Lt. Gen. Martin assumes command of CAC

Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin assumed command of Fort Leavenworth and the Combined Arms Center in a ceremony May 28, 2021 at the Frontier Conference Center. Martin took command from Lt. Gen. James Rainey who had served as commander since Dec. 16, 2019. Rainey’s next assignment is as the Army G3,… Read More

Putting the ‘memorial’ back in Memorial Day

● mhwiggins ● May 26, 2021 ● Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

Abraham Lincoln asked the nation in his Gettysburg Address 158 years ago “to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly… Read More

Simons Center National Security Forum focuses on human trafficking

● mhwiggins ● May 25, 2021 ● Featured Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

The inaugural presentation of the Simons Center National Security Forum was conducted May 20, 2021, in a luncheon event at the Des Moines Embassy Club West (520 Market St., West Des Moines, Iowa 50266). In this presentation of the forum, Lt. Col. John J. Nelson, U.S. Army Retired, chief executive… Read More

Foundation celebrates Month of the Military Child

● ehill ● April 9, 2021 ● Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

April is Month of the Military Child. For many military families, their time at Fort Leavenworth is a respite from multiple deployments and time away from their loved ones. These challenges can be especially tough for children. Recognizing the unique burden military dependent children bear, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger established… Read More

Follow-up on Giving Tuesday 2020 – THANK YOU ALL!

● ehill ● December 8, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

This year's #GivingTuesday campaign was a rousing success, and we have YOU to thank for it. YOU donated $7,794.64. With our matching donations, that is $15,589.28
raised in support of the Soldiers and military families at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College! Your generosity means so much to those who will benefit from the programs your gifts support...

#GivingTuesday – For Soldiers, For Families, For the Nation

● ehill ● November 26, 2020 ● Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

This has been a difficult year. COVID-19 has changed the way we live, work, and play. By now, we’ve run out of toilet paper, we’ve lost at least one face mask, and we are all Zoomed-out. We’ve faced what at times seems endless uncertainty, but there’s one thing we are sure of: YOU.

Sponsor a holiday wreath in honor of a veteran

● ehill ● November 25, 2020 ● Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation has joined with Wreaths Across America with the goal to ensure every veteran interred at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is honored with a wreath of remembrance during the December holiday season. Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual… Read More

‘The ultimate high ground’ subject of latest Brown-Bag

● ehill ● November 20, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

Thomas A. Gray discussed the topic of the domain of space and interagency operations at the latest InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture on Nov. 19, in Marshall Auditorium in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Gray’s presentation was the second in the series for the 2021 academic year. Gray, the… Read More

Thanks, Boss

● ehill ● October 16, 2020 ● Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation staff would like to say a special “Thank You!” to President and Chief Executive Officer Col. Roderick M. Cox, U.S. Army, retired, on National Boss’s Day. “I am excited about the great things our Foundation does to enhance the educational experience and improve the quality of life… Read More

Foundation staffer participates in library reading program

● ehill ● October 14, 2020 ● Featured Foundation News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

CGSC Foundation Director of Operations Lora Morgan recently participated in the Combined Arms Research Library’s (CARL) Community Reads program. In a video released on October 9, Morgan read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert, and read with permission of Simon &… Read More

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