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January, 21 2010 - Denver Navy League Welcomes Rear Admiral James Wisecup

What: Rear Admiral James Wisecup, President of the Naval War College was the honored dinner guest of the Denver Navy League for a reception and dinner at the Denver Athletic Club.

Where: Denver Athletic Club

When: Thursday, January 21, 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Master of Ceremonies: Jamie Arrison, President of the U.S. Navy League Denver Council.

Welcome: Jamie Arrison

Speaker: Rear Admiral James Wisecup, President of the U.S. Naval War College

Catering: Denver Athletic Club

Daniel Branch, President of the U.S. Navy League, left, with Britta Rodie and Warren Rodie
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The Denver Navy League rolled out the red carpet for Rear Admiral (RADM) James Wisecup, President of the U.S. Naval War College.  RADM Wisecup is a 1977 Naval Academy Graduate and 1988 graduate of the Naval War College.  Prior to his appointment as President of the Naval War College, he served as Commander, Carrier Strike Force Group 7, Commander, Ronald Reagan Strike Group.

RADM Wisecup spoke to the Denver Navy League on the role of the Naval War College in training U.S. and allied forces for combat.

One of Newport, Rhode Island's most enduring and prominent landmarks is the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) on Coasters Harbor Island in Narragansett Bay. The Naval War College's missions today are developing strategic and operational leaders, helping the Chief of Naval Operations define the future Navy, strengthening maritime security cooperation and supporting combat readiness.

Since the first class met on October 6, 1884, in an austere loft with nine students, more than 24,000 U.S. military and international officers, as well as hundreds of senior federal service civilian executives, have graduated from the NWC.

Throughout its history, the college has held fast to the belief, first articulated by its founding president, Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, that "The War College is a place of original research on all questions relating to war and to statesmanship connected with war, or the prevention of war." Vice Admiral Stansfield Turner, the college's 37th president, added focus and specificity to that depiction of the character of the institution when he charged the college to "Always keep in mind the product which this country ... needs is military leaders with the capability of solving complex problems and executing their decisions. You must keep your sights set on decision making or problem solving as your objective."

The intent of Luce and Turner constitute the strategic tradition and purpose of the Naval War College. This strategic tradition has a very practical and steadfast influence in everything that the college does. The college's Professional Military Education (PME) programs are grounded in this strategic tradition and are intended to prepare leaders for the challenges of operational and/or strategic level leadership over the remainder of their careers as decision makers and problem solvers.

Each year, approximately 600 outstanding mid-career level officers of the Navy, all other U.S. services, civilian federal agencies and international naval officers come to the U.S. Naval War College as resident students to pursue a rigorous 10-month course of postgraduate studies following in the footsteps of such notable War College graduates as Fleet Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Ernest J. King, and William "Bull" Halsey; Admiral Raymond Spruance; Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs; General Michael Hagee, former Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, first American in space; General John M. Shalikashvili, former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Admiral Willliam J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Central Command and Admiral James G. Stavridis, Commander, U.S. Southern Command. Over half the graduates of the college's senior international course, the Naval Command College, have gone on to become flag or general officers, and more than 190 have been chosen to head their respective services.

The Navy League of the United States is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating citizens about the importance of sea power to U.S. national security and supporting the men and women of the sea services and their families.