Mission Command Center of Excellence Director Col. Bryan Babich (right) and Sgt. Maj. Shelita Jones place a wreath at the base of the Grant statue as part of a commemoration ceremony July 21, 2023, on Fort Leavenworth. The annual Combined Arms Center ceremony honors the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Macy Marxman for MCCoE Public Affairs)

Gen. Gary Brito (left), commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, presents a certificate honoring 50 years of federal service to Robert “Dave” Watkins, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate military analyst, July 17, 2023, at Fort Eustis, Va. Watkins serves as CADD’s direct liaison with the joint staff J-7 for joint doctrine development and with Headquarters, Department of the Army DA G-3/5/7 for TRADOC joint and multinational doctrine development. (Courtesy photo)

Maj. Gen. John W. Rueger (left), commander, 35th Infantry Division, shares his thoughts on the importance of knowledge management with students in the KM Qualification Course, June 16, 2023, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)

Brig. Gen. Jason Slider, former director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, pins a Legion of Merit on Command Sgt. Maj. Jelani Edwards as part of a retirement ceremony June 15, 2023, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Edwards, a career field artilleryman, retires after 29 years of service to the nation. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)

Thirty-eight Soldiers and two Airmen completed the Army Joint Support Team Echelons Above Brigade Airspace Course, May 25, 2023, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The course provides participants with individual skills to develop Army unit airspace plans and sets the baseline for collective-level division joint air-ground integration center or corps current operations battle drills in a joint operational environment. To learn more, visit AJST Training (Courtesy photo)

Mission Command Center of Excellence Director Brig. Gen. Jason Slider (front left) listens to Major General Christopher Barry (center), director of Land Warfare, United Kingdom, as the two discuss command post survivability and interoperability, May 22, 2023, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)

Mission Command Center of Excellence Chief of Sustainment Scott Lackey, Ph.D., reflects on the military service of his father and grandfather while looking at their identification tags during remarks at a retirement luncheon held in his honor May 23, 2023, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Lackey served in a variety of positions at Fort Leavenworth for more than 31 years. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)