DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5450.207E
N71
18 May 2021
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5450.207E
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: MISSION, FUNCTIONS AND TASKS OF THE U.S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
Ref: (a) CJCSINST 1800.01F
(b) CJCSINST 1805.01B
(c) DoDI 5410.17
(d) DoDI 5160.70
(e) OPNAVINST 1520.43B
(f) CJCSINST 3126.01A
(g) 10 U.S.C., Chapters 38, 107 and 609
(h) SECNAVINST 5350.15D
(i) NWC memo 2280 Ser 031/0834 21 Mar 11
(j) OPNAV M-3500.42A 12 Jan 18
(k) Navy Leader Development Framework (Version 3.0) May 2019
(l) A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority (Version 2.0) December 2018
(m) Education for Seapower Strategy 2020
(n) Developing Today’s Joint Officers for Tomorrow’s Ways of War: The Joint Chiefs
of Staff Vision and Guidance for Professional Military Education & Talent
Management
Encl: (1) Functions and Tasks of the Naval War College
1. Purpose.
a. To publish the mission, functions and tasks of the U.S. Naval War College
(NAVWARCOL), Newport, Rhode Island in support of the guidance assigned in references (a)
through (n).
b. Summary of Changes.
(1) Additional missions, functions and tasks have been assigned.
(2) Tenant activities under NAVWARCOL have been reorganized.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 5450.207D.
3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction applies to NAVWARCOL.
