2nd Annual Celebration of International Friendship

● Mark Wiggins ● July 15, 2015 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

Featuring a performance by the West Point Glee Club! Tickets on sale at www.kauffmancenter.org starting July 20! U.S. Student/spouse and spouses of International Officers – Contact the CGSC Foundation for tickets at a reduced rate Since 1895 international military officers from around the world have come to Fort Leavenworth to… Read More

Partner Spotlight- DuraComm

● Mark Wiggins ● July 15, 2015 ● News Releases Partner Spotlight ● No Comments

DuraComm is selected as the CGSC Foundation’s Corporate Partner for July 2015. Conducting outreach and fostering strong relationships between the military and the private sector are key components of the Foundation’s mission support to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. DuraComm’s support to the “Celebration of International Friendship”… Read More

OPM, others investigate cyber incident

● Mark Wiggins ● July 13, 2015 ● Simons Center News ● No Comments

Last week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced the findings of the interagency investigation into a recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data...

Fort Leavenworth: The People Behind the Names

● Mark Wiggins ● July 10, 2015 ● School News ● No Comments

The Combat Studies Institute Press is proud to announce the publication of Fort Leavenworth: The People Behind the Names by Quentin Schillare. Over the last two centuries, Fort Leavenworth’s buildings, roads, and monuments have become a living commemoration of those who have served on the post and the conflicts in… Read More

Cyber exercise tests whole-of-nation response

● Mark Wiggins ● July 9, 2015 ● Simons Center News ● No Comments

In June, U.S. Cyber Command, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation hosted a multi-agency exercise designed to simulate a whole-of-nation response to attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure...

The Army establishes The Army University

● Mark Wiggins ● July 8, 2015 ● School News ● No Comments

The U.S. Army announced the establishment of the Army University on July 7th, 2015. Army University is modeled after several successful U.S. state university systems that have fostered greater instructional efficiency and research capability by incorporating state administered teaching institutions under a single centralized system of management and resourcing. Similarly,… Read More

SECDEF July 4 Message

● Mark Wiggins ● July 3, 2015 ● News Releases ● No Comments

(As Written by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Washington, D.C.) As we celebrate Independence Day, I want to thank the men and women who serve our nation at home and abroad for all that you do to help keep America safe. When George Washington issued one of his first general… Read More

DJIMO instructor named Foundation ‘Person of the Month’

● Mark Wiggins ● July 1, 2015 ● Person of Note ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation is proud to announce that Dr. Phillip G. Pattee, an associate professor in the Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations, is named as the CGSC Foundation Person of the Month for July-August 2015. As the next class of CGSC students prepares to start classes for academic… Read More

National Security Roundtable (June 24-25)

● Mark Wiggins ● June 24, 2015 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation and CGSC’s Department of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Operations are co-sponsoring a special National Security Round Table event in Des Moines, Iowa, June 24-25. Attendance is by invitation only. We will publish more information as the date draws near.

Lt. Col. Knodle, WWII vet, dies at 94

● Mark Wiggins ● June 23, 2015 ● News Releases ● No Comments

This week the CGSC Foundation was saddened to hear the news that Lt. Col. Faye Knodle died June 20 in Marietta, Ga., at the age of 94. The Foundation was privileged to meet Knodle and host his visit to Fort Leavenworth and the Command and General Staff College in December… Read More