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Ambassador Reddick visits Fort Leavenworth

Retired Ambassador Eunice Reddick visited Fort Leavenworth in December, serving as the DACOR visiting professor of diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command ...

It’s an honor…

Friends of the CGSC Foundation – Greetings and thank you for visiting our website. I invite you to visit often to see what we have planned and to read ...

Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army presents at IA Brown-Bag

Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) Michael D. Hockley led a discussion on the CASA program in the 5th Interagency Brown-Bag lecture of ...

Efflandt departs Army University, Galloway becomes provost

Brig. Gen. Scott L. Efflandt, the second provost of the Army University, stepped down from that position Dec. 7 and was replaced by Brig. Gen. Troy D. ...

Thank you to the sponsors and attendees of the 5th Annual Celebration of International Friendship

The fifth annual Celebration of International Friendship was conducted Oct. 4 at Kansas City's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The CGSC ...

Foundation President-CEO is Person of the Month – December 2018

The staff and trustees of the CGSC Foundation have selected Doug Tystad, the president and CEO of the Foundation, as the Person of the Month for ...

InterAgency Journal 9-4

The final issue of the InterAgency Journal for 2018 offers a variety of topics for your consideration – from an article on the national security ...

Vietnam Lecture focuses on 1968 presidential election impact

The 12th lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series was conducted Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Stove Factory Ballroom in downtown ...

Park University reps take ‘Walk and Talk’ tour

On Nov. 16 the CGSC Foundation hosted Lorraine Moore, Park University’s development director, and Sarah Weygand, assistant director of Park ...

Turning the page

On Nov. 15 and 16, the staff and trustees of the CGSC Foundation gathered for a dinner and a reception to honor the service of Foundation President ...

Cyberwar, deterrence, and “unpeace” subject of IA Brown-Bag Lecture

University of Kansas Professor of Law, Dr. Michael Hoeflich led a discussion on deterrence and international law in the cyber domain at the U.S. Army ...

Foundation Director of Operations is Person of the Month – November 2018

The CGSC Foundation has selected Ann Soby, the director of operations, as the Person of the Month for November 2018. Ann has called the ...

What do YOU owe the world?

Six months ago the CGSC Foundation and the Jewish Community Center were interested in a partnership and program around ethics. Once the discussions ...

Partner Spotlight – Magni Americas

Magni Americas, Inc., is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for November 2018. “Magni Americas was one of our big sponsors for this ...

Fundraiser highlights history, Foundation mission

The CGSC Foundation conducted a fundraising event at the historic Frank Lloyd Wright home of Jim Blair in Kansas City on Oct. 25, 2018. Friends of the ...

Pershing lecture examines ‘The Fate of the Kaiser’

On Oct. 24, Dr. Donald Scott Stephenson presented "Caesar Without Legions: The German Army and the Fate of the Kaiser" as part of the General of the ...

Space Force subject of InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture

Mr. Thomas A. Gray, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Liaison to the Combined Arms Center and Army University, spoke on the topic of a ...

CGSC professor speaks on Russian threat to U.S. national security

As part of the Simons Center Distinguished Speaker Series, Professor Mark R. Wilcox, Associate Professor and LTG William Eldridge Odom Chair for ...

Foundation hosts new KC marketing company for ‘Walk and Talk’

On Oct. 11, the CGSC Foundation hosted i.3.Identity, a new marketing company in Kansas City whose associates have nearly 200 years combined experience ...

DJIMO leads fall NSRT program

The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) and the CGSC Foundation ...

Congratulations to our incoming President/CEO

I want to congratulate and welcome our incoming president and CEO, Rod Cox. The board selection committee chose wisely and I believe the Foundation ...

CGSC Foundation announces new President/CEO

The CGSC Foundation has completed its search for a new President/Chief Executive Officer this fall with the selection of retired Army Colonel Roderick ...

5th annual special event at KC’s Kauffman Center honors international military students

On Oct. 4, the CGSC Foundation hosted the fifth annual “Celebration of International Friendship” to welcome and celebrate the 2019 class of ...

Join us for the 5th Annual Celebration of International Friendship

We are pleased to be able to present the 5th Annual Celebration of International Friendship at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 4 ...

