of military intelligence personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq following the Second Gulf War and was subsequently punished for two violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice -- dereliction of duty -- for his role in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, …
- Richmond K. Turner
Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (27 May 1885 - 12 February 1961) served in the United States Navy during World War II. Turner was born in Portland, Oregon. Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from California in 1904, he graduated in June 1908 and served in several ships over the next four years. In 1913, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Turner briefly held command of the destroyer "Stewart".
- Michael Hagee
General Michael W. Hagee (born December 1, 1944) was the 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (2003-2006), succeeding James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13, 2006. He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term. Hagee had his retirement ceremony on November 13, 2006, just prior to the change of command ceremony. Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 2007.
- Stephen Luce
Stephen Bleecker Luce (25 March 1827 - 28 July 1917) was a U.S. Navy admiral. He was the founder and first president of the Naval War College, between 1884 and 1886. Born in Albany, New York, Stephen Luce was one of the Navy's outstanding officers in many fields, including strategy, seamanship, education, and professional development. Entering the naval service 19 October 1841 as a midshipman, he served with the Atlantic coast blockaders during the American Civil War, …
- Husband E. Kimmel
Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 - May 14, 1968) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He was the commander of the Pacific Fleet at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband E. Kimmel was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on 26 February 1882 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904. Before reaching flag rank, he served in several battleships, commanded two (2) destroyer divisions, a destroyer squadron, and USS "New York" (BB-34).
- William Sims
William Sowden Sims (October 15, 1858 - September 25, 1936) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who sought during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to modernize the Navy. During World War I he commanded all United States naval forces operating in Europe. He also served twice as President of the Naval War College. Sims was born to American parents living in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1880, …
- Sergei Khrushchev
Dr. Sergei Nikitich Khrushchev (b. 1935), son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, now resides in the United States where he is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Khrushchev holds several advanced engineering degrees. From the Ukrainian Academy of Science, he earned his Soviet doctoral degree, and he earned a Ph.D. from the Moscow Technical University.
- H. Kent Hewitt
Henry Kent Hewitt (1887-1972) was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 11, 1887 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906. Hewitt served on USS "Missouri" in the Great White Fleet's circumnavigation of the globe from 1907-1909. He later taught mathematics at the Naval Academy before commanding the yacht "Eagle". During World War I, Hewitt commanded the destroyer USS "Cummings" and subsequently USS "Indianapolis".
- Ronald A. Route
Ronald A. Route is a Vice Admiral and Inspector General of the U.S. Navy. A native of Denver, Colorado, Route graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1971, and subsequently completed a series of command and leadership assignments both within the Navy and in the Joint Service arena. He has commanded USS Dewey (DDG 45), USS Lake Erie (CG-70), Cruiser Destroyer Group Two and the USS "George Washington" (CVN 73) Battle Group.
- Tasker H. Bliss
Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31,1853 - November 9, 1930) was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918. He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. His parents were George Ripley Bliss and Mary Ann Raymond. His father taught Greek at the University at Lewisburg (now Bucknell University). After initially attending Bucknell where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, …
- Thomas C. Kinkaid
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 - 17 November 1972) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during 1943-45 and concurrently commanded the US 7th Fleet. Kinkaid was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on 3 April 1888, the son of a Navy family. Graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1908, …
- Tamon Yamaguchi
Tamon Yamaguchi was a Vice Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Serving during the Second World War, he died during the Battle of Midway, choosing to go down with his flagship the "Hiryū". Born in the Japanese Shimane prefecture, Tamon Yamaguchi graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1912.
- Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6 1898 - August 24 1995) was a German American photographer and photojournalist. He is renowned for his candid photographs, frequently made using a 35mm Leica M3 rangefinder camera. He is best remembered for his photograph capturing the celebration of V-J Day.
- Larry J. Dodgen
Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen was Commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 12, 1949, General Dodgen graduated from Louisiana State University in 1972 with a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering. He also holds two Master Degrees: an MBA in Public Administration from the University of Missouri and a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategy from the United States Naval War College.
- Hugh Rodman
Admiral Hugh Rodman (6 January 1859 - 7 June 1940) was an officer in the United States Navy who served during the Spanish-American War and World War I. Born at Frankfort, Kentucky, Rodman graduated from the Naval Academy in 1880.
- William S. Pye
Vice Admiral William Satterlee Pye, USN, (1880-1959) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy who served in World Wars I and II. His last active-duty appointment was as President of the Naval War College, 1942-1945. His awards included the Navy Cross for his service in World War I.
- Willis A. Lee
Willis Augustus Lee, Jr. (11 May 1888 - 25 August 1945) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He was also a sport shooter and olympic competitor. Willis "Ching" Lee was born in the rural town of Natlee in Owen County, Kentucky, on 11 May 1888. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1908. Over the next two decades, he served in several ships and on shore duty as an inspector of ordnance, while also representing the Navy in rifle competitions.
- Robert L. Ghormley
Robert Lee Ghormley (15 October 1883 - 21 June 1958) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Ghormley was born in Portland, Oregon, on 15 October 1883. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1906 and served in cruisers during the next five years. In 1911-13, Lieutenant Ghormley was Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, participating in the 1912 campaign in Nicaragua.
- Carter Ham
Major General Carter F. Ham (born February 16, 1952) is the current Commander, U.S. 1st Infantry Division. A 1976 graduate of John Carroll University, MG Ham was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He later received his master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in Rhode Island. He attended several military schools including the Infantry Officer Basic Course, …
- William Veazie Pratt
William Veazie Pratt (28 February 1869 - 25 November 1957) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the president of the Naval War College and as the Chief of Naval Operations. Pratt was born in Belfast, Maine. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1889, he served in several cruisers and gunboats, visiting Europe, South America and Asia. During 1895-97, Ensign Pratt had the first of three instructor tours at the Naval Academy.
- Norman Scott
Norman Scott (10 August 1889 - 13 November 1942) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Scott was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Appointed to the Naval Academy in 1907, he graduated four years later and received his commission as Ensign in March 1912. During 1911-13, Ensign Scott served in the battleship "Idaho", then served in destroyers and related duty.
- Charles J. Leidig
Rear Admiral Charles Joe Leidig is U.S. Pacific Defense Representative to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. He assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Marianas and Navy Region Marianas in June 2005. In 1978 he graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
- Frances C. Wilson
Frances C. Wilson is a lieutenant general of the United States Marine Corps, and president of the National Defense University. Gen. Wilson has earned four Master's degrees: in education from Pepperdine University, in psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, in business management from Salve Regina College, and in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. She has a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Southern California.
- Hugo Teufel III
Hugo Teufel III (born July 25, 1961 in Albuquerque, NM, and raised in Wichita, KS and Denver, CO) was appointed as Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by Secretary Michael Chertoff on 21 July 2006, after a ten-month vacancy that was filled by acting Chief Privacy Officer, Maureen C. Cooney. Teufel is the second chief privacy officer for the DHS, after Nuala O'Connor Kelly, appointed by Secretary Tom Ridge.
- Daniel Murphy
Admiral Daniel Joseph Murphy, Sr (died September 21, 2001) was a four-star Admiral in the United States Navy and served in the White House during the Carter and Reagan administrations. Murphy grew up in Brooklyn, and graduated from the University of Maryland and the Naval War College. He joined the Navy in 1943, during his second year at St. John's University in New York, and flew antisubmarine patrols over the North Atlantic during World War II.
- Benjamin F. Tracy
Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 - August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. A native of the Apalachin hamlet near Owego, New York, Tracy was a lawyer active in Republican Party politics during the 1850s. During the Civil War, he served as a Union brigadier general.
- Gunichi Mikawa
Gunichi Mikawa was a Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.