Richard Gary Colbert was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College from 1968 to 1971, and as commander in chief of all NATO forces in southern Europe from 1972 to 1973. He was nicknamed "Mr. International Navy" as one of the very few senior admirals in the U.S. Navy identified with international naval cooperation during the Cold War.
Richard G. Colbert
USS Meade (DD-602)
USS Boston (CAG-1)
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
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