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296 pp. | 6 x 9 Hardcover

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Prospective and serving department heads will find this collection of best practices and helpful advice invaluable in preparing for these demanding roles. Offering an overview of the relevant billets, the practical guidance from successful department heads provides pragmatic advice in employing effective leadership and management tools, supporting command leadership, and integrating sound watch-standing practices. The Surface Warfare Officer’s Department Head Guide is an important addition to the professional libraries of surface warfare officers seeking success in their coming tour and beyond.

REAR ADMIRAL FRED KACHER has commanded Expeditionary Strike Group 7, Destroyer Squadron 7, and USS Stockdale (DDG 106). He is the co-author of several professional books, including the Newly Commissioned Naval Officers Guide and Naval Officer’s Guide to the Pentagon. A former White House Fellow, he is a recipient of the Surface Navy Association’s Elmo Zumwalt Award for Visionary Leadership and the U.S. Navy League’s John Paul Jones Inspirational Leadership Award.

COMMAND AT SEA, SEVENTH EDITION

By ADM James Stavridis USN (Ret.), RADM Robert Girrier USN (Ret.), RADM Fred Kacher USN

This newest edition of Command at Sea includes the valuable guidance for prospective and commanding officers that has been the hallmark of this book since it first appeared as well as addressing the evolving nature of command at sea. This seventh edition has been updated to incorporate new strategic guidance, examines recent changes in fleet structure, and reflects the Navy’s and our nation’s return to Great Power Competition amidst China’s rising assertiveness and a resurgent Russia’s efforts to undermine NATO unity in Europe.

ADMIRAL JAMES STAVRIDIS is a retired four-star officer who led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy, and cyber security. Stavridis is Chair Emeritus of the U.S. Naval Institute Board, Vice Chair, Global Affairs, at The Carlyle Group, and Chair of the Board of the Rockefeller Foundation. His most recent book is The Sailor’s Bookshelf: Fifty Books to know the Sea.

PETTY OFFICER’S GUIDE

By FLTCM Paul A. Kingsbury, USN (Ret.) and YN1 Daniel Richard, USN

The Petty Officer’s Guide is written and edited by petty officers for petty officers. It is designed to ensure Navy Petty Officers are ready to fight and win wars at sea, under the sea, in the air, on land, and in outer space and cyberspace by exposing junior Petty Officers to innovative and modern leadership methodologies. Serving as the premiere leadership guide to junior Navy Petty Officers, it enhances development processes and tools such as the Navy Leader Development Framework, Education for Sea Power, Sailor 360, and Enlisted Leader Development courses.

PAUL A. KINGSBURY, a retired master chief petty officer, spent over 31 years on active service in the Navy and served in leadership positions in aircraft carriers, cruisers, amphibious ships, an aviation squadron, two overseas regions, and the naval safety center. His career culminated with his selection as the 18th Fleet Master Chief for U.S. Fleet Forces Command advising senior Navy executive leaders and their staffs and serving on a variety of military boards and panels.

THE NAVY STAFF OFFICER’S GUIDE

LEADING WITH IMPACT FROM SQUADRON TO OPNAV

By CAPT Dale Rielage, USN (Ret.)

Continuing the tradition of Naval Institute Blue and Gold series classics such as Command at Sea and the Watch Officer’s Guide, The Navy Staff Officer’s Guide will equip naval leaders for success in the challenging professional environment of a Navy staff. Navy staffs build and equip the Navy, plan its future, and guide its current operations. During a staff tour, a savvy Navy leader can have positive reach beyond the lifelines of a single command, with impact across the fleet and years into the future.

CAPT DALE C. RIELAGE, USN (RET.), is a former surface warfare and naval intelligence officer with eleven tours on Navy and Joint staffs afloat and ashore, including as an N-code Director in two Maritime Operations Centers, and special assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations. He is the author of several dozen articles on maritime and security issues.