NGA topic of second InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture for AY 2019

Mr. Ralph M. Erwin, Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer, led a discussion on the roles and missions of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ...

Former dean speaks on global threat of climate change

Brigadier General (Ret.) Wendell Chris King, Ph.D., P.E., Dean Emeritus of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) addressed students ...

Partner Spotlight – Lintecum Group

The Lintecum Group is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for September 2018. “The Lintecum Group has come on board with the CGSC ...

Class of 2019 leaders are ‘Persons of the Month’- September 2018

The CGSC Foundation has selected the student leaders of the Command and General Staff Officer Course Class of 2019 as the Persons of the Month for ...

Executive Leader Summit explores leader development

The CGSC Foundation in support of CGSC’s School for Command Preparation conducted an Executive Leader Summit on Sept. 6 on Fort Leavenworth. The ...

Florida Guardsman earns CGSC’s Pershing Award

On June 15, 2018, Maj. Oscar Torres, a Florida Army National Guardsman from Lakeland Florida, received the General John J. Pershing Award during the ...

Hitting the ground running

We’ve had a really busy first month of the Command and General Staff Officer’s Course (CGSOC) school year. Your Foundation supported the course ...

CASA tours CGSC, learns about simulations

Mike Hockley, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for eastern Kansas, and chair of the CGSC Foundation, received a demonstration of the CGSC's ...

A storied 53-year career celebrated

On Aug. 30, 2018, Dr. William J. Gregor completed a 53-year career as a Soldier and Army Civilian that began with his swearing in as a cadet on Trophy ...

WWI lecture focuses on American Expeditionary Forces in 1918

On August 23, 2018, Dr. Richard S. Faulkner, William A. Stofft Professor and Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff ...

General Ann Dunwoody stresses standards in lecture to CGSC class

General (Ret.) Ann Dunwoody addressed the CGSC Class of 2019 on Aug. 28 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort ...

Brown-bag lecture series kicks off with focus on State Department

Mr. Matthew P. Roth, the Commandant’s Distinguished Chair for Diplomatic Studies at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) and ...

Foundation trustee featured in Truman Library program

CGSC Foundation trustee and retired colonel Norma Jean Bradford participated in a program hosted by the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and ...

Georgian leader added to CGSC International Hall of Fame

The Command and General Staff College added the Chief of the General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces to its International Hall of Fame on Aug. 23 ...

InterAgency Journal 9-3

This issue of the InterAgency Journal is a special edition featuring papers presented at the 2018 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium which focus on a ...

Former CENTCOM commander presents annual Colin Powell lecture

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army, Ret., the former commander of U.S. Central Command, presented the annual General Colin L. Powell Lecture for ...

The passing of a friend

I received news over the weekend that Leonard Boswell, of Des Moines, Iowa, had passed. Most people outside of Iowa don’t know who he is, but he is ...

CGSC Security Staff are ‘Persons of the Month’ – August 2018

The CGSC Foundation has selected the CGSC Security Staff, headed up by CGSC Physical Security Officer Sgt. Wilfred Richards, as the “Persons of the ...

Class of 2019 opens with International Flag Ceremony

(ArmyU Public Affairs) The Command and General Staff College opened Academic Year 2019 with the International Flag Ceremony for Command and General ...

Partner Spotlight – True Growth

True Growth is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for August 2018. “True Growth has come on board with us to support our leader ...

Local business hosts breakfast tour for 2019 class of international students

Kansas City’s Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company hosted a breakfast and tour of their facilities for the 2019 class of international military students ...

CARL wraps up summer reading program

by Katie Peterson, Fort Leavenworth Lamp – More than 90 children and parents gathered at the Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library to watch Drum ...

FedEx execs and family tour CGSC, Fort Leavenworth

The CGSC Foundation welcomed FedEx executives and their family members for a tour of Fort Leavenworth and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff ...

Foundation presents presidential portrait to Fort Leavenworth

The CGSC Foundation presented the latest addition to the “Commander in Chief Gallery” at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College during a ...

CGSS Class of 2019 International Flag Ceremony

Opening day for each class of the Command and General Staff Officers Course (CGSOC) always includes the International Flag Ceremony. The flag ...

