The 89th graduating class of the Naval War College (NWC) Monterey partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) stands for a group portrait in King Auditorium, Dec. 9, following the NWC graduation ceremony.

Through the partnership, a total of 6,275 officers have earned this JPME certification since the program’s inception in September 1999.

NWC Associate Dean and Chairman Fred Drake, and NWC College of Distance Education Deputy Director Dr. Timothy Garrold, presided over the graduation ceremony. NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau provided inspirational remarks to the 137 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force officers who earned their NWC Command and Staff diploma with JPME Phase I certification for the first quarter of Academic Year 2022.