The Army – The nation’s first institution

Every year our nation celebrates its independence, commemorating its official “Declaration of Independence” made on July 4, 1776. Many do not realize that the birth of the nation through that declaration was preceded by the establishment of the Continental Army on June 14, 1775. After the Declaration of Independence, the… Read More

CGSOC Class of 2020 Individual Awards

● mhwiggins ● June 16, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News ● No Comments

CGSS Director Col. Scott Green hosted the awards ceremony for the award recipients of the CGSOC Class of 2020 in Marshall Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on June 11, 2020. The Marshall Award, the first award presented in the ceremony, went to Maj. Sarah M. Gerstein. As the… Read More

Virtual ceremonies mark the CGSOC Class of 2020

● mhwiggins ● June 16, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News ● No Comments

Amid the restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic traditional Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) graduation ceremonies at Fort Leavenworth and its satellite campuses were conducted in a virtual environment for the 2020 classes of the course. Students in the Fort Lee, Va., satellite campus class graduated on April 22,… Read More

Arter-Rowland National Security Forum Inaugural Luncheon

● mhwiggins ● June 12, 2020 ● Simons Center Events ● No Comments

(POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED) – The CGSC Foundation originally planned to host the inaugural luncheon for the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum at 11:30 a.m. on March 31, 2020, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City (5301 State Line Rd.). We will update details as soon as… Read More

CGSOC virtual graduation – June 11 and 12

● mhwiggins ● June 5, 2020 ● Past Events ● No Comments

The international military students of the Command and General Staff Officers (CGSOC) Class of 2020 will be presented with their CGSC International Officer Badges in a ceremony with video posted on the Army University Facebook page at 6 p.m., June 11. Combined Arms Center Commander and Commandant of the Command… Read More

SAMS graduates 158 students

● mhwiggins ● May 22, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News ● No Comments

The School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) conducted a virtual graduation ceremony that was posted to the Army University Facebook page and the CGSC YouTube site at 6 p.m. on May 21. The graduating class is comprised of 158 students – 16 from the Advanced Strategic Leader Studies Program (ASLSP)… Read More

Foundation News – No. 26/Spring 2020

● mhwiggins ● May 18, 2020 ● Foundation News ● No Comments

In this edition we bring you an interview with the new CGSC Commandant, Lt. Gen. James E. Rainey which was conducted prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. Since our last edition and before the shelter-in-place mandates, we’ve had the opportunity to conduct several events and activities which are… Read More

Happy 10th Anniversary to the Simons Center!

● mhwiggins ● April 21, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News IA News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (April 21, 2020) This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Simons Center and the work the Center does in the interagency arena. For 10 years the Simons Center has sought a better understanding of interagency operations and cooperation and ten years ago today, April 21,… Read More

KU Spring 2020 Security Conference – April 20-21

● mhwiggins ● April 9, 2020 ● Past Events ● No Comments

(THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED) – The University of Kansas Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (Kansas-ICCAE) is hosting a spring 2020 Security Conference April 20-21. The keynote presentation to kick off the conference is at 7 p.m. at the Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockhill Rd., KCMO). The conference will convene… Read More

National Security Roundtable set for April 13-14

● mhwiggins ● April 2, 2020 ● Past Events ● No Comments

(THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED) –The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) and the CGSC Foundation will cohost a National Security Roundtable program April 13-14 at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Attendance at the NSRT is by invitation only.… Read More