NSL Submarine Warfare Essay Award
The NSL provides a $500 annual prize to a student at the Naval War College for the best essay or technical paper on a subject related to submarine warfare. The award is presented during the graduation week program and the winning paper may be published in The Submarine Review.
2023 Naval War College Award Winner: LT Nicholas Nalbone, USN
The Naval Submarine League first-place award-winning essay for 2023 submitted by a student at the Naval War College is titled The Navy Needs New Submarine Tenders: Protecting Expeditionary Capabilities is the Key to Undersea Dominance. The paper was submitted by LT Nicholas Nalbone, USN. It is included in the December 2023 issue of The Submarine Review.
2019 Naval War College Award Winner: LT Kyle O’Leary, USN
The Naval Submarine League first-place award-winning essay for 2019 submitted by a student at the Naval War College is titled Submarine Employment in an Era of Great Power Competition. The paper was submitted by LT Kyle O’Leary. It is included in the September 2019 issue of The Submarine Review.
LT Kyle O’Leary is a native of Long Island, NY. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and received his commission in 2012. LT O’Leary completed his division officer tour on USS JOHN WARNER (SSN 785). He then served as the ASW Officer at AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON FOUR before proceeding to the Naval War College where he earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies in 2019. He also holds a Master of Professional Studies in the Psychology of Leadership from Pennsylvania State University. LT O’Leary is currently slated to serve as the Navigator onboard USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN 750).
2018 Naval War College Award Winner: MAJOR Michael Chan, Republic of Singapore Navy
The Naval Submarine League first-place award-winning essay for 2018 submitted by a student at the Naval War College is titled The Undersea Cauldron: China’s Rising Challenge to U.S. Undersea Dominance. The paper was submitted by MAJOR Michael Yeng Seng Chan, Republic of Singapore Navy. It is included in the September 2018 issue of The Submarine Review.
2017 Naval War College Award Winner: LT Patrick Rawlinson, USN
The Naval Submarine League first-place award-winning essay for 2017 submitted by a student at the Naval War College is titled The Importance of Submarine Tenders to a Modern Naval War: Naval Combat Logistics and Sea Basing. The paper was submitted by LT Patrick Theodore Rawlinson and is included in the September 2017 issue of The Submarine Review.