2018 Foundation News magazine survey

We are interested in your views about our premier semi-annual magazine – the Foundation News. Please click the link below to take the online ...

Foundation supports CGSC elective course to improve leader resiliency

In academic year 2018, the CGSC Foundation had the opportunity to support an academic elective at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ...

Kansas governor praises Soldiers completing civilian fellowships

(ArmyU Public Affairs) Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer spoke to graduates of the Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program at Fort Leavenworth July ...

Welcome to the CGSC Classes of 2019!

Welcome to the CGSC Classes of 2019! We’re pleased that you’re here and into the business of the profession of arms. SAMS classes began last month, ...

Former WAC retires from government service

Teresa (Terri) L. Yetzbacher, a library technician in the CGSC Classroom Services division, retired on July 18, 2018, 12 years of government service. ...

CGSC Class of 1978 continues reunion tradition

The international students of the CGSC Class of 1978 conducted their biannual reunion last September in Albi, France. Attendees at the reunion ...

Partner Spotlight – Frontier Conference Center

The Frontier Conference Center is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for July 2018. “The Frontier Conference Center on Fort ...

Educators of the Year are Persons of the Month – July 2018

The CGSC Foundation has selected the CGSC Educators of the Year – Mr. Dwayne Wagner and Lt. Col. Brian Steed (now retired) – as the “Persons of the ...

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day to everyone from the staff and trustees of the CGSC Foundation. As we celebrate our nation’s birth, let us honor all the men ...

Foundation presents gift to King of Bahrain

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Hank Drewfs, a member of the CGSC Class of 1972, recently presented a gift to the King of Bahrain, his Majesty Hamid Bin Isa Al ...

Summer reading program kicks off

by Katie Peterson, Fort Leavenworth Lamp – The Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library’s summer reading program kicked off June 1 and continues ...

Presentation on ‘Trends in Terrorism’ – June 21

The CGSC Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) invites the public to attend a presentation entitled "Trends in ...

CGSOC graduates 1100 officers in 2018 class

More than 1,100 officers graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course on June 15 at 9 a.m on the Main Parade Field. The ...

Singapore’s Prime Minister hosts historic summit

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had the honor of hosting the historic U.S. – North Korea summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

119 International Students receive honors from CGSC

(ArmyU Public Affairs) In preparation for the Command and General Staff College graduation on June 15, international military students received their ...

Congratulations Graduates!

On behalf of the board of trustees and the Foundation staff, I would like to congratulate our graduates from the Classes of 2018! I say "classes" ...

InterAgency Journal 9-2

This issue of the InterAgency Journal features articles on interagency cooperation, the international criminal court, private military/security ...

‘Hands, Head, and Heart’ vital to effective leadership

Dr. Ted Thomas, the director of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College's (CGSC) Department of Command and Leadership, led the tenth and final ...

June ALx event is postponed

UPDATE: The June ALx with Major General Maria R. Gervais has been postponed. It will be rescheduled in the near future. Major General ...

Foundation seeking new CEO

The CGSC Foundation is seeking a new chief executive officer and has begun a nationwide search for the next leader to succeed the current ...

Hope 22 Project founder tours CGSC, Fort Leavenworth

On May 18 the CGSC Foundation invited Brooke Brown, development director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, for a tour. Brown is also the Founder of ...

K-State professor guest lectures at CGSC

Dr. David A. Graff, professor of history at Kansas State University, recently guest lectured at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ...

Partner Spotlight – Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for June 2018. “Central Michigan University has been the leading ...

CGSOC Class of 2018 – Persons of the Month for June

The CGSC Foundation has selected the 2018 graduating class of CGSC’s Command and General Staff Officer’s Course (CGSOC) as the Person(s) of the Month ...

CGSC ‘Future War Panel’ – June 7

The CGSC Class of 2018 will conduct a "Future War Panel" from 1:30–3:30 p.m. on June 7 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark ...

InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture to focus on leadership

The tenth and final presentation for academic year 2018 of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series, co-hosted by the U.S. Army Command and General ...

Walker, Wallace inducted into Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame

(Army University Public Affairs) Fort Leavenworth inducted General Walton H. Walker, most known for the defense of South Korea during the opening ...

