No. 21/Fall 2016 (Nov)

● Mark Wiggins ● November 16, 2016 ● Foundation News Magazine ● No Comments

In this edition we welcome the 2017 CGSC classes of SAMS and CGSOC, which are well underway. – See the feature on the new class of international officers and our annual celebration on page 15. We also continue our “CGSC 101” series that highlights the College’s teaching departments with a… Read More

Accelerent partners participate in Walk and Talk program

● Mark Wiggins ● November 16, 2016 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

The Foundation continued its “Walk and Talk” outreach program by hosting a visit from a group of Accelerent members in October. Accelerent is a networking platform where decision-makers can build relationships with other decision-makers for the sole purpose of growing their respective companies. The “walk and talk” program focuses on… Read More

Veterans Day 2016

● Mark Wiggins ● November 10, 2016 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

On this Veterans Day, I think of my grandfather on the Texas border with General Pershing one hundred years ago; my father on a ship in Okinawa harbor seventy one years ago; my wife’s uncle piloting an LST at Omaha Beach seventy two years ago; my wife’s uncle fighting in… Read More

Partner Spotlight – West Point Society of KC, Tim and Karen Carlin Foundation

● Mark Wiggins ● November 1, 2016 ● News Releases Partner Spotlight ● No Comments

The West Point Society of Greater Kansas City and the Tim and Karen Carlin Foundation, both located in Kansas City, Mo., are selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partners for November 2016. The Tim and Karen Carlin Foundation and the West Point Society of Greater Kansas City have one thing… Read More

New Emeritus Trustees selected as Persons of the Month – November 2016

● Mark Wiggins ● November 1, 2016 ● Person of Note ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation has selected the two newly-selected Emeritus Trustee members of the board as the Persons of the Month for November 2016 – Brig. Gen. (Ret.) William West and Mark “Ranger” Jones. “Bill West and Ranger Jones are both founding trustees of the CGSC Foundation,” said Doug Tystad, CEO… Read More

Third lecture in ‘InterAgency Brown-bag Lecture Series- Nov. 8

● Mark Wiggins ● October 28, 2016 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

The third lecture in the new InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series is scheduled for 12:30-1:30 p.m., Nov. 8, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. This third lecture entitled “Getting to Know the CIA” is being presented by Dr. John G. Breen, CGSC Commandant’s… Read More

Pershing lecture on the rise of the laws of war – Nov. 3

● Mark Wiggins ● October 28, 2016 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

Dr. Mark Hull, a professor of history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, will present “Lawfare: The Rise of the Laws of War” in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. A reception… Read More

Preparations for National Wreaths Across America Day in full swing

● Mark Wiggins ● October 25, 2016 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

On National Wreaths Across America Day each December, volunteers place wreaths on individual veterans’ graves in more than 1,100 locations throughout the U.S., with ceremonies at sea, and at each of the national cemeteries on foreign soil. This year’s wreath ceremonies will be conducted on Dec. 17. You can sponsor… Read More

Recent Foundation board meeting brings significant change

● Mark Wiggins ● October 24, 2016 ● CEO Update ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees met on Sept. 21-22 at Fort Leavenworth. Our board normally meets twice a year, once in March and then again at our annual meeting in September. We had 21 trustees in attendance to consider important aspects of running the Foundation. I’d like to use… Read More

Second lecture in new ‘InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series’ – Oct. 25

● Mark Wiggins ● October 21, 2016 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

The second lecture in the new InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series is set for 12:30-1:30 p.m., Oct. 25, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. This second lecture’s topic is the “FBI Cyber Task Force,” presented by Special Agent Christopher J. Lamb, Ph.D., from… Read More