Resident Joins Next Generation of Naval Leaders

Longtime Riverside residents Harold E. and Phyllis Bell Davis are celebrating their son, Harold Alexander Davis, for his recent graduation from the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Science in systems engineering management.

Davis is a 2011 alumnus of The Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta) and a 2006 alumnus of Jacksonville’s Paxon School for Advanced Studies, where he graduated from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Davis was one of 233 student warrior-scholars to participate in the summer quarter commencement ceremony, held on Sept. 26 at the school’s campus in Monterey, California. In his commencement address, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael S. Mattis, director of strategic effects for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and commander of Task Force 66 (CTF-66), emphasized the critical role NPS graduates play in leading the Navy and the joint force amid rapidly evolving strategic and technological change.

“Our Allies and partners are one of the greatest strengths we have as a nation. We must continue to find ways to share information at speed and scale with them if we hope to compete in the fight due to the changing character of war and these rapid action-reaction-counteraction cycles,” Mattis said. “You have learned how to interact with allies and partner here at NPS, so now your task is to grow your ability to operationalize these partnerships throughout the rest of your careers.”