By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2017 — Presiding at the change of
presidency ceremony at the National Defense University on Fort Lesley J. McNair
here today, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, said professional military education is a priority for the American
military and its allies.
Dunford watched as Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frederick M.
Padilla handed the NDU flag to Navy Vice Adm. Frederick J. Roegge.
The chairman thanked Padilla for his persistence and
example, saying he epitomized “the servant leader” to the NDU faculty, staff
and students Padilla arrived at a time of staff turbulence and financial
uncertainty at the university, he noted, putting new curricula in place and
fighting to ensure the university received the proper funding to accomplish its
important mission. Dunford said the United States military will "double
down" on professional military education.
As he looked across the audience, he noted a number of
officers from allied militaries and said the source of the U.S. military's
strength is the network of allies and partners built up since World War II.
Padilla has paid particular attention to reaching out to this network to
increase the international flavor of the school, he added.
Dunford said he chose Roegge – a career submariner – to take
the university to the next level because he combines a hard science education
with a liberal arts degree. This, the chairman said, is a perfect combination
for the leader of an institution such as NDU.
The National Defense University is the pinnacle of officer
professional military education. It consists of the National War College, the
Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, the College of
International Security Affairs and the Joint Forces Staff College. The
university also hosts the Pinnacle course for senior government leaders.
The institution is designed to foster development of joint
security leaders and has students from all the military services, many civilian
agencies and international allies and partners. The military established the
university in 1976.
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