About 75 percent of the student body is composed of equal representation from the land, air, and sea (including Marine and Coast Guard) services. Mid-level and senior military officers who are likely to be promoted to the senior ranks are selected to study at the War College to prepare for higher staff and command positions. Its graduates will exercise a great influence on the formulation of national and foreign policy in both peace and war. The College is concerned with grand strategy and the utilization of the national resources necessary to implement that strategy. Gerow, President of the Board that recommended its formation: The college was one of James Forrestal's favorite causes. The National War College (NWC) was officially established on July 1, 1946, as an upgraded replacement for the Army-Navy Staff College, which operated from June 1943 to July 1946.

McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J.

The National War College ( NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University.

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