138 officers graduate from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies

● Mark Wiggins ● May 26, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.-The U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies graduated 138 officers from two courses on May 25 at 9 a.m. in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. The graduates included 19 international officers from 12 countries and four federal civilian employees representing three federal agencies.… Read More

Two leaders inducted into Hall of Fame

● Mark Wiggins ● May 15, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Fort Leavenworth inducted leaders from two distinct eras into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Lewis and Clark Center May 11. Deceased Major General William Giles Harding Carter who served from the Civil War to World War I and retired Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege are… Read More

Foundation CEO interview with KCMO Talk Radio

● Mark Wiggins ● May 11, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

A few weeks ago, Foundation CEO Doug Tystad sat down for an interview with Greg Knapp from KCMO Talk Radio (103.7FM/710AM). This was an opportunity for Tystad to talk about the College, it’s long history, notable alumni, the international officer program, the curriculum, and how the Foundation supports. Click the… Read More

Jaax speaks on ebola, biological warfare

● Mark Wiggins ● May 8, 2017 ● Featured News Releases Simons Center News ● 1 Comment

Dr. Jerry Jaax, Colonel (Ret.), U.S. Army Veterinarian Corps, and former Kansas State University Associate Vice Provost for Research Compliance, visited Fort Leavenworth on May 1 as part of the Simons Center’s Interagency Speaker Series. Jaax is a world-renowned expert in the field of pandemic infectious disease control, serving 26… Read More

Lecture focuses on Special Forces in Vietnam

● Mark Wiggins ● May 5, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Dr. Rich Kiper, a retired Infantry/Special Forces officer, presented the seventh lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series on May 4 at 6 p.m. in the Riverfront Community Center in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. CGSC Foundation CEO Doug Tystad began the evening with welcome remarks and was followed by CGSC’s… Read More

Former Ambassador to Boznia-Herzegonvina speaks in CGSC, USM classes

● Mark Wiggins ● May 4, 2017 ● Featured News Releases Simons Center News ● No Comments

Ambassador (Ret.) Patrick S. Moon, former U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, visited the Leavenworth area April 26-28 to share his expertise as part of the Simons Center’s Interagency Speaker Series program. During his visit Ambassador Moon… Read More

French Army mutinies topic of Great War lecture

● Mark Wiggins ● May 4, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Dr. Ethan Rafuse, a professor of history at CGSC, presented “The French Mutinies” in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, May 3, at 6 p.m. Dr. Rafuse’s lecture was the 11th of “The General of the Armies John J. Pershing Great War Centennial… Read More

2017 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium – ‘The Ethics of Future Warfare’

● Mark Wiggins ● April 27, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

The 2017 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium was conducted April 24-25, 2017 at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. This year’s theme was “The Ethics of Future Warfare” – an exploration of the changing and unchanging nature of future warfare. One unchanging aspect discussed during the symposium was personal… Read More

Commerce Bank reps visit CGSC

● Mark Wiggins ● April 26, 2017 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation was delighted to host representatives from Commerce Bank for a visit April 20. Andrew Kaplan, EVP and director of private banking—Western region; Diana Bentz, vice president and manager of talent development; and Robin Trafton, fine art curator for Commerce Bank and curator of The Box Gallery. The… Read More

Retired Army nurse speaks in Vietnam lecture series

● Mark Wiggins ● April 26, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

This sixth lecture in the series entitled “Stories of a New Army Nurse” was presented on April 19 in the Riverfront Community Center in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas, by Susan Backs, a retired Army nurse who spent her first tour of duty as a young nurse in Vietnam. Susan Backs… Read More