George "Bud" Baker, CAPT, USN (Ret.)
Associate Professor
College of Distance Education / Senior Enlisted Academy
Profile
PROF George “Bud” Baker works in the Naval War College’s College of Distance Education (CDE). Bud is a member of CDE’s National Security Affairs division. He also serves as liaison between the Naval War College and the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA), managing the JPME portion of the SEA curriculum and providing pedagogical assistance where needed.
Retiring as a Navy Captain after 30 years of service, Bud holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy (1979), a Master’s degree in
Education from the University of Rhode Island (2000), and a Master’s degree in
National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College (2005). Bud is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education at
Northeastern University.
Bud’s submarine career included two SSBN tours in the Pacific and two SSN tours in the Atlantic. His 38-month command tour on the USS Sand Lance (SSN 660) included a 3-month Arctic deployment, a 6-month South American deployment, and an 8-month decommissioning in Bremerton, WA.
Bud’s shore duty assignments were on submarine Operational Staffs in Yokosuka, Japan, and in Bangor, WA. Most recently, Bud held instructor assignments at the Navy’s Command Leadership School and at the Naval War College (NSA resident course).