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Joint Forces Staff College

1946 establishments in VirginiaEducation in Norfolk, VirginiaEducational institutions established in 1946Military academies of the United StatesMilitary in Norfolk, Virginia
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The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), located in Norfolk, Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Defense University in August 1981. It educates and acculturates joint and multinational warfighters to plan and lead at the operational level. Military operations increasingly require the Armed Services to work jointly, and JFSC provides students the tools to operate in a joint environment. JFSC is composed of three schools, each with different student populations and purposes.

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Joint Forces Staff College
Eniwetok Avenue, Norfolk

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