The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of
higher education funded by the
United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of
national security
National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military atta ...
leaders. As a chairman's Controlled Activity, NDU operates under the guidance of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The chairman is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces Chairman: app ...
(CJCS), with Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn, USAF,
as president. It is located on the grounds of
Fort Lesley J. McNair
Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Cha ...
in
Washington, D.C.
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Location''
The university is located at Fort Leslie McNair, almost in the heart of Washington, near the White House and the US Congress
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Components
The National Defense University includes:
*Colleges and schools
**College of International Security Affairs
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(The Eisenhower School), formerly the Industrial College of the Armed Forces
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College of Information and Cyberspace
The National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) (formerly the Information Resources Management College (IRMC) or NDU iCollege, and the DoD Computer Institute) is a U.S. Department of Defense graduate school that provides ...
(formerly Information Resources Management College or "iCollege")
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Joint Forces Staff College
The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), located in Norfolk, Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Defense University in August 1981. It educates and acculturates joint and multinat ...
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National War College
The National War College (NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active.
History
The National War Colle ...
*Programs
** CAPSTONE
**KEYSTONE
**PINNACLE
*Research centers
**Institute for National Strategic Studies
***Center for Strategic Research
***Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs
***Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
****Program for Emerging Leaders
****Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Graduate Fellowship Program
***NDU Press
**Center for Applied Strategic Learning
*NDU Libraries
Acceptance rate & Admissions
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Research institutes and centers
* Institute of National Strategic Studies;
* Center for Strategic Studies;
* Center for the Study of Military Affairs of China;
* Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction;
* Press of the National University of Defense (the university publishes 1,300 periodicals)
* Center for applied strategic training;
* Center for joint and strategic logistics.
* The university has a scientific and reference library, the funds of which are open to all students and teachers
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Associated organizations
*NDU Board of Visitors
*National Defense University Foundation
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United States Institute of Peace
*Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Publications
The NDU Press supports education, research, and outreach as the university's cross-component, professional military, and academic publishing house. Publications include the journals ''Joint Force Quarterly'' (JFQ) and ''PRISM'', books such as Strategic Assessment 2020, case studies, policy briefs, and strategic monographs.
List of presidents
See also
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Air University (United States Air Force)
Air University is a professional military education university system of the United States Air Force. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees.
Organization ...
, Alabama
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Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
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National Intelligence University, Washington, D.C.
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NATO Defense College
NATO Defense College (NDC) is the international military college for North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. It is located in Rome, Italy.
History
The idea of a NATO Defense College originated with General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the f ...
, Rome, Italy
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Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California.
It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD ci ...
, Monterey, California
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Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
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U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
References
External links
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National Defense University publicationson the
Internet ArchiveUS National Defense University Location, History, Structure, and acceptance rate
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Educational institutions established in 1976
Military education and training in the United States
Universities and colleges in Washington, D.C.
1976 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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