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September 19, 2012

LTC (Ret) James Howardjlhoward@nps.edu

School of International Graduate Studies

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• FAO “Center of Excellence”• Home of DoD Centers

• Center on Contemporary Conflict

• Center for Homeland Defense and Security

• Center for Civil-Military Relations

• Regional Security Education Program

• Program for Advanced Systems and Concepts for Combatting WMD

• Quality Faculty

• 29 tenure track faculty

• 10-15 visiting and adjunct faculty

• 3 military faculty

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• Proximity to DLIFLC, MIIS• 4 start times annually• Monterey FAO Working Group

• 450 FAOs in Monterey

• Phase I course integration

• 2 times annually

• International student interaction• FAO Association of Monterey• All USN and USMC FAO’s • Increasing USA and USAF• Joint FAO Program Phase II

• FAOweb

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National Security Affairs

• Regionally Focused Security Studies• 694: Security Studies (PhD) (7)

• 681 Middle East (69)

• 682 Asia (43)

• 683 Western Hemisphere (26)

• 684 Europe/Eurasia (33)

• 685 Civ-Mil Relations (6)

• 686 Stability and Reconstruction (2)

• 687 Defense Decision Making (38)

• 691 Homeland Defense (16)

• 692 HDS Hybrid (126)

• 693 Combatting Terrorism (10)

• 18 months with thesis or 12 months with cumulative exam

• Certificate Programs• Prior MA degree, NCO’s

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Monterey, CA

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