AFM Officer wins Top Award at the US Naval Staff College, Rhode Island

Captain Martin Cauchi Inglott, an AFM officer serving with the Maritime Squadron, achieved first place in the Fifty Fourth class for International Officers, following a six month course at the United States Naval Staff College, Newport, Rhode Island. The international course included officers from thirty two countries. Additionally, he was awarded the coveted "Captain Walter B Woodson Jr. Memorial Prize" for the best research paper on the topic relating to force planning or strategic issues of maritime interest.

The course is designed for countries with a Coast Guard and/or Marine Force, as well as a Naval Force.

At the end of the course he was attached with the US Coast Guard for one month's ‘on-the-job' training in the Caribbean.

Captain Cauchi Inglott joined the Armed Forces of Malta in 1988 and subsequently graduated from the German Naval Academy in Kiel. He also obtained a Diploma in Diplomatic Studies from the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies of the University of Malta

The course at the US Naval Staff College was obtained for the AFM through the generous support of the US Embassy. The US Ambassador H.E. Ms K Proffit said that, "Captain Cauchi Inglott distinguished himself as a military officer, an academic scholar, and as a diplomat. Malta should be very proud."