Top performer receives top SOF student award

Maj. William J. Doyle received the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces (SOF) Student Award for the Command and General Staff ...

U.S.-UK students participate in 2018 Memorial Day celebration

Approximately 40 British and American Officers currently participating in Exercise Eagle Owl at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at ...

Pershing Lecture on Middle East presented at WWI Museum

Brian L. Steed, a Middle East specialist and former faculty member of the CGSC Department of Military History, presented his lecture entitled ...

158 graduate from SAMS

(Army University Public Affairs) The U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies graduated 158 officers from two courses on May 24 in the Eisenhower ...

‘Armageddon, Arabia, and the Modern Middle East’ presented May 9

On May 9, 2018, Brian L. Steed, a retired lieutenant colonel, former faculty member of CGSC's Department of Military History and and U.S. Army Middle ...

Foundation volunteers get personal Walk and Talk tour

On May 10, the CGSC Foundation hosted two community volunteers that have been helping the CGSC Foundation with some of its programs on a "Walk and ...

UMKC students visit CGSC for Walk and Talk tour

On April 27, instructor Michael Wizniak and his students from the University of Missouri – Kansas City toured Fort Leavenworth and the Command and ...

Pioneer Services leadership spends day at Fort Leavenworth

On April 25, leadership from Pioneer Services, a major supporter of the CGSC Foundation’s Soldier and Family Programs, spent a day at Fort ...

Space domain topic of InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture

Mr. Thomas A. Gray, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Liaison to the Combined Arms Center and Army University, spoke at the latest ...

Ninth annual ethics symposium report

The 2018 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium was conducted April 30-May 1, 2018. This year’s theme was “The Impact of Diverse Worldviews on Military ...

Dr. Jim Willbanks retires after 26 years service at CGSC

Dr. James Willbanks, General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History for the Command and General Staff College was honored in ...

Warriors’ Ascent and Jeffrey Byrne reps tour CGSC

On April 23, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mike Kenny, executive director of Warriors’ Ascent, and Katie Lord, vice president of Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, visited ...

Foundation director of development attends international fundraising conference

From April 15-17, Joan Cabell, director of development for the CGSC Foundation, attended the annual conference of the Association for Fundraising ...

CGSOC students present at Manhattan Rotary Club program

John Cary, an assistant professor in CGSC’s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO), recently escorted a group of CGSC ...

New Simons Center ‘Special Report’ published online May 1

On May 1, 2018, the CGSC Foundation's Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation published a selection of the papers submitted for the 2017 Fort ...

Partner Spotlight – Pioneer Services

Pioneer Services, a division of MidCountry Bank, is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for May 2018. “Pioneer Services has been a ...

SAMS faculty and Class of 2018 – Persons of the Month for May

The CGSC Foundation has selected the faculty and 2018 graduating class of CGSC’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) as the Person(s) of the ...

State Surgeon of Kansas presents on modern epidemics

Dr. Lee A. Norman, the State Surgeon of Kansas, presented a lecture entitled “Modern Epidemics: Why they occur and why we should worry!” on Monday, ...

Ambassador McCarthy returns as DACOR Visiting Professor

Retired Ambassador Deborah McCarthy returned for a second visit to Fort Leavenworth in April, again serving as the DACOR visiting professor of ...

Local video production company tours Fort Leavenworth, CGSC

Leadership of Kansas City-based video production company “Wide Awake Films” visited Fort Leavenworth on April 12 for a “walk and talk” tour of Fort ...

‘Last throw of the iron dice’ lecture presented at WWI Museum

Dr. Scott Stephenson from the CGSC Department of Military History presented his lecture “The Last Throw of the Iron Dice: The Ludendorff Offensives of ...

Army Secretary appoints Foundation Chair Mike Hockley as CASA

Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper hosted a ceremony April 16, 2018, to swear in the newest class of appointed CASAs during the “Civilian Aides ...

Career Minister Gottlieb joins Distinguished Speaker Series

Retired Career Minister Gregory Gottlieb, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), recently visited Fort Leavenworth as part of the Simons ...

Amb. Moon returns to Fort Leavenworth

Retired Ambassador Patrick S. Moon returned to the Fort Leavenworth area in early April of this year, where he again took part in the Simons Center’s ...

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