Faculty

Professor Ivan Luke  joined the Naval War College faculty in 2003 while still on active duty in the US Coast Guard, following four years in command of the U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE, the Service’s seagoing sail training vessel. In 2005 he retired from the Service and accepted a position as a civilian faculty member.

While in the Coast Guard, Professor Luke was a sea-going officer, a Cutterman. In addition command of EAGLE, his sea tours included command of the Cutters VALIANT and EVERGREEN, Executive Officer of the Cutter SENECA, Operations Officer aboard the Cutters TANEY and EAGLE and an initial Deck Watch Officer Tour aboard the Cutter DEPENDABLE.

 

Assignments ashore included: Instructor of Nautical Science at the Coast Guard Academy; School Chief of the Coast Guard’s Prospective Commanding Officer (PCO) School; Assistant Law Enforcement Branch Chief at the Seventh Coast Guard District in Miami, and service as a fellow in the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group.

 

Professor Luke is a 1976 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies awarded by the Naval War College, and a PhD in Humanities from Salve Regina University. Professor Luke holds a merchant mariner’s license in the grade of Unlimited Ocean Master, Steam, Motor or Sail.