Category: Simons Center News & Announcements

The 2016 graduating class was comprised of 1,307 students: 879 from the active U.S. Army; 50 – National Guard; 98 – U.S. Army Reserve; 87 – U.S. Air Force; 45 – U.S. Navy; 28 – U.S. Marine Corps; two from the U.S. Coast Guard; 109 international officers representing 90 countries; and nine from other U.S. […]

International military students, received the Command and General Staff College International Officer Graduate Badge during a ceremony June 9, 2016, in the Eisenhower Auditorium at the post’s Lewis and Clark Center. In the 2016 CGSC graduating class, there were 109 international officers representing 90 countries. The tradition of presenting international military students with a badge […]

In spring 2016, the Simons Center began seeking to publish more of the scholarship being produced here at the Command and General Staff College by both faculty and students. “Much very good, and thoughtful work in many subject areas is being produced and discussed here at Fort Leavenworth, the intellectual center of the U.S. Army,” […]

In 1866, some of the first Decoration Day ceremonies were held in Columbus, Mississippi and Waterloo, New York to honor those that died during the Civil War. Later renamed Memorial Day and expanded to include those who have died in all American wars, this tradition has always included a somber remembrance of service members who […]

CGSC Foundation CEO Doug Tystad announced the hire of a new program director for the Simons Center this week. – Col. (Ret.) Rod Cox assumed duties of the position on March 28. “Rod has a distinguished record of service in both military operational positions as well as interagency positions,” Tystad said. “I believe that Rod […]

As many readers of the InterAgency Journal noticed last November, the Simons Center recently conducted a survey of our readers. The survey was included in the Fall 2015 edition of the InterAgency Journal, and asked readers for their opinions on the Journal’s content and subject matter. The data gathered in the survey is being used […]

The Arthur D. Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation is again accepting article submissions for their flagship publication, the InterAgency Journal. The InterAgency Journal provides a forum to inform a broad audience on matters pertaining to tactical and operational issues of cooperation, collaboration, and/or coordination among and between various governmental departments, agencies, and offices. The Journal is published quarterly, […]

On this Veterans Day the officers, trustees and staff of the CGSC Foundation and Simons Center salute our nation’s Veterans. The status of “Veteran” is rare…fewer than 10 percent of Americans can claim the title “Veteran” and less than 1 percent of our population is currently defending us. Veterans have given us freedom, security and […]

The CGSC Foundation recently recognized former Simons Center director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ray Barrett at a farewell dinner on October 7. At the dinner, the Foundation board presented Barrett with a Foundation chair in appreciation for his retiring after 10 years of service as one of the Foundation’s founding trustees, its first Vice Chairman, and […]

Maj. Gen. Raymond D. Barrett, Jr., current director of the CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation, has announced his retirement from his position after five years with the Center and 10 years total involvement in the CGSC Foundation. Barrett was a founding officer and trustee of the CGSC Foundation, which was formed in December […]