Type | Federal staff college |
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Established | 1976 |
Parent institution | U.S. Department of Defense |
Academic affiliation | CUWMA |
President | Lt Gen Michael T. Plehn[1] |
Provost | James Lepse |
Location | , United States 38°51′58″N 77°00′54″W / 38.866°N 77.015°W |
Website | www |
The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As a chairman's Controlled Activity, NDU operates under the guidance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), with Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn, USAF,[1] as president. It is located on the grounds of Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C.,[2] near the White House and the US Congress.
The National Defense University includes:
Acceptance rate | 65% |
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Admissions requirements | Yes, based on entrance examinations and students past academic records and grades |
Academic calendar | Semesters |
Enrollment | 1,500 |
Full-time employees | 75 |
Student:staff ratio | 20:1 |
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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: The Journal of Complex Operations, books such as Strategic Assessment 2020, case studies, policy briefs, and strategic monographs.[4]
No. | President | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Vice Admiral Marmaduke G. Bayne (1920–2005) | 1976 | 1977 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Navy | |
2 | Lieutenant General Robert G. Gard Jr. (born 1928) | 1977 | July 1981 | ~4 years, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
3 | Lieutenant General John S. Pustay (born 1931) | July 1981 | October 1983 | ~2 years, 92 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Lieutenant General Richard D. Lawrence (1930–2016) | October 1983 | September 1986 | ~2 years, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Lieutenant General Bradley C. Hosmer (born 1937) | September 1986 | September 1989 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin Jr. (born 1933) | September 1989 | August 14, 1992 | ~2 years, 348 days | U.S. Navy | |
7 | Lieutenant General Paul G. Cerjan (1938–2011) | August 14, 1992[5] | September 1994 | ~2 years, 18 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | Lieutenant General Ervin J. Rokke (born 1939) | September 1994 | 1997 | ~2 years, 122 days | U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Lieutenant General Richard A. Chilcoat (1938–2010) | 1997 | 2000 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II (born 1946) | July 7, 2000 | July 2, 2003 | 2 years, 360 days | U.S. Navy | |
11 | Lieutenant General Michael M. Dunn (born 1950) | July 2, 2003 | July 14, 2006 | 3 years, 12 days | U.S. Air Force | |
12 | Lieutenant General Frances C. Wilson (born 1948) | July 14, 2006 | July 10, 2009 | 2 years, 361 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
13 | Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau (born 1951) | July 10, 2009[6] | April 13, 2012[7] | 2 years, 278 days | U.S. Navy | |
- | Nancy McEldowney (born 1958) Acting | April 13, 2012 | July 11, 2012 | 89 days | Senior Executive Service | |
14 | Major General Gregg F. Martin (born 1956) | July 11, 2012[8] | July 21, 2014 | 2 years, 10 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Wanda Nesbitt (born 1956) Acting | July 21, 2014 | November 18, 2014 | 120 days | Senior Executive Service | |
15 | Major General Frederick M. Padilla (born 1959) | November 18, 2014[9] | September 25, 2017 | 2 years, 311 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
16 | Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge (born 1958) | September 25, 2017 | February 3, 2021 | 3 years, 131 days | U.S. Navy | |
17 | Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | February 3, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 160 days | U.S. Air Force |