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Naval War College

college, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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In war college: U.S. Naval War College
The oldest military institution in the United States is the NWC, established in 1884 on Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island, to offer an advanced course of professional study for naval officers. The founding president, Commodore Stephen B. Luce, viewed the…
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founding by Luce

In Stephen Bleecker Luce
…and first president of the Naval War College for postgraduate studies, the world’s first such institution.
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Rhode Island

In Rhode Island: Resources
, and the Naval War College was established there in 1884. The naval presence expanded even more during World War II; Narragansett Bay was one of two main bases on the Atlantic coast. In 1974 most naval facilities in the state were closed, and some four-fifths of all…
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