National War College
National War College | |
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National Register of Historic Places | |
National Historic Landmark | |
Roosevelt Hall |
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location | Washington, DC |
Coordinates | 38 ° 51 '48 " N , 77 ° 1' 1" W |
Built | 1903-1907 |
architect | McKim, Mead, and White |
Architectural style | neo-classical , beaux-arts |
NRHP number | 72001535 |
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The NRHP added | November 28, 1972 |
Declared as an NHL | November 28, 1972 |
The National War College (NWC) is an institute of the National Defense University of the US Armed Forces . It is located in Theodore Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair , Washington, DC , the oldest active US Army base .
General
The NWC was established on July 1, 1946 as the successor to the Army-Navy Staff College , which existed from June 1943 to July 1946.
Many staff officers of the national armed forces complete courses at the NWC in order to qualify for later staff and command assignments.
On November 28, 1972, the National War College became a Historic Monument and was granted National Historic Landmark status .
Personalities
- Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick , diplomat, graduate
- George F. Kennan , historian and diplomat, lecturer 1946
- Fritz GA Kraemer , geostrategist and security advisor at the US Department of Defense 1948–1978
- Colin Powell , former Chairman of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Secretary of State , graduate
- J. Christopher Stevens , diplomat, graduate
- Bisa Williams , diplomat, graduate
- James N. Mattis , Former United States Secretary of Defense
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: District of Columbia. National Park Service , accessed July 19, 2019.