Edward F. Welch Jr. was a rear admiral of the United States Navy active during much of the Cold War. His career included service as a submarine officer, positions related to nuclear warfare planning, arms control, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization affairs, and a tour as president of the Naval War College.
Rear Admiral Welch during the change-of-command ceremony at the Naval War College as he relieved Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale as college president on 22 August 1979.
President of the Naval War College
The president of the Naval War College is a flag officer in the United States Navy. The President's House in Newport, Rhode Island is their official residence.
Stephen B. Luce, first president of the Naval War College.
Luce Hall at Naval War College.
Image: Stephen Bleecker Luce
Image: Alfred Thayer Mahan