{{Short description|Senior military academy}} {{for-multi|the Russian executive body from 1717|College of War|other uses|War College (The Salvation Army)}} A '''war college''' is a senior military academy which is normally intended for veteran military officers and whose purpose is to educate and 'train on' senior military tacticians, strategists, and leaders.<ref>Britannica Editors. "war college." ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', October 3, 2019. <nowiki>https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-college</nowiki>.</ref> It is also often the place where advanced tactical and strategic thought is conducted, both for the purpose of developing doctrine and for the purpose of identifying implications and shifts in long-term patterns.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hooker Jr. |first=Richard D. |date=November 1, 2019 |title=Taking the War Colleges from Good to Great |url=https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3115&context=parameters |journal=The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters |volume=49 |issue=4}}</ref>
==Naval colleges== *Naval War College, Goa of the Indian Navy *Naval War College (Japan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Defunct) *Pakistan Navy War College of the Pakistan Navy *Naval War College of the United States Navy *Royal Naval War College of the Royal Navy (Defunct)
==Army colleges== *Army War College, Mhow of the Indian Army *Army War College (Japan) of the Imperial Japanese Army (Defunct) *United States Army War College of the United States Army<ref>{{Cite web |title=Army War College |url=https://www.armywarcollege.edu/overview.cfm |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=U. S. Army}}</ref>
==Air Force colleges== *College of Air Warfare of the Indian Air Force *PAF Air War College of the Pakistan Air Force *USAF Air War College of the United States Air Force *RAF College of Air Warfare of the Royal Air Force (Defunct)
==War colleges== *War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces *National Defence College (Bangladesh) of the Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh) *Marine Corps War College of the United States Marine Corps *National War College of the United States Department of Defense *War College of the Finnish National Defence University *National Security College (Israel) *Prussian Staff College, also known as Prussian War College, active 1810-1914 and 1935–1945, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, and Nazi Germany
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