MCCOE News Archive

Thu, 2018-09-27 16:32

Officers and NCOs from across the Mission Command Center of Excellence hit the field on Fort Leavenworth for a train-the-trainer session on the Army Combat Fitness Test. This session gave leaders the opportunity to participate in the five new events and learn proper techniques for performing each task. To learn more about the ACFT, click the photo for the new ACFT handbook produced by the Center for Army Lessons Learned. (US Army photo by Maj. Harold Larsen)

Thu, 2018-09-27 09:34

Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Commander Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy speaks to the Directors of Training from across the Army attending the annual Directors of Training Conference Sept. 25 at McHugh Training Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The two-day event is designed to improve the training development process and encourage innovations in learning for Army units. Photo by Randi Stenson, Mission Command Center of Excellence Public Affairs.

Tue, 2018-08-14 11:25

President and CEO of the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Matthew Caldwell, spoke about energetic leadership and defining organizational culture during the Army Leader Exchange presentation August 10 in the Lewis and Clark Center's Arnold Conference Room. Caldwell is also an Army veteran and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The ALx presentations are a series of talks on leadership from national and local civilian and military leaders and are managed by the Center for Army Leadership. U.S. Army photo, Dan Neal.

Fri, 2018-06-29 16:41

Lt. Gen. Michael D. Lundy presents the Assumption of Responsibility Charter to the new director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence, Maj. Gen. Douglas C. Crissman, June 29 at the Frontier Conference Center on Fort Leavenworth. Maj. Gen. Crissman replaces Maj. Gen. James J. Mingus who will move to his next assignment as the Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (U.S. Army Photo by Tisha Swart-Entwistle)

Fri, 2018-03-02 11:03

General (r) Frank Grass spoke to Knowledge Management Qualification Course 18-03, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, about “Knowledge Management - Senior Leader considerations getting the right information, to the right people, in the right format, at the right time, in order to arrive at the right decision.” Gen. Grass (r) served as the 27th Chief, National Guard Bureau and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. KMQC 18-03 had 19 students from the ranks of sergeant first class through lieutenant colonel and five warrant officers from Active, Reserve and National Guard, along with one Department of the Army civilian.

Thu, 2018-02-15 12:15

Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) analysts recently traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in support of the U.S. Military Training Mission effort to assist the Saudi Armed Forces (SAF) in developing a lessons learned program. The CALL team provided briefings and facilitated discussions with a selected group of 33 SAF officers on the elements of a lessons learned program and how it can be used to improve operations, training, and education across their force.

Tue, 2018-01-16 09:29

CALL conducted a Lessons Learned Training Contact Team engagement at the Jordanian Center for Strategic Studies and Lessons Learned (JCSSLL) in Jordan, 7-9 January 2018. The team met with the new JCSSLL director, MG Mukhlid al-Zyood, and principal staff officers to provide briefings on CALL and the Army Lessons Learned Program, facilitate discussions on administering a LL program, and assist with collection planning for the Eager Lion exercise being held in April. This event was part of a long-standing partnership between the two organizations that began in 2010 and seeks to increase cooperation and interoperability between the JAF and the U.S. Army.

Wed, 2017-11-29 08:44

As part of the Army’s ongoing doctrine support to the Columbian Army (through ARSOUTH), Jim Benn (left), Deputy Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD), and Carlos Soto (second from right), Army Terminologist and Symbologist (CADD), met November 4-18 with 90 Colombian officers and non-commissioned officers who will be the primary authors of the 57 Field Manuals the Columbian Army will produce. On the final day of the exchange, in recognition of their work, GEN Alberto Mejia, Chief of Staff of the Colombian Army (second from left), and Colonel Jaime Alonzo (right), Director, Columbian Army Center of Doctrine and Education, presented Mr. Benn and Mr. Soto with plaques designating them as honorary members of the Army Staff. Additionally, copies of their portraits will be placed permanently in the HQ of the Colombian Center for Education and Doctrine. Finally, GEN Mejia announced the creation of an annual award for their best doctrine writer. The award is called the Benn and Soto award for excellence in doctrine development.

Mon, 2017-11-27 14:28

November 21, Mr. Mike Scully, Doctrine Writer, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD), provided members of the Mission Command Battle Lab (MCBL), Capability Development Integration Directorate (CDID) with an overview of the Army’s new FM 3-0, Operations. He explained some of the key points of the analysis that went into the development of the new doctrine manual.

Tue, 2017-11-21 11:51

As Maj. Gen. Courtney Carr (l), the Adjutant General for the state of Indiana looks on, Philippine Army MAJ Ronnie Sta. Catalina, a student in the U.S. Information Operations Qualification Course, presents a gift from the Philippine Army to IOQC Director, LTC Bradley Loudon in appreciation for his attendance at the course. MG Carr was the Guest Speaker for the IOQC course graduation on 17 Nov.