The HERG – Operational Readiness Center

The Human Enhancement Research Group (HERG) is an organization functioning as a center for research and innovation in the field of human enhancement. It takes a proactive stance utilizing student and faculty research in human enhancement to keep our service members combat-ready and to prolong health and advance capabilities.

Setting it apart from other military programs, the HERG emphasizes applied research within the domains of behavioral, cognitive, physical, ethics of war, moral and cognitive dissonance, organizational psychology, and personal leadership development. The HERG’s focus on individual readiness and collaborative research will improve combat effectiveness, now and into the future, with a strong, educated, agile, resilient, and longer-serving force.

                                     

 

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The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Foundation & Alumni Association is dedicated to supporting NPS, our nation's premier military graduate institution. Some of the best and brightest military officers come here to learn how to overcome global challenges, and at the foundation, we aim to elevate their experience. By funding defense innovation research and supporting both student programs and NPS initiatives, we prepare our next generation of military leaders to best serve and protect our country.

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Our alumni association offers graduates a way to stay connected to the mission of NPS and to foster professional and personal relationships within a network of 50,000+ distinguished professionals.

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L3Harris donates $50,000 to NPS Foundation for research, innovation
L3Harris Technologies presented a $50,000 donation to the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation during the Sea-Air-Space Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, April 5. The donation supports a strategic corporate partnership between L3Harris and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation to study and develop advanced naval warfighting concepts at the Naval Postgraduate School.

NPS leans into SECNAV strategic guidance on education, innovation
A recent panel, Should the Navy Explore new Approaches with Respect to Its Strategy, at WEST 2022 shared the Secretary of the Navy's sentiment on the importance of adaptive learning. Panel members consistently highlighted the need for young, agile leaders that are prepared to outthink our enemies on the modern and future battlefield. With increased prioritization of naval and defense education, the Naval Postgraduate School’s students, faculty and accomplishments are central to the success of the Naval and Joint Forces.

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NPS supports international partners in infrastructure, energy, cybersecurity
The U.S. identified a national security interest in helping partners and allies become more resilient in the face of hybrid threats and attacks on the systems that undergird basic living conditions such as heating in the winter and the transportation of goods and services. The Energy Academic Group at the Naval Postgraduate School plays an important role in enhancing global energy security by supporting security initiatives with NATO, partners and allies through education, research and outreach.

 

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