Welcome to the National Defense University
Imagine, Create, and Secure a Stronger Peace… Chain of Command
President Donald Trump Dr. Mark Esper GEN Mark Milley Secretary of Defense Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
LtGen Daniel O’Donohue VADM Fritz Roegge Director J7, President, Joint Force NDU Development Develop Develop the Strategic Joint Force Leaders PME Degree-Granting Institutions
National Defense University National Navy University Air Army Intelligence (proposed) University University PINNACLE University
KEYSTONE
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JOINT SCHOOLS SERVICE SCHOOLS Vision: NDU will create strategic advantage by developing joint warfighters and other national security leaders and forging relationships through whole-of-nations and whole-of-government educational programs, research and engagement.
InMission this environment,: NDU educates there can joint be Warfightersno complacency in critical—we must thinking make difficultand the choices creative and prioritize whatapplication is most ofimportant military to power field a tolethal, inform resilient, national and strategyrapidly adapting and globally Joint Force. integrated operations, under conditions of disruptive change, in order to conduct war. NDU’s Strategic Stakeholders
OSD Regional Centers - Perry Center - Africa Center Joint Staff Board of - Near East South Asia OSD Staff Visitors - Marshall Accreditors: - Inouye Combatant Middle States Commission on Commands Higher Education & JS PAJE NDU Military Students Industry Services Partners Faculty Staff Federal Partner Agencies Nations
NDU Congress Foundation
4 Core NDU Programs
National Joint Security Operations Strategy
National Government Resource Information Strategy Research & Leadership Strategic Support
General/Flag Strategic Counterterrorism Officer & Security Irregular Warfare International Security Senior NCO Studies Homeland Security Courses (1-star, 3-star, E-9)
5 Master’s level programs + JCWS + CAPSTONE 5 National War College
Mission: To educate future leaders of the Armed Forces, Department of State, and other civilian agencies for high-level policy, command, and staff responsibilities by conducting a senior-level course of study in national security strategy. Curriculum: Joint Staff Strategic Leader OSD Staff Foundation > 50% to joint duty The Military Instrument of Combatant Statecraft Master of Commands The Non-Military Science in Military Instruments of Statecraft 20% National Services The Global Context Security US Domestic Context Federal Strategy 15% National Security Strategy Agencies Practicum (Incl: Individual Strategic Research Paper) 15% Partner Electives (208 students; 61 Nations faculty) 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
Mission: To prepare selected military officers and civilians for strategic leadership and success in developing national security strategy and in evaluating, marshalling, and managing resources in the execution of that strategy. Curriculum: Joint Staff Strategic Leader OSD Staff Foundation > 50% to Defense Strategy and joint duty Combatant Resourcing Commands Economics of National Security Master of Science 30% Military National Security Policy in Services and Strategy National Federal 10% Strategic Acquisition and Resource Strategy Agencies Resourcing National Security and the 10% Partner Industrial Base Nations Industry Analytics Industry Concentrations (310 students; 90 faculty) 7 College of International Security Affairs
Mission: To educate and prepare civilian and military national security professionals and future leaders from the United States and partner nations for the strategic challenges of the contemporary security environment. Curriculum: Joint Staff Strategic Leader Foundation OSD Staff Geostrategy Combatant Strategic Thought 40% Commands Power, Ideology, & Legitimacy Master of Arts Policy Analysis and Critical Thinking in Military Areas of Concentration (4 courses) Services Counterterrorism Strategic Irregular Warfare Federal Security Studies 16%
International Security Studies Agencies Options Homeland Security & Defense Concentration Concentration (165 full-time students; Partner 429 in short courses; Elective 44% Nations Thesis Research and Defense 47 faculty)
8 College of Information and Cyberspace
Mission: To prepare military and civilian leaders to optimize information technology management and secure information dominance within cyberspace.
Joint Staff Certificates and Concentrations: OSD Staff DoD • Chief Financial Officer Civilian Combatant Leadership Master of 59% Commands • Chief Information Officer Military • Cyber Leadership Science in 26% Military • Cyber Security Government Services • Enterprise Architecture Information • IT Program Management • Information Operations Leadership Federal Agencies 12% Partner (1,753 students; 42 faculty) Nations
9 Joint Forces Staff College Four Schools Delivering Diverse Curriculums
Mission: To educate national security professionals to plan and execute operational-level joint, multinational, and interagency operations to instill a primary commitment to teamwork, attitudes, and diverse perspectives.
