NPS Professor Publishes Politics of Space Security Book

Professor Clay Moltz, a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) National Security Affairs Department faculty member, poses next to his recently published book, The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests (Stanford University Press, 2008). Moltz wrote his book after studying the implications of space becoming an increasingly crowded, and perhaps dangerous, place. (Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Full story

Mechanical Engineering Student
Receives Bronze Star Medal

Lt. Michael Jay Tozzi, a surface warfare officer and Mechanical Engineering master’s student at the Naval Postgraduate School, received the Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service during Operation Iraqi Freedom, at a special ceremony in the International Flag Garden, Aug. 5.  “I sat on the Navy Awards Board before coming to NPS, and I can tell you that for a U.S. Navy lieutenant to receive this Army award is rare and very noteworthy,” said Dean of Students Capt. Kathryn Hobbs in officiating the ceremony.  “In fact, it’s something pretty miraculous.”  U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya.  Full story

NPS Explores Educational Collaboration With Prominent Jordanian Business College

From the left, NPS Provost Leonard Ferrari, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Warren Tichenor and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chair and namesake of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business, part of the German-Jordanian University, take a break from meetings to pose for a photo. Full story

NPS Hosts International Security Conference in Nation’s Capital

Rear Adm. Lee Metcalf, Director of the Global Maritime Situational Awareness National Office (at the podium), discusses the organization’s global maritime mission during a panel discussion with Maj. Gen. Herbert Altshuler of the U.S. Africa Command (seated left), State Department Senior Conflict Prevention Officer Cynthia Irmer and Naval Postgraduate School Prof. Frank Barrett at the 2008 Globalization and Maritime Security Conference in Washington, D.C. The three-day workshop, hosted by the NPS Security and Globalization Effects Initiative, provided a forum for international researchers and leaders to discuss issues related to globalization effects and maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kellie Arakawa. Full story.