191106-N-LW865-0024 NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 6, 2019) U.S. Naval War College students in the National Security Affairs Department participate in the Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) Final Exercise in Spruance auditorium, Nov. 6, 2019. The final exercise for the course is a competition among student seminar teams with the winning group presented the Adm. James G. Stavridis Award for Excellence in Theater Strategic Planning. This exercise gives intermediate-level students a chance to apply the strategic concepts and knowledge they acquired in their TSDM course, and to practice strategic thinking and planning in realistic scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler D. John/Released)