The National Defense University graduation was held Thursday, June 12th,
at Fort Lesley J. McNair in southwest Washington, D.C., when 576 students
from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National War College,
and the School for National Security Executive Education received graduate
degrees. The ceremony was held in front of historic Roosevelt Hall.
The graduation speaker was General James E. Cartright, U.S. Marine Corps,
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. For the Vice Chairman's
remarks to the students, click here.
Approximately 54 percent of the graduates are senior officers from the
U.S. Armed Services. The other 46 percent are Federal Government civilians,
International Fellows from more than 60 countries, and private sector
civilians.
The National Defense University is the premier center for Joint Professional
Military Education (JPME) and is under the direction of the Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff. The President of the University is Lieutenant General
F.C. Wilson, U.S. Marine Corps. The Commandant of the Industrial College
of the Armed Forces is Rear Admiral Garry E. Hall, U.S. Navy; the Commandant
of the National War College is Major General Robert P. Steel, U. S. Air
Force; and the Director of the School for National Security Executive
Education is Dr. R. Joseph DeSutter. The University’s main campus
is on Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., while the Joint Forces Staff College
is located in Norfolk, VA. The National Defense University is accredited
by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Schools.
For further information, visit the National Defense University website
at www.ndu.edu.
The 318 Industrial College of the Armed
Forces graduates received a Master of Science degree in National Resource
Strategy.
The 35 School for National Security
Executive Education graduates will receive a Master of Arts degree
in Strategic Security Studies (with a concentration in combating terrorism)
when legislation authorizing the degree is signed later in the summer.
The 223 National War College graduates
received a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy.