International Flag Ceremony Aug. 14 opens Command and General Staff College Academic Year

● Mark Wiggins ● August 15, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

The Command and General Staff College opened its academic year with the International Flag Ceremony for Command and General Staff Officer’s Course 2018 on Aug. 14 at the Lewis and Clark Center. The ceremony features posting of the colors of 91 nations represented by students attending this year’s class. “Flags,… Read More

Thai general inducted into International Hall of Fame

● Mark Wiggins ● July 12, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

The Command and General Staff College inducted General Surapong Suwana-adth, Chief of Defense Forces for the Royal Thai Armed Forces, into its International Hall of Fame on July 11 at 9 a.m. at the Lewis and Clark Center. The induction brings to 271 the number of leaders who have been… Read More

First Army Civilians graduate CGSOC

● Mark Wiggins ● June 14, 2017 ● News Releases School News ● 2 comments

Army University Public Affairs – Four Army Civilian Corps employees are the first to complete the Command and General Staff Officers Course at Fort Leavenworth as part of a program promoting Army civilian executive development. The Army’s Enterprise Talent Management program allows Army Civilians in grade GS-13 (GS-12 by exception)… Read More

Nine warrant officers graduate CGSOC Class of 2017

● Mark Wiggins ● June 14, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

Special report by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Weaver Prosper – The Warrant Officer (WO) Corps is one steeped in history that goes back at least as far as the Napoleonic era where nobles were appointed to command ships, but they lacked the knowledge and experience. As a result, the more… Read More

Harris Leadership award goes to Army nurse

● Mark Wiggins ● June 14, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

U.S. Army nurse Major Genna Speed received recognition for her leadership abilities and was selected as the winner of the Lieutenant Colonel Boyd McCanna “Mac” Harris Leadership Award for the CGSOC Class of 2017. According to the announcement from CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. John S. Kem, Speed was chosen… Read More

CGSOC Class of 2017 graduates

● Mark Wiggins ● June 14, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

Nearly 1,200 officers graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course graduated on June 9 at 9 a.m on the Fort Leavenworth main parade field. The graduating class includes mid-career officers from all American military services as well as 110 international officers representing 85 countries and 15… Read More

CGSC Class of 2017 international students receive badges, awards

● Mark Wiggins ● June 13, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

Major General John S. Kem, Provost of the Army University and Deputy Commandant of the Command and General Staff College presented the International Graduate Badge to international officers completing the year-long Command and General Staff Officers Course June 8 at the post’s Lewis and Clark Center. The ceremony honored 110… Read More

SAMS student featured in DoD’s ‘Face of Defense’

● Mark Wiggins ● June 7, 2017 ● Featured School News ● No Comments

A student from the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) has been featured in “Face of Defense,” a news feature that runs on the Defense Departments website each week. The article on Army Col. Oscar Doward Jr., commander of U.S. Army Central’s 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment, was published on June… Read More

Special Forces major receives top SOF student award

● Mark Wiggins ● June 7, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

Maj. Scott Harr received the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces (SOF) Student Award for the Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) Class of 2017 in a ceremony June 2. The award is presented to the top resident SOF student in each CGSOC class for achievement and… Read More

International officers present gifts to CGSC

● Mark Wiggins ● June 7, 2017 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

On May 30, a group of international military students in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) class of 2017 presented gifts of appreciation to the College as their academic year comes to a close. CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. John S. Kem accepted the gifts on behalf… Read More