The NWSI Leadership Team Unites Experience and Expertise Across the NPS Campus.

  • Directors and key leaders wear "two hats" on the NPS campus, one as Warfare Chairs or Senior Service Representatives and another as NWSI leaders who connect people and capabilities both on the NPS campus and to operational units. 
  • Warfare Chairs are aligned in support of NWSI. They provide guidance of critical capabilities maintained by the NPS research community, regularly consulting with warfighting communities and subject matter experts in the field.
  • Branch leads coordinate research, education, events, and partnerships with a keen focus on four key priority areas that drive innovation across the joint force.

With this team, NWSI keeps NPS responsive to the needs of the Navy, Marines, and the Joint Forces. 

Warfare Chairs


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MAGTF Operations
Col Jason Perry, USMC
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Foreign Area Officer and Coalition Warfare
CAPT John Tully, USN
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Information Warfare
CAPT Mike Owen, USN
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Integrated Air and Missile Defense
CAPT John Hammerer, USN (Ret.)
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Naval Aviation
CDR Carl "Caveman" Liptak, USN
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Navy Special Warfare
CDR Andrew Ceniseroz, USN 
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Expeditionary & Mine Warfare
RDML Rick Williams, USN (Ret.)
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Space Systems and Operations 
Mr. Gary Thomason
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Special Operations
COL Rich Teta, USA
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Surface Warfare
CAPT Jeremy Gray, USN
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Undersea Warfare
VADM Phil Sawyer, USN (Ret.)

Senior Service Representatives


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Marine Corps Senior Service Representative
Col Jason Perry, USMC
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Air Force Senior Service Representative
Lt. Col. James Lee, USAF
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Army Senior Service Representative
COL Nicholas Shallcross, USA

Director


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Randy Pugh, Col USMC (Ret.)
Director,
Naval Warfare Studies Institute

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Branches

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Concept Generation
Lyla Englehorn
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Critical Thinking & Judgment
Prof. Mie Augier
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Disruptive/Emerging Technologies
Dr. Sheila Vaidya
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Wargaming
Prof. Jeff Appleget