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Foundation chairman presents at final ARNSF meeting of 2024

The CGSC Foundation Chairman, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Chris Hughes, made the final presentation of the year to members and guests of the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum on Dec. 5, 2024, at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott in Kansas City. ARNSF program leader Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members and their guests. After lunch, he introduced […]

InterAgency Journal 14-2

The fall 2024 edition of the InterAgency Journal begins with the second of a two-part article discussing key considerations for the Department of Defense’s move toward “electrifying” its operations. This first part explores the issues surrounding the vulnerability of our supply chain of rare earths and strategic metals. The second part in this edition focuses […]

Distinguished Speaker Series features presentation on Iraq War

The CGSC Foundation and its Simons Center hosted the fourth lecture of the 2024 Distinguished Speaker Series at the Riverfront Community Center in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas on Nov. 20, 2024. In this installment of the series, retired Army Colonel Kevin Benson, Ph.D., provided a presentation entitled “Reflections on the Opening of the War in Iraq.” […]

No. 35/Fall 2024 (November)

In this edition we feature the annual Colin L. Powell Lecture Series with Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Brooks and his time with the Foundation at a dinner event in downtown Kansas City. We cover the International Family Fishing Derby, which has become an annual event for our international officers and their families. We also offer coverage […]

Former Third Army planner reflects on the opening of the Iraq War in latest ARNSF

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on Nov. 14, 2024, at the at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. Retired Army Colonel Kevin Benson, Ph.D., headlined the event with his presentation entitled “Reflections on the Opening of the War in Iraq.” Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the […]

North Korea focus of Des Moines National Security Forum

The CGSC Foundation and its Simons Center hosted a gathering of the Des Moines National Security Forum at the Des Moines Embassy Club West in West Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. 6, 2024. In this presentation of the forum, James E. Platte, Ph.D., an analyst with the Institute for Defense Analyses, provided a presentation entitled […]

ARNSF presentation features Cold War overview

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on Oct. 17, 2024, at the at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation on the Cold War by Jonathan M. House, Ph.D., professor emeritus of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. […]

Frontier Freedom 5K/10K draws record participation

More than 180 people participated in the CGSC Foundation’s third annual Frontier Freedom 5K/10K Run/Walk on Fort Leavenworth on Oct. 13, 2024. As in each previous year, the race started and finished in the loop of the Frontier Army Museum, but this year the event included both a 5K and a 10K race. In the […]