Lieutenant Commander Suraj Aiyappa Awarded Second Place in the National-Level Secretary of Defense National Strategy Essay Competition.

A Proud moment for India. Lieutenant Commander Suraj Aiyappa of the Indian Navy was awarded Second Place in the national-level Secretary of Defense National Strategy Essay Competition across all Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) institutions in the U.S.  In addition, he has been awarded two prestigious Writing Awards, including the Lt Michael P. Murphy Counterterrorism Prize and the Naval Staff College International Essay Award. He is also the only international officer this year to earn a Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Emerging Military Technologies from the US Naval War College.