Col. Thierry Noulens Visits CGSC

Col. Thierry Noulens (center), professor at the Ecole de Guerre Superiere, the French Army War College, visited the Command and General Staff College while he was in the Unitied States participating in the AUSA Convention in Washington DC. General (Ret) Gordon R. Sullivan, President of AUSA, invited Colonel Noulens to participate in the AUSA Annual Meeting DC 12-14 October as part of Dr. Cirillo's AUSA Book Program and expressed interest in having him visit the Command and General Staff College while he was in the United States. Colonel Noulens is a Professor at the Ecole de Guerre Superiere , the French Army War College, holds a PhD in Military History, is an expert on World War I and teaches Military History and Strategy. He is in the permanent military education track in the French Army and is assisting Roger (at AUSA) with books for the US Army. He helped AUSA create an operational level staff ride for the battle of the Marne. AUSA invited him to the annual meeting to participate in their author's forum, as well as to see Military history at the War College, at the Military History Institute, and also to participate in a US Army Staff Ride. Colonel Noulens met with members of the Department of Military History, CSI, received a virtual staff ride, discussed Command and General Staff College and the Army University Concept.