Operation Lam Son 719 topic of next Vietnam Lecture – May 13

The 13th lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series is scheduled for May 13, 2021 at June’s Northland in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas (614 Pottawatomie St.). A reception with cash bar begins at 5:30 p.m., the buffet dinner starts at 6 p.m. and Dr. Willbank’s presentation will begin at 7… Read More

Register now for the Simons Center National Security Forum – May 20

● mhwiggins ● April 19, 2021 ● Featured Foundation News Simons Center Events ● No Comments

Please join us for a luncheon presentation of the Simons Center National Security Forum:Counter Human Trafficking Efforts in the U.S. Thursday • May 20, 2021 • 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Des Moines Embassy Club West • 520 Market Street • Des Moines, Iowa In this session of the forum,… Read More

IRC Berkley Lecture March 16

● mhwiggins ● February 25, 2021 ● Past Events ● No Comments

Secretary Chuck Hagel, the former Secretary of Defense (2013-15) and U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1997-2009), will present on the global rebalance of power as part of the International Relations Council’s annual Berkley Lecture on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The IRC will host the presentation online via Zoom 11:30 a.m. –… Read More

CGSC Foundation kicks off 2021 Wreaths Across America campaign

● mhwiggins ● February 24, 2021 ● Foundation News ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation announces its second year of engagement with the national Wreaths Across America to remember our nation’s fallen heroes during the holidays. Throughout 2021 the Foundation will be encouraging others to sponsor wreaths to place on graves in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in honor of the veterans… Read More

Scholarship Program application window closes soon

● mhwiggins ● February 18, 2021 ● Foundation News ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation recently announced the second year of its competitive scholarship program for immediate family and grandchildren of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College alumni and others who are Life Members of the Foundation’s Alumni Association. The window for applications closes March 1, 2021. Judging will occur March… Read More

CGSC Foundation Scholarship Program kicks off second year with new partner

● mhwiggins ● January 8, 2021 ● Foundation News ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation recently announced the second year of its competitive scholarship program for relatives of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College alumni and others who are Life Members of the Foundation’s Alumni Association. Like the 2020 program, the 2021 Foundation scholarship awards will include at least two $500… Read More

Foundation wraps up 2020 participation in Wreaths Across America

● mhwiggins ● December 21, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News ● No Comments

On Dec. 19, 2020, the CGSC Foundation participated in the annual laying of wreaths on veterans’ graves in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester… Read More

Interagency Brown-Bag Lecture to focus on space and interagency operations – Nov. 19

● mhwiggins ● November 16, 2020 ● Past Events ● No Comments

The second presentation of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series for CGSC academic year 2021 will be conducted at 12:30 p.m., Nov. 19 in the Marshall Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Thomas A. Gray, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Liaison to the… Read More

Foundation News – No. 27/Fall 2020

● mhwiggins ● November 10, 2020 ● Foundation News ● No Comments

In this edition we bring you not only a detailed piece about Lt. Gen. Arter, but also updates from CGSC Commandant Lt. Gen. Rainey and the leadership of the Command and General Staff School, the Department of Distance Education, and the School for Advanced Military Studies. We’ve also started “Alumni… Read More

Brown-bag series kicks off with DIA briefing

● mhwiggins ● October 7, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● 2 comments

The first presentation of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series for CGSC academic year 2021 was conducted Oct. 6, 2020, in Marshall Auditorium in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Roderic C. Jackson, the Defense Intelligence Chair and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Representative to the Combined Arms Center… Read More