Which U.S. service branches have their own war colleges?

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Four U.S. military service branches maintain their own dedicated war colleges to provide professional military education to senior officers, civilian employees, and foreign military officials:1

U.S. Navy: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC), established in 1884 in Newport, Rhode Island, is the oldest military institution of its kind in the United States.1
U.S. Army: The U.S. Army War College (AWC), founded in 1901, is currently located at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.1
U.S. Air Force: The Air University, located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, serves as the senior educational system for the Air Force and includes the Air War College.1
U.S. Marine Corps: The Marine Corps War College (MCWAR), founded in 1990 and based in Quantico, Virginia, is the smallest of the service-specific war colleges.1

Additionally, the National Defense University provides joint professional military education for senior officers across multiple branches of the armed services.1