News Archive

Mon, 2017-05-29 14:18

With smoke in the background as the honor battery fires the 21-gun salute, the ceremonial party renders honors. (Near to Far) Maj Antonio Laudando, Italian Army; Lt. Col. Alfonso Barea, Spanish Army; Mrs. Mary Hoyt, representing the Daughters of the War of 1812; Senator Pat Roberts, keynote speaker and senior senator for Kansas; Command Sgt. Maj. David Turnbull, Command Sgt. Maj for the Combined Arms Center, and Lt. Gen Michael Lundy, host for today's ceremony and commanding general, Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth.

Thu, 2017-05-25 16:19

Maj. Gen. Thomas S. James, commanding general of the 7th Infantry Division, was the guest speaker for the 2017 School for Advanced Military Studies graduation. James told attendees he distinctly remembers sitting at his SAMS graduation ceremony 20 years ago. He said the school develops leaders who can think and who will be a valued commodity by their commanders.

Thu, 2017-05-25 16:11

Lt. Col. Sergiu Cirimpei, a special forces officer with the Moldovan military receives his masters' hood upon graduating from the 2017 School for Advanced Military Studies program, on May 25. Cirimpei graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 2016 and immediately began the SAMS program. Presenting his hood is Maj. Gen. John Kem, deputy commandant for the Command and General Staff College and Provost for Army University, along with Col. James Market, 15th director for the School for Advanced Military Studies. Cirimpei will return home after two years of schooling at Fort Leavenworth.

Thu, 2017-05-25 15:50

Exercise EAGLE OWL is the largest joint staff college exercise in the world bringing 200 British officers to Fort Leavenworth twice yearly for joint exercises with their U.S. counterparts. The two nations have conducted EAGLE OWL for the past ten years with the most recent exercise currently underway at Fort Leavenworth. According to the agreement, Exercise EAGLE OWL is a recurring twice-yearly training event that supports the execution and sustainment of a comprehensive Combined Arms Military Operation International Activities Program and is reciprocated by an annual deployment of U.S. students to join the United Kingdom's Staff Ride to Normandy (Exercise EURO OWL). These exercise exchanges promote allied interoperability, improving the capacity to operate together and fostering an environment of improved defense capabilities for allies and friends.

Wed, 2017-05-24 10:27

Maj. Adam Cecil of Operations Group Charlie providing observation and insight on the Maneuver Warfighting Function to members of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during their recent brigade warfighter exercise at Fort Polk, Louisiana on May 12, 2017. Operations Group Charlie provided support to the Louisiana National Guard during their annual training. Brigade warfighter exercises are conditions based training exercises that use TRADOC's Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) to assess brigade staffs on their ability to execute mission command.

Tue, 2017-05-23 15:10

Maj. Gen. John S. Kem, provost of the Army University and deputy commandant of the Command and General Staff College and Air Vice Marshal Christopher J. Luck, MBE, Commandant of the United Kingdom's Joint Services Command and Staff College sign a partnering arrangement that will extend the conduct of Exercise EAGLE OWL for five additional years. Exercise EAGLE OWL is the largest joint staff college exercise in the world bringing 200 British officers to Fort Leavenworth twice yearly for joint exercises with their U.S. counterparts. The two nations have conducted EAGLE OWL for the past ten years with the most recent exercise currently underway at Fort Leavenworth. According to the agreement, Exercise EAGLE OWL is a recurring twice-yearly training event that supports the execution and sustainment of a comprehensive Combined Arms Military Operation International Activities Program and is reciprocated by an annual deployment of U.S. students to join the United Kingdom's Staff Ride to Normandy (Exercise EURO OWL). These exercise exchanges promote allied interoperability, improving the capacity to operate together and fostering an environment of improved defense capabilities for allies and friends.

Tue, 2017-05-23 09:38

The Mission Command Battle Lab (MCBL) here conducted a Science and Technology (S&T)-based course at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Ten students participated in the pilot during the first term of the CGSC elective period, March 27 to April 27... Command and General Staff School leadership endorsed the S&T idea and the Department of Tactics sponsored the course which focused on exposing CGSC students to science and technology relevant to Mission Command. Click the photo above to read more.

Mon, 2017-05-22 09:22

Pfc. Jacqueline Whimple, 787th Military Police Company, emerges from an obstacle during the 2017 Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood Best Warrior Competition events. Over a period of four days, the competition tests warriors' mental agility, military knowledge and physical endurance through fitness tests, basic rifle marksmanship, written exams and Warrior tasks and battle drills. (Photo Credit: Mr. Michael Curtis (Leonard Wood))

Thu, 2017-05-18 08:41

Command and General Staff College students prepare for a theater rehearsal of concept drill at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The drill is the final requirement for the Theater Sustainment Planners Program, which addresses how the Army sets the theater, sustains operations, and maintains freedom of movement. Read more about this program by clicking the photo above. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

Wed, 2017-05-17 09:04

Gen. Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, spoke to students at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on May 16, 2017. Neller discussed the current status of the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Future-Contested operating environment, multi-domain capability and support to the Joint Force.