The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) is a component of the National Defense University, dedicated to educating and acculturating joint and multinational warfighters to plan and lead at the operational level. Established in 1946 as the Armed Forces Staff College to address the need for joint operations training post-World War II, it was renamed in 2000 and incorporated into the National Defense University in 1981. JFSC provides tools for operating in joint environments, with programs emphasizing joint, multinational, and interagency teamwork. It consists of three schools: the Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), which awards a Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy; the Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JCWS), offering in-residence and hybrid programs; and the Joint Information School (JIS), focused on information operations. Located at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, JFSC annually graduates about 800 students from its 10-week in-residence JCWS program and 225 from the 40-week hybrid program. A satellite JCWS program operates at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, serving combatant commands. The college has a history of adapting to evolving military needs, including expansions post-9/11 and accreditation for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II. It served as a venue for Brigitte Gabriel's 2007 presentation. In 2012, JFSC faced controversy when a course on Islam and Islamic radicalism was suspended for promoting views inconsistent with U.S. policy, leading to the instructor's removal and institutional reviews. The motto 'That All May Labor as One' reflects its commitment to unified operations.