[United States Government Manual] [September 15, 2009] [Pages 191-194] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 191]] JOINT SERVICE SCHOOLS Defense Acquisition University Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565 Phone, 703-805-3360. Internet, www.dau.mil. President Frank J. Anderson, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Defense Acquisition University, established pursuant to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note), serves as the DOD center for acquisition, technology, and logistics training; performance support; continuous learning; and knowledge sharing. The University is a unified structure with five regional campuses and the Defense Systems Management College-School of Program Managers, which provides executive and international acquisition training. The University's mission is to provide the training, career management, and services that enable the acquisition, technology, and logistics community to make smart business decisions and deliver timely and affordable capabilities to warfighters. For further information, contact the Director, Operations Support Group, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565. Phone, 800- 845-7606. Internet, www.dau.mil. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Defense Intelligence College Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Washington, DC 20340-5100 Phone, 202-231-5466. Internet, www.ndic.edu. President A. Denis Clift ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The National Defense Intelligence College (previously the Joint Military Intelligence College) was established in 1962. It is a joint service interagency educational institution serving the intelligence community and operates under the authority of the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. Its mission is to educate military and civilian intelligence professionals, conduct and disseminate relevant intelligence research, and perform academic outreach regarding intelligence matters. The College is authorized by Congress to award the bachelor of science in intelligence and master of science of strategic intelligence. Courses are offered to full-time students in a traditional daytime format and for part-time students in the evening, on Saturday, and in an executive format (one weekend per month and a 2-week intensive summer period). For further information, contact the Admissions Office, MCA-2, National Defense Intelligence College, Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Washington, DC 20340-5100. Phone, 202-231-5466 or 202-231-3319. Internet, www.ndic.edu. [[Page 192]] National Defense University 300 Fifth Avenue, Building 62, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066 Phone, 202-685-3922. Internet, www.ndu.edu. President Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, USN THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 300 D Street, Building 61, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5078 Phone, 202-685-3674. Fax, 202-685-6461. Internet, www.ndu.edu/ndu/nwc/ nwchp.html. Commandant Maj. Gen. Robert Steel, USAF INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES 408 Fourth Avenue, Building 59, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5062 Phone, 202-685-4337. Internet, www.ndu.edu/ndu/icaf. Commandant Rear Adm. Garry Hall, USN JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE Norfolk, VA 23511-1702 Phone, 757-443-6200. Internet, www.jfsc.ndu.edu. Commandant Brig. Gen. Katherine P. Kasun, USA INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE 300 Fifth Avenue, Building 62, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066 Phone, 202-685-6300. Internet, www.ndu.edu/irmc. Director Robert D. Childs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS 260 Fifth Avenue, Building 64, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066 Phone, 202-685-2290. Internet, www.ndu.edu/cisa. Director R. Joseph DeSutter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Defense University The National Defense University was established in 1976 and incorporates the following colleges and programs: the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National War College, the Joint Forces Staff College, the Information Resources Management College, the College of International Security Affairs, the Institute for National Strategic Studies, the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, the International Student Management Office, the Joint Reserve Affairs, Capstone, the Security of Defense Corporate Fellows Program, the NATO Education Center, the Institute for National Security Ethics and Leadership, the Center for Joint Strategic Logistics Excellence, the Center for Applied Strategic Leaders, and the Center for Complex Operations. The mission of the National Defense University is to prepare military and civilian leaders from the United States and other countries to evaluate national and international security challenges through multidisciplinary educational [[Page 193]] and research programs, professional exchanges, and outreach. For further information, contact the Human Resources Directorate, National Defense University, Building 62, 300 Fifth Avenue, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066. Phone, 202-685-2169. Internet, www.ndu.edu. The National War College The National War College provides education in national security policy to selected military officers and career civil service employees of Federal departments and agencies concerned with national security. It is the only senior service college with the primary mission of offering a course of study that emphasizes national security policy formulation and the planning and implementation of national strategy. Its 10-month academic program is an issue-centered study in U.S. national security. The elective program is designed to permit each student to tailor his or her academic experience to meet individual professional development needs. For further information, contact the Department of Administration, The National War College, Building 61, Room G20, 300 D Street, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5078. Phone, 202-685-3674. Internet, www.ndu.edu/ nwc. Industrial College of the Armed Forces The Industrial College of the Armed Forces is an educational institution that prepares selected military and civilians for strategic leadership and success in developing our national security strategy and in evaluating, marshalling, and managing resources in the execution of that strategy. The College offers an education in the understanding of the importance of industry to our national security strategy, and more importantly the resource component of national security. The rigorous, compressed curriculum, completed in two semesters, leads to a master of science degree in national resource strategy. For further information, contact the Director of Operations, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Building 59, 408 Fourth Avenue, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5062. Phone, 202-685-4333. Internet, www.ndu.edu/icaf. Joint Forces Staff College The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) is an intermediate- and senior- level joint college in the professional military education system dedicated to the study of the principles, perspectives, and techniques of joint operational-level planning and warfare. The mission of JFSC is to educate national security professionals in the planning and execution of joint, multinational, and interagency operations in order to instill a primary commitment to joint, multinational, and interagency teamwork, attitudes, and perspectives. The College accomplishes this mission through four schools: the Joint Advanced Warfighters School, the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, the Joint Continuing and Distance Education School, and the Joint Command, Control, and Information Operations School. For further information, contact the Public Affairs Officer, Joint Forces Staff College, 7800 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23511-1702. Phone, 757-443-6212. Fax, 757-443-6210. Internet, www.jfsc.ndu.edu. Information Resources Management College The Information Resources Management College provides graduate-level courses in information resources management. The College prepares leaders to direct the information component of national power by leveraging information and information technology for strategic advantage. The College's primary areas of concentration include policy, strategic planning, leadership/management, process improvement, capital planning and investment, performance- and results-based management, technology assessment, architecture, information assurance and security, acquisition, domestic preparedness, transformation, e-Government, and information operations. For further information, contact the Registrar, Information Resources Management College, Building 62, 300 Fifth Avenue, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066. Phone, 202-685-6300. Internet, www.ndu.edu/ irmc. [[Page 194]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 Phone, 301-295-3770. Internet, www.usuhs.mil. President Charles L. Rice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Authorized by act of September 21, 1972 (10 U.S.C. 2112), the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences was established to educate career-oriented medical officers for the Military Departments and the Public Health Service. The University currently incorporates the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine (including graduate and continuing education programs) and the Graduate School of Nursing. Students are selected by procedures recommended by the Board of Regents and prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The actual selection is carried out by a faculty committee on admissions and is based upon motivation and dedication to a career in the uniformed services and an overall appraisal of the personal and intellectual characteristics of the candidates without regard to sex, race, religion, or national origin. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Medical school matriculants will be commissioned officers in one of the uniformed services. They must meet the physical and personal qualifications for such a commission and must give evidence of a strong commitment to serving as a uniformed medical officer. The graduating medical student is required to serve a period of obligation of not less than 7 years, excluding graduate medical education. Students of the Graduate School of Nursing must be commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service prior to application. Graduate nursing students must serve a commitment determined by their respective service. For further information, contact the President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799. Phone, 301-295-3770. Internet, www.usuhs.mil.