Rear Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr., president, U.S.

Rear Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr., president, U.S. Naval War College (NWC), and Capt. Mark Johnson, commanding officer, Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) in Newport, R.I., hand out plankowner command ball caps to NLEC instructors and staff members during a ribbon cutting ceremony for NLEC at Perry Hall onboard Naval Station Newport. As of May 1, NLEC, formerly known as Command Leadership School, was realigned as an echelon three command under NWC. The NLEC will serve as the Navy and NWC’s instrument to provide curriculum development along with assessment to instill fundamental tenets of ethical leadership throughout the Navy; develop and guide leaders with a strong abiding sense of responsibility, authority, and accountability; and impart commitment of Navy Core Values and Navy Ethos to Sailors.