Command and General Staff Officers Course (CGSOC) Class of 2027
Notes:
–– CGSC Foundation (CGSCF) events are also listed. – All are open to the public, students, faculty, etc.
–– All dates subject to change except national holidays and service birthdays.
–– Contact CGSC Public Affairs for official information.
- Aug. 4 – U.S. Coast Guard Birthday
- Aug. 17 – International Flag Ceremony/CGSOC Class of 2026 begins
- Aug. 18 – Nov. 21 – CGSOC Common Core instruction
- Aug. 26 – Colin L. Powell Lecture Series lecture – Gen. (Ret.) David G. Perkins
- Aug. 26 – CGSCF Colin L. Powell Lecture Series Dinner – Gen. (Ret.) David G. Perkins (5:30 p.m., downtown Kansas City)
- Aug. 26 – Know Your World #1* – France
- Sept. 7 – Labor Day Holiday
- Sept. 11 – 25th Anniversary of 9/11
- Sept. 15 & 16 – CASO Panel*
- Sept. 18 – U.S. Air Force Birthday
- Sept. 19 – International Family Fishing Derby (Merritt Lake, 8 a.m. – noon)
- Sept. 23 – CASO Panel*
- Sept. 23 – Know Your World #2* – Ivory Coast
- Sept. 29 – CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
- Oct. 2 – CGSC Organization Day (3-6p.m., Lewis and Clark Center patio)
- Oct. 7 – CGSC Foundation’s Des Moines National Security Forum, (11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., West Des Moines, IA)
- Oct. 12 – Columbus Day Holiday
- Oct. 13 – U.S. Navy Birthday
- Oct. 14 – CGSC Foundation’s Distinguished Speaker Series – Dinner event with Col. (Ret.) Gregory Fontenot (5:30-8 p.m., JW Crancers, Leavenworth KS)
- Oct. 16 – International Hall of Fame (Eisenhower Auditorium, 9 a.m.)
- Oct. 27 – CGSOC student IPRT
- Nov. 3 – CASO Panel*
- Nov. 4 – CGSC Foundation’s Des Moines National Security Forum, (11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., West Des Moines, IA)
- Nov. 7-21 – UK Exchange – Ex Euro Owl (U.S. travels)
- Nov. 10 – USMC Birthday
- Nov. 11 – Veterans Day Holiday
- Nov. 18 – CGSC Foundation’s Distinguished Speaker Series – Dinner event with Dr. Trent Lythgoe, (5:30-8 p.m., JW Crancers, Leavenworth KS)
- Nov. 19-March 26 – Advanced Operations Course
- Nov. 19 – CASO Panel*
- Nov. 21-Dec. 7 – German Exchange – Ex Determined Effort (U.S. travels)
- Nov. 26-27 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday
- Dec. 3 – CASO Panel*
- Dec. 9 – CASO Panel*
- Dec. 16 – CASO Panel*
- Dec. 17 – CGSC Holiday Party
- Dec. 20 – U.S. Space Force Birthday
- Dec. 21-Jan. 1 – Holiday Season/Winter Break
- Dec. 28 – Command and General Staff College Foundation 21th Anniversary
- Jan. 12 – CASO Panel*
- Jan. 13 – CASO Panel*
- Jan. 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday holiday
- Jan. 20 – Know Your World #3 – Lithuania
- Jan. 28 – Ethics Symposium
- Jan. 29-Feb. 13 – UK Exchange – Ex Eagle Owl 37 (UK travels)
- Feb. 1 – Eagle Owl Start
- Feb. 12 – CGSOC student IPRT (non-Eagle Owl students only)
- Feb. 16 – CGSOC student IPRT (Eagle Owl students only)
- Feb. 24 – Know Your World #4* – Qatar
- Feb. 25 – CASO Panel*
- March 8-10 – National Security Roundtable (CGSC Foundation supports)
- March 10 – Know Your World #5* – Papua New Guinea
- March 15-19 – PCS move prep (Local area schools spring break)
- March 29-April 6 – Comprehensive Exams
- April 2, 5, 6 – Student AFT
- April 7-May 4 – Warfighting Applications Term I
- April 10 – CGSC Military Ball (5:30 p.m., Ameristar Casino)
- April 15-23 – International Military Students Gettysburg Staff Ride/NCR Capstone #1
- April 24 – Field Artillery Ball (Location TBD)
- May 5-June 3 – Warfighting Applications Term II
- May 13-21 – International Military Students Gettysburg Staff Ride/NCR Capstone #2
- May 20 – School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Graduation (9 a.m., Eisenhower Auditorium)
- May 14-28 – UK Exchange – Ex Eagle Owl 38 (UK travels)
- May 28 – CGSC Training Holiday
- May 31 – Memorial Day Holiday
- June 4-8 – Counseling/Outprocessing
- June 10 – CGSOC International Military Student Badge Ceremony (9 a.m., Eisenhower Auditorium)
- June 10 – CGSOC MMAS Hooding Ceremony (3 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium)
- June 11 – CGSOC Class of 2027 Graduation (9 a.m., Eisenhower Auditorium)
- June 14 – U.S. Army Birthday
*Notes:
• “Know Your World” presentations are conducted at 3:45 p.m. in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. They are open to the public.
• CASO Panel – 1-3 p.m., Arnold Conference Room, Lewis and Clark Center