4 Initiatives JAWS Curriculum • JCWS Satellite Program Masters of Produces world-class • JCWS-Hybrid Program Science in • Wargaming Simulation System warfighters prepared to Joint • Faculty Support (to external agencies) operate in a fast paced, Campaign Planning and often chaotic Joint Staff environment Strategy 90% U.S. OSD Staff Joint and Combined Warfighting School Military (Resident and Satellite courses; JPME II) Combatant Commands Joint Command, Control and Information Operations 6% DoD School Civilian • Command, Control, Communication, Computers & Military Intelligence Services • Information Operations, Military Deception Partner Joint Continuing & Distance Education School 4% • Advanced Joint Professional Military Education Nations ~1,800 Students Annually 10 109 Faculty (76 Military/33 Civilian) Capstone | Pinnacle | Keystone
• Capstone ensures newly-selected General and Flag officers: o Know how to integrate the elements of national power in order to accomplish national security and national military strategies o Know how joint, interagency, and multinational operations support national strategic goals and objectives o Appreciate the fundamentals of joint doctrine and the Joint Operational Art
• Pinnacle conveys to prospective joint/combined force commanders an understanding of national policy and objectives with attendant international implications and the ability to operationalize those objectives/policy into integrated campaign plans. o The overarching goal is to set conditions for future success in the joint, combined, and interagency arenas by using advanced knowledge of operational art to underpin the instinct and intuition of the prospective commanders.
• Keystone educates Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSELs) currently serving in or slated to serve in a general or flag officer- level joint headquarters or Service headquarters that could be assigned as a joint task force. 11 Educational Methodology
• Graduate-level Education • Foster critical, analytical, conceptual thinking • Small, diverse/interagency classes • Limited contact hours (13-18 hours/week requiring preparation) • Emphasis on the core components (70%) • Use of case studies and simulations
• Standards-integrated Curriculum • 400-500 pages/week reading • Seminar discussion • Research papers • Frequent assessments
12 Student Demographics in a Typical Seminar
15-16 Students
2-3 Land 2 International Fellows Interagency
Industry
2-3 Sea
2-3 Air 2-3 DoD Civilians State Department
13 JPME II Student Demographics
• Students are selected by their service, STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS AY 2018-19 agency, department, or country to attend NDU programs. • NDU does not accept applications Industry from individuals for admission. 0.4%
• A deliberately diverse body of International US Army 17% students, faculty, and staff, unlike civilian 24% graduate programs, NDU’s student body Non-DOD Agency 14% is more professionally mature US Air Force • Average student age is 43 19% • 20+ years of professional DOD Agency 12% experience US Navy 7% • Uniquely qualified faculty that combine academic credentials with decades of US Coast Guard 1% operational experience in national US Marine Corps security programs and policy making 6% • Over 60% of the faculty have earned PhDs Total Students: 720 Degree students Faculty Demographics: JPME II Master’s Degree Programs
Contractors/SME , 2% US Army, 13%
Interagency, 20% US Air Force, 11%
US Navy, 9%
US Marine Corps, 3% US Coast Guard, 1%
International, 1% DoD Civilian, 42%
15 NDU International Fellows Alumni: A Powerful Network of Partners
110 students from 62 countries at Fort McNair in 2021. International Alumni: - 4,518 Fellows - 146 countries represented NDU alumni now serving Minister / Chief of Defense - 8 Chief of Service - 15 - 71 International in positions of prominence: Ambassador - 4 Hall of Fame Inductees Other Minister - 5 Questions?
17 Class Assignments
• Duties • Class Leader: • Chief of Staff: • Photographer: • Photographer (2,3…): • Treasurer: • Social Chairman: • Year Book Coordinator: Randos
• Place of duty… it only gets better
• Leave Forms – 2-tier approval process; 250-mile radius – TIMING! • Email: [email protected]
• Fridays, etc… religious observances (prayer room)
• National Holidays – 2/country: independence day, Eid, etc.
• Parking
• Nametags
• TOEFL sign up!!! • Alumni update
19 Way Ahead
• Fridays: SpICE 1000-1200
• Leverage May Chung! • 1/3 had citation problems • High percentage still need work on “formatting mechanics”
• Next Class Meeting – TBD
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