151104-N-PX557-152 NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 4, 2015) Robert S. Ford, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. and former U.S. ambassador to Syria, speaks with students, staff and faculty during a panel discussion as part of U.S. Naval War College's Joint Military Operations (JMO) course. The JMO course prepares future military and civilian leaders for high-level policy, command and staff positions requiring joint planning expertise and joint warfighting skills. It emphasizes the theory and practice of operational art as it relates to maritime and joint forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl/Released)