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Wed, 2015-10-28 12:43

According to Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, The Army University is an umbrella organization similar to any state university system. Its main function is to bring together all Army schools, training and education facilities, research capability and libraries under one roof. For more on this story, click the photo above.

Tue, 2015-10-27 12:28

Today kicked off the 2015 Mad Scientist Conference at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The conference, hosted by TRADOC’s G-2 (intelligence) and U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, features a variety of experts that focus on the way ahead for the future force. For more on this event, click the photo above.

Thu, 2015-10-15 09:39

Lt. Gen. Robert Brown address the audience during the Developing Future Leaders panel at the 2015 Association of the United States Army's Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 12, 2015. For more on this story, click the photo above.

Thu, 2015-10-08 08:43

This morning, Lt. Gen. Robert Brown met with the Fort Leavenworth Army Ten-Miler Team to wish them good luck on their big run on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Washington D.C.

Wed, 2015-07-08 10:04

The National Simulation Center's Francisco Villanueva explains the Emergent Leader Immersive Training Environment program at a recent Deputy Commanding General Course. The video game program trains young Army leaders how to address personal and professional problems. During the presentation, three DCGs viewed ELITE on laptops. The DCGs are: Col. Joseph McGee of the 1st Cavalry Division (left), Col. Timothy Daugherty of the 4th Infantry Division (center) and Brig. Gen. Donna Williams of the 412 Engineer Command.

Tue, 2015-07-07 14:24

The U.S. Army announced the establishment of the Army University on July 7th, 2015. Army University is modeled after several successful U.S. state university systems that have fostered greater instructional efficiency and research capability by incorporating state administered teaching institutions under a single centralized system of management and resourcing. Similarly, Army University now is charged with directly integrating 70 separate U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) internal school programs under one university system while also synchronizing instruction with more than 100 additional TRADOC institutions.

Over the next two years, the Army University will develop new processes to facilitate student and faculty collaboration and exchanges with civilian universities, establish universal transcripts, centralize and improve faculty development programs, and implement common core curriculum across the spectrum of Army education.

The creation of Army University represents a revitalization of the Army's professional military education system and is the first major step in transforming the Army into the innovative force needed to build the Army of 2025 and beyond.

"The Army University is the next logical step in the continued professionalization of the Army that began with the creation of the All-Volunteer Force in 1973," said Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army chief of staff. "This effort organizes all of TRADOC's existing educational programs into a single university structure to promote greater academic rigor, to improve internal integration, and to enhance external collaboration with many of the Nation's best universities and colleges."

Army University will provide the Force with a single point of contact for all Army education matters to address the educational needs of the Army while providing individual Soldiers and Civilians the opportunity to accomplish their own respective academic goals. In addition, Army University will work closely with the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle, Pa.; the Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Ala.; the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and the U.S. Army Centers of Excellence to leverage capabilities for training and research.

"We must continue to educate and develop Soldiers and Civilians to grow the intellectual capacity to understand the complex contemporary security environment to better lead Army, Joint, interagency and multinational task forces and teams," said the Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of the Army. "Therefore, we will reinvest and transform our institutional educational programs for our Soldiers, commissioned officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers in order to prepare for the complex future security environment."

Army University will provide true value to the Force, added Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command.

"Soldiers are the Army's 'smart' weapon systems," explained Perkins. "The Army University is critical to training our civilian and military leaders to 'win in a complex world.' Providing this unified, professional and quality educational structure enables collaboration among our current educational institutions and facilitates innovation across our Army and support to the Joint Force."

Additionally, this effort provides a cost savings to the Army in tuition assistance and unemployment expenses, which improves a Soldier's ability to transition into quality employment opportunities after their service.

Points of Contact:

CAC PAO, (913) 684-2019
TRADOC PAO, (757) 501-5886
OCPA Plans, (703) 614-2468

Wed, 2015-06-10 13:26

Brig. Gen. Mark J. O'Neil (left), Pfc. Britteny Ganiron and Command Sgt. Maj. David O. Turnbull cut a cake to celebrate the Army's 240th birthday. Earlier in the day, teams of Soldiers and civilians did sit-ups, pushups and other physical activities in a competition on the USD 207 track. O’Neil is the deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center – Training. Ganiron received the cake-cutting honor for being the youngest Soldier at Fort Leavenworth. Turnbull is the command sergeant major for the Combined Arms Center.

Wed, 2015-05-27 08:14

A 1st Armor Division Soldier tracks a Fort Bliss, Texas, exercise that combined live, virtual and constructive training. By linking these training enablers, commanders create tough, realistic exercises. Click here to read a Stand To that explains the benefits of the Integrated Training Environment.

Fri, 2015-05-22 11:29

The Combined Arms Center’s Command Sergeant Major, Cmd. Sgt. Maj. David O. Turnbull (left) and Col. Geoffrey Catlett, Director of the Army SHARP Academy, present a graduation certificate to Mr. Santiago L. Orta, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. Orta is one of 32 graduates of the SHARP Academy’s Baseline Certification Course which provides the Army with trained Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Victim Advocates. Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Turnbull praised the efforts of the graduates who are on the front line of the Army’s efforts to combat and eliminate sexual harassment and sexual assault from the Army and issued the graduates with a challenge. “We need to stay at it every day,” Turnbull said. “History has shown that the Army can drive social change and I know that we can lead change in this effort too because we have a great group of people like you who will make the difference.” (US Army Photo by Scott Gibson)

Wed, 2015-05-20 13:11

Members of the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board receive a briefing tour from Dr. William Wallace, Deputy Director of the Army Management Staff College, May 20. The Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board is an organization focused on coordination and collaboration of federal agencies located throughout the Kansas City region. The GKCFEB represents 146 federal agencies from the region and the executive board consists of regional directors and their primary staff.