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ATTENTION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS! For a limited time, the CGSC Foundation, Inc. is giving away FREE* tickets to the Sept. 29 NASCAR event at the Kansas Speedway. Not a member? Join by Sept. 27 to take advantage of this opportunity - https://lnkd.in/g8H3vQqK. *Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis for new and existing members of the CGSC Foundation's Alumni Association - both Annual and Life Members. Quantities are limited. All tickets must be picked up from the CGSC Foundation office (100 Stimson Ave. Suite 1149, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027) no later than 3:30pm on Friday, September 27. Contact the CGSC Foundation during normal business hours for more information - 913.651.0624. #CGSCalumni #CGSCstudents #FortLeavenworth #NASCAR #KansasSpeedway

Join us next Thursday, Sept. 26, for "No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in WWII" with Col. (Ret.) Gregory Fontenot - https://lnkd.in/gdR4VY78. This Distinguished Speakers Series event will be held at the Riverfront Community Center (123 S. Esplanade Street, Leavenworth, Kansas). The reception begins at 5:30 pm, dinner begins at 6:00 pm, and Col. Fontenot's presentation begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $35 per person in advance and $40 per person at the door. Col. (Ret.) Gregory Fontenot?served in the U.S. Army as an armor officer for more than 28 years at duty locations in the United States, Europe, the Balkans and Southwest Asia. His key assignments included commanding a battalion during Operations Desert Shield and Storm and a brigade in Bosnia. As an educator he taught history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was director of the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In his last assignment he commanded the Battle Command Training Program at Fort Leavenworth. Fontenot has authored numerous articles and book reviews in?"Army"?magazine,?"Military Review"?and other publications, and he continues to support the U.S. Army as a consultant on threat emulation and leadership. Register here - https://lnkd.in/gdR4VY78. #WWII #IstInfantryDivision #WorldWarII #WorldWarIIHistory #BigRedOne #FortRiley #FortLeavenworth | Lora Morgan | Bob Ulin | John Nelson | Todd Schmidt, Ph.D. | U.S. Army Command and General Staff College | The Army University

ATTENTION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS! For a limited time, the CGSC Foundation, Inc. is giving away FREE* tickets to the Sept. 29 NASCAR event at the Kansas Speedway. Not a member? Join by Sept. 27 to take advantage of this opportunity - https://lnkd.in/g8H3vQqK. *Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis for new and existing members of the CGSC Foundation's Alumni Association - both Annual and Life Members. Quantities are limited. All tickets must be picked up from the CGSC Foundation office (100 Stimson Ave. Suite 1149, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027) no later than 3:30pm on Friday, September 27. Contact the CGSC Foundation during normal business hours for more information - 913.651.0624. #CGSCalumni #CGSCstudents #FortLