Jardine: To prevent violence, foster trust and empathy Nov 17, 2009
In Salinas, about 15 faculty members and students from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey are advising the city's police force on counterinsurgency techniques. What they've learned from trying to diffuse the violence between the Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq might help in combating the violence between the Norteos and Sureos in California, where conventional enforcement is not working, desperate Salinas officials reasoned. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Atlantis team carries the ball for NASA Nov 16, 2009
B.S. in aerospace engineering from U.S. Naval Academy, 1979; M.S. in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1986. Navy test pilot and insructor. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Magill: Marine Corps marks 235th Nov 10, 2009
in 1990; the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. in 1994; and Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Va. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Analysis: With Few Options, US Accepts Karzai Nov 2, 2009
"If by chance Abdullah Abdullah won a runoff, that's the makings of a civil war in the country," said Thomas H. Johnson, the director of culture and conflict studies at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, in a recent interview with the Council on Foreign Relations. Meanwhile, Westernized Afghans such as Ashraf Ghani, who ran a distant fourth in August, have the skills to run a government but lack popular support. (CBS News)
A Marine Pilot Brave To The Corps Oct 29, 2009
After Mount made it out of there, he returned to the U.S., went back to school and earned a master's degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Today he's still in the Corps, doing data analysis and modeling in Quantico, Va. (Investors Business Daily)
Charles E. Nelson (25) Oct 27, 2009
Ashore, he attended graduate school for four years, including attendance at the Naval Postgraduate School, Purdue University, and the Naval War College. Also, his shore tours included the Atomic Energy Commission, where he served as the Chairman's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs which included serving as a member of the National Security Council Planning Board and the United States Communications Security Board, attending meetings of the National Security Council, and... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
BPOL, donations are issues in Aquia Milde faces two challengers in Stafford's Aquia District supervisor race Oct 23, 2009
Address: 5 Sutton Court Political party: Independent Political experience: None Age: 56 Family: Wife, Michelle; grown son and daughter Occupation: Civilian program manager competency lead, Marine Corps System Command, Quantico Marine Corps Base Education: B.S., City University of New York; master's in management, Pepperdine University; master's in computer systems, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey; master's in international studies, National War College Military: Retired Marine Corps colonel,... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Obama at the Afghan Precipice Oct 13, 2009
He has taught at the Air Force Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School, and now teaches History at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. He can be reached at wastore@pct. (CBS News)
Football Is Symbol In Fight For Measure K Oct 13, 2009
In the past, Donohue has fasted for peace, been dunked for peace and supported receiving help from the Naval Postgraduate School. Salinas is banking on the Measure K, which would bring in millions every year if voters approve it. (KSBW 8, CA)
Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate As High As 35 Percent, Analysis Finds Sep 16, 2009
The article A Dynamic Model for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among U.S. Troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom is by Michael P. Atkinson of the Naval Postgraduate School and Adam Guetz and Lawrence M. Wein of Stanford University. The tempo of deployment cycles in the Iraq War is higher than for any war since World War II, the authors write, and military survey data suggest that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among service members. (Science Daily)
Afghanistan by the numbers Sep 10, 2009
(According to Naval Postgraduate School professor Thomas H Johnson and retired Foreign Service officer M. Chris Mason,"[T]he US military touts 91,000 ANA soldiers as 'trained and equipped', knowing full well that barely 39,000 are still in the ranks and present for duty."). Continued 1. (Asia Times Online)
Wayne Meyer, at 83; admiral who managed Aegis weapon system project Sep 2, 2009
Similar to (Admiral Hyman) Rickover and his long-term persistence in overcoming all the obstacles to make the nuclear Navy happen, Meyer basically overcame the same sort of obstacles, provided the guidance - the wisdom, if you will - and the determination to make it happen, said Bob Harney, associate professor of systems engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif ... He received a master s degree in astronautics and aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... (Boston Globe)
North Korea's nuclear overture: Honest offer or old tricks? Aug 26, 2009
Perhaps it is at least stepping away from the bellicose actions of the past few months, says James "Clay" Moltz, a North Korea expert at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Facing bleak economic prospects and what some believe could be an imminent leadership transition, North Korea "seems to have come to a realization that the hard-line policy was simply not sustainable," he says. (Christian Science Monitor)
Afghanistan Is Still the New Vietnam Aug 23, 2009
Thomas H. Johnson is a research professor of the Department of National Security Affairs and director of the Program for Culture and Conflict Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. M. Chris Mason is a retired Foreign Service officer who served in 2005 as political officer for the PRT in Paktika and presently is a senior fellow at the Program for Culture and Conflict Studies and at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies in Washington, D.C.. (Slate)
Democracy in Afghanistan is wishful thinking Aug 21, 2009
Thomas H. Johnson is a research professor at the Department of National Security Affairs and director of the Program for Culture and Conflict Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. M. Chris Mason is a retired foreign service officer who served in 2005 as a political officer on the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan's Paktika Province. (Christian Science Monitor)
Tewksbury officials eye Homeland Security Aug 21, 2009
Co-sponsored with the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. and the City of Lowell, the seminar gathered 54 officials from 35 agencies to discuss regional homeland security and emergency management policy. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
U.S. NAVY PROMOTION: Capt. John J. Waite Aug 20, 2009
He is a 1987 graduate of College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, with a BA degree and a 2005 graduate of Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. with a MBA degree. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Vital Images Names Industry Veteran Erkan Akyuz Executive Vice President of Engineering Aug 14, 2009
Akyuz received an executive MBA from INSEAD in France, a master's degree in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and communication systems. (Primezone Releases)
U.S. Army North allows soldiers to earn free homeland security degree Aug 11, 2009
based at Fort Sam Houston, has formed an educational partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. that will allow selected students to earn a master s degree in homeland security at no cost to them. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Scientists get closer to understanding 'freak waves' Aug 10, 2009
The new computer simulation was developed by Tim Janssen of San Francisco State University (SFSU) and Thomas HC Herbers of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Their findings are published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography. (BBC News)
Hawaii firms get part of $935M contracts Aug 1, 2009
5 million contract for technical and educational support services to the Naval Postgraduate School s Center for Military Relations education and training program. The work will be performed in Monterey, Calif. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Click, click ... counting down to Cyber 9/11 Jul 26, 2009
John Arquilla teaches at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. His latest book is "Worst Enemy: The Reluctant Transformation of the American Military." Contact us at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Quotables: On Sex, Health, Obama, Iraq, Russia, the Economy, Etc. Jul 23, 2009
Michael Rubin, American Enterprise Institute resident scholar and senior lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School: "In Cairo, Mr. Obama said the U.S. had no permanent designs on Iraq and declared, 'We will support a secure and united Iraq as a partner, and never as a patron.' Indeed. But until the Iraqi government is strong enough to monopolize independently the use of force, a vacuum will exist and the most violent factions will fill it. Power and prestige matter. Withdrawal from Iraq's cities... (Townhall.com)
Experts divided on Obama's new Afghanistan strategy Jul 16, 2009
"I think the Afghan people have lost their patience," said Thomas Johnson, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, a university that educates military officers. "They had high expectations but we haven't delivered on our promises.". (Xinhuanet, China)
City EMS chief tapped for number two post at FEMA Jul 10, 2009
In addition, Serino has participated in senior leadership programs in national preparedness and homeland defense at Harvard s Kennedy School of Government and at the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security. But in Boston, he is known as the chief from Dorchester, whose parents grew up in Dorchester, who went to St. Gregory Elementary School and then Catholic Memorial High School. (Boston Globe)
Victor T. Neal Jul 2, 2009
Within this period (1964 to 1966), he served two years as an assistant professor of oceanography at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He spent 1972 as an exchange professor with the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., where he was program manager for polar ocean studies in the Office of Polar Programs. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Sturgeon hands over garrison commander position Jun 27, 2009
She went on to earn a master s in space systems operation from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. in 1993. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Trocki named as new MSU-N chancellor Jun 26, 2009
He holds a doctorate in American and Canadian history from the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, and a master s in information systems management he earned from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. while serving in the Navy. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Admiral Mike Mullen to Give Keynote Address at the NACDA Convention Jun 23, 2009
He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and earned a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate school. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen served as the 28th Chief of Naval Operations. (Nacda.com)
Obama's likely pick for cybersecurity head remains murky Jun 3, 2009
Rohyt Belani, co-founder and managing partner of computer security firm Intrepidus Group, said the ideal candidate would combine qualities from three people: security consultant Bruce Schneier; Richard Bejtlich, director of incident response at General Electric; and Chris Eagle, a senior lecturer and associate chairman of the Computer Science Department at the Naval Postgraduate School. Belani said Schneier has an ability to focus on what matters and call out silly bureaucratic processes that... (FCW.com)
The most deadly US foe in Afghanistan Jun 2, 2009
"The Haqqani network has proven itself to be the most capable [of the insurgent groups], able to conduct spectacular attacks inside Afghanistan," says Matthew DuPee, researcher at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. The network, which is independent of (but allied with) the Taliban, showed its mettle again on May 12, when nearly a dozen fighters stormed government buildings in Afghanistan's southeastern city of Khost. (Christian Science Monitor)
Talking to terrorists - a strategy that works Jun 2, 2009
John Arquilla teaches in the special operations program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. He first called for talking to terrorists five years ago in an opinion piece in The Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Briefing: The motives of Hamas May 14, 2009
"There are mixed messages," says Glenn Robinson, at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. "If they say they're willing to accept a two-state solution ... but, at the same time, they say that they expect Israel to be destroyed in the future, and they themselves will never recognize Israel, that leaves room for people to say that this is kind of a temporary cynical thing until they gain the upper hand.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
College courses coming to Dahlgren Navy-community council takes up education, encroachment issues May 12, 2009
UMW is working with five other state colleges--Old Dominion, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth, George Mason and the University of Virginia and the Naval Postgraduate School-- to offer graduate-level science and engineering programs. Each of the schools has previously offered courses at Dahlgren. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Briefing: Who are the Taliban? Apr 17, 2009
"Al Qaeda shares a symbiotic relationship with the Haqqani network," says Matthew DuPee, a researcher on Afghan affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. The Haqqani network leadership is based in North Waziristan, in the tribal areas of Pakistan. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Rescue from pirates teachable moment for U.S. Apr 15, 2009
But Hy Rothstein, a senior lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, said the key to that was displayed in last week's standoff: adaptability. "There is no doctrine to deal with the situation that happened (Sunday)," said Rothstein, a former Special Forces officer. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sho Nakamori Named Nissen-Emery Award Finalist Apr 11, 2009
native has kept himself busy when not in the gym or classroom and has worked as a research assistant in the Naval Postgraduate School specializing on the state of Japanese politics, while also volunteering at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and with Relay For Life. Nakamori has served as a coach for many young gymnasts and has also spent time working as a judge for youth tournaments. (Gostanford.com)
Escape from Kabul Mar 13, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009. The fictitious cable below is a potential look ahead at how the Operation Enduring Freedom could end in Afghanistan absent significant course corrections. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
More Than Just a Theory -- New Book Introduces Theories On Space, Time, and Matter Feb 26, 2009
In 1962, he emigrated to the United States, where for the next forty-five years he taught graduate level physics at the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He has given general and technical lectures on quantum mechanics, particle physics, general relativity, cosmology and string theory. (Primezone Releases)
Applying Iraq's broader lessons in Afghanistan Feb 24, 2009
"As Obama suggested, it's going to take much more than more troops to solve the problem," said Thomas Johnson, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. "Without a change of strategy, more troops will not make a difference.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Orbiting debris: Make room in space Feb 20, 2009
James Clay Moltz, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, is the author of "The Politics of Space Security.". . (International Herald Tribune)
World Watch: How Much Ice Is Left In The Arctic? Feb 18, 2009
Professor Wieslaw Maslowski of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. has been studying the Arctic for years. (CBS News -- World)
Editorial: Action Against Gang Violence Feb 8, 2009
Here on the Central Coast, the federal government is sending in agents from the ATF to help police Salinas streets; the smart minds of Montereys Naval Postgraduate School have now mustered to join the Salinas fight; and Salinas Mayor Dennis Donahue announced a grassroots initiative to invigorate citizens under the simple banner ENOUGH. In Santa Cruz, they too have had enough, and police are reaching out to the community to attack the gang problem there. Our KSBW Editorial Board was... (KSBW 8, CA)
U.S. terror experts to help Salinas fight gangs Feb 8, 2009
At a news conference at City Hall, Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue said the city will be working with faculty from the Naval Postgraduate School, which specializes in global and homeland security. The experts will provide analysis and recommendations on how youth can break the cycle of gang involvement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
