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President Notes, Julien J. Lebourgeois

Naval War College Review

The Naval War College, since the days of Capt. A. T. Mahan, has borne a special responsibility for encouraging creative thought with regard to the strategic and tactical application of maritime power. Today, the requirement for creativity and innovation is especially demanding in view of the new ships, aircraft, weapon systems, and sensors now in the fleet or entering production-all this at a time when the political, economic, and military context in which the U.S. Navy must function is changing with astonishing rapidity.