Faculty

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JASON “JAKE” BEAUDOIN, USMC, joined the Naval War College faculty in July 2009. He holds the occupational specialties of Logistics Officer, Supply Officer, Operational Planner, and Joint Specialty Officer. In 1991, after graduation from Norwich University and commissioning, he went to serve with: 1st Low Altitude Air Defense BN, Okinawa; Combat Service Support Detachment 23, Beaufort, SC; Inspector-Instructor, Washington, DC; 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, CA. In 2002, he reported to the Naval War College to attend the Naval Command and Staff College and the Naval Operational Planner Course (NOPC). In 2003, he reported to United States Joint Forces Command for duty as the Land Operations Officer, Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ), where he coordinated and trained Combatant Commander Staffs on joint and multi-national planning and the implementation of SJFHQs. During this time he graduated from the Joint Forces Staff College (JPME II) and deployed twice to Iraq to train and implement collaborative planning and assessment practices into the MNF-I and MNC-I staffs. In 2006, he reported to 1st Marine Division, G-4. From January 2008 until February 2009, he deployed to Iraq with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) as part of Multi-National Force West (MNF-W) as the G-3, Future Operations and Plans Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont; a Master of Arts degree in Management from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, and a Master of Arts degree from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, in National Security and Strategic Studies.