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Fri, 2017-03-17 10:41

Combined Arms Center Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, walks "Objective Polar" with Brig. Gen. Gary M. Brito, Commanding General of JRTC and Fort Polk, La., and members of the Joint Readiness Training Center's Live Fire Team on March 16 at Fort Polk.

Tue, 2017-03-14 16:11

United States Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Commanding General Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy chaired a panel entitled "Prerequisite for Success in Multi-Domain Battle: Modifications to Training, Technology and Materiel" at the 2017 Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville Ala., Tuesday, March 14. Also on the panel were Brig. Gen. Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Combined Arms Center - Training; Maj. Gen. John S. Kem, deputy commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; Gary E. Phillips, senior intelligence advisor, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command G-2 Intelligence Support Activity; Brig. Gen. William Cole, program executive officer of Simulations, Training and Instrumentation; and James T. Blake, Ph.D., senior vice president of Integrated Training Solutions, Cubic Global Defense. The panel was moderated by Lt. Gen Richard Formica (R), vice president of CALIBRE Systems.

Wed, 2017-03-08 14:09

The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College hosted British Lt. Gen. Nicholas Arthur William Pope, CBE, deputy chief of the General Staff, in the 2017 Kermit Roosevelt Exchange Lecture Series. His lecture was entitled "The Special relationship… viewed from the end of the telescope" and focused on the relationship between the U.S. and British militaries. "There is a special relationship between our countries," Pope said, "Relationships can start in the most obscure place, for the most obscure reasons. And like many special relationships -- from a military perceptive -- ours started on a battlefield." Click the photo above to read more. (Photo Credit: Dan Neal, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College contractor)

Wed, 2017-03-01 09:00

Two hundred students from the United Kingdom's Intermediate Command and Staff College (Land) arrive at Fort Leavenworth for a two-week exercise the end of February. Exercise Eagle Owl kicked off Feb. 27 at the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College and concludes March 9. The exercise is designed to give a shared understanding of U.S. and United Kingdom military cultural and procedural similarities and differences, gain experience in brigade-level deliberate planning, and build professional relationships to facilitate future partnerships.

Mon, 2017-02-27 14:25

The Center for Army Leadership (CAL) hosted its 19th Army Leadership Exchange event, featuring Dr. Richard S. Faulkner, professor of Military History at the Command and General Staff College Friday, Feb. 24. Faulkner is the author of "The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces."

Fri, 2017-02-24 11:57

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, California's 20th Congressional district representative, visits the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey for the first time since being sworn in Jan. 3, 2017. Panetta learned about the foreign language mission of the Institute and how the installation cooperates with the City of Monterey for maintenance services, commonly known as the "Monterey Model."

Fri, 2017-02-24 09:29

Soldiers in Sapper Leader Course 06-17 prepare a simulated casualty for extraction down a 90-foot cliff during mountaineering operations Feb. 17. (Photo Credit: Mr. Stephen Standifird (Leonard Wood)) Click the photo above to read more on this story.

Tue, 2017-02-21 09:51

Major General John S. Kem, provost for Army University and deputy commandant of the Command and General Staff College, spoke at the 2017 Executive Leadership Summit - cohosted by the KU School of Business and the CGSC Foundation, Inc. - Friday, February 17 at the BEST Conference Center at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kan. The summit was themed "Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow" and brought together leaders in defense, business and academia to address key leadership challenges in a dynamic and complex world. (Photos by Mark H. Wiggins, MHW Public Relations and Communications) View more photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cgscfoundation/32176753284/in/album-72157677001695594/.

Thu, 2017-02-16 09:45

An opposition forces Soldier fires an M240-B machine gun as a CH-47 Chinook departs during an air assault mission into Fuldez, at the National Training Center, on Fort Irwin, Calif., January 25. The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment partnered with the 2916th Aviation Battalion to conduct the planning and execution of the air assault. (Photo by Sgt. David Edge)

Wed, 2017-02-15 09:23

The U.S. Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Academy hosted its first Professional Forum at Marshall Auditorium of 2017 on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The event was entitled “Building Safe Communities in our Nation’s Schools,” and featured speakers from five different universities and a guest from the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA). Click the photo above to read more. To view more photos, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/129299088@N05/albums/72157676519047954.