Joint Forces Staff College

Joint Forces Staff College
Active1946–present
CountryUnited States
BranchJoint
TypeStaff college
Part ofNational Defense University
Garrison/HQNaval Support Activity Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Virginia
Motto(s)"That All May Labor as One"
Commanders
CommandantMaj Gen Thomas D. Crimmins, USAF

The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), located in Norfolk, Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Defense University in August 1981. It educates and acculturates joint and multinational warfighters to plan and lead at the operational level. Military operations increasingly require the Armed Services to work jointly, and JFSC provides students the tools to operate in a joint environment. JFSC is composed of three schools, each with different student populations and purposes.