U.S. Army Command and General Staff College graduates 1100 officers

● Mark Wiggins ● June 15, 2022 ● Featured News Releases School News ● 1 Comment

Approximately 1,100 officers graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course on June 10, 2022, in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. The graduating class included mid-career officers from all American military services as well as 113 international officers representing 87… Read More

Farewell to the IMSD Class of 2022

● Elizabeth Hill ● June 13, 2022 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

International military officers and their families gathered for a Farewell Tea on the afternoon of June 6, at Hunt Lodge on Fort Leavenworth, KS. The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Staff Officer Course class of 2022 includes 113 international military officers, and more than 200 international military officers… Read More

‘Across Cultures and Empires’ is topic of latest Arter-Rowland National Security Forum

● Mark Wiggins ● June 1, 2022 ● ARNSF Featured News Releases School News Simons Center News ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on May 26, 2022, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members, some of whom also introduced their guests, and then introduced the guest speaker, Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov. In… Read More

SAMS Class of 2022 graduates 124

● Mark Wiggins ● June 1, 2022 ● Featured News Releases School News Simons Center News ● 2 comments

The U.S. Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Class of 2022 graduated May 26, 2022, in a ceremony conducted in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. The class consisted of 107 students graduating from the Advanced Military Studies Program and 17 from the… Read More

Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day 2022

● Elizabeth Hill ● May 24, 2022 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Abraham Lincoln asked the nation in his Gettysburg Address 159 years ago “to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly… Read More

AY-22 InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series concludes with presentation on Kansas City Federal Executive Board

● Mark Wiggins ● May 19, 2022 ● Featured News Releases School News Simons Center News ● No Comments

The eighth and final presentation of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series for CGSC academic year 2022 was conducted May 18, in the Arnold Conference Room in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Larry A. Hisle, executive director of the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board, led the… Read More

1972 Eastern Offensive, Battle of An Loc focus of latest Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture

● Mark Wiggins ● May 16, 2022 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

The 14th lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series was conducted May 12, 2022 at June’s Northland in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. Dr. James H. Willbanks, Professor Emeritus and former General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College… Read More

CGSC WorldQuest team brings home honors

● Mark Wiggins ● May 14, 2022 ● Featured News Releases School News ● 1 Comment

Eight faculty members from the Command and General Staff College Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations represented CGSC in the Kansas City International Relations Council’s “WorldQuest” competition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) Volker Campus on the evening of May 4, 2022. The team, consisting of… Read More

Silver Star Service Banner Day 2022

● Elizabeth Hill ● April 29, 2022 ● News Releases ● No Comments

On May 1, Silver Star Service Banner Day, we recognize those who have served our nation gallantly and remember the sacrifices of our wounded and ill veterans. The Silver Star is the third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is the final resting place of… Read More

CGSC Foundation announces 2022 Scholarship Program winners

● Elizabeth Hill ● April 22, 2022 ● Featured News Releases ● 1 Comment

The CGSC Foundation announces the winners of its 2022 competitive scholarship program. Three $500 scholarships were awarded to high school seniors entering college: Cole Hammond, a senior from Platte County High School in Platte City, Mo.; John Krompecher, a senior from Chapin High School, in Chapin, S.C.; and Brinley VanWey,… Read More