Initiated in 2015, the University of Washington US Army War College Fellowship (USAWC) is an immersive, yearlong program in a university setting for U.S. military senior officers. Based in the Jackson School of International Studies, Fellows study the politics, history, and culture of one or more countries and engage with students and scholars. They also have the opportunity to meet with policy makers, government officials, dignitaries, NGOs and private organizations for mutual understanding of the U.S. in the world.
UW USAWC Fellows 2024-2025:
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Stutz
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher (Chris) Stutz is a U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Fellow at the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies. His service career in the Army spans over 34 years, serving in various combat arms, space, and missile defense units. He has deployed as a mobilized Guardsman to Southwest Asia, Alaska, and the Middle East. His most recent assignments were serving as the Deputy Director of Joint Operations for the Alaska National Guard and as the Commander of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion.
In addition to receiving more than a dozen awards for meritorious service, he is also a recipient of the Master Army Space and Missile Defense Badge for his expertise in missile defense and space operations. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in management and leadership. He is also a USAWC Environmental Security Scholar focusing on the Arctic. While at the Jackson School, his studies focused on Homeland Defense in the Alaska Theater of Operations, and recently, he spoke at a round table discussion on Arctic Security at the Jackson School and participated as a panelist at the NATO Symposium in Seattle on “NATO and the Future of American Security.”
Colonel Tad Tsuneyoshi
Colonel Tad Tsuneyoshi is a U.S. Army War College Fellow for the Academic Year 2025 and a member of the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies. He is a career active-duty Army officer who has served over 20 years in special operations and infantry units, with operational deployments in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East. Most recently, he served as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Washington.
As an Army War College Fellow, he focuses his research on how the U.S. military builds and maintains strategic relationships with its allies and partners. His first paper, titled “Relationships Matter: U.S. Military Engagements with Allies and Partners,” was advised by faculty David Bachman at the Jackson School. His next paper explores what he refers to as “Relationship Keeping,” examining how the U.S. military sustains the alumni network of allies and partners who participate in U.S. military-hosted education and training.
Col. Tsuneyoshi has earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and a Master of Science degree from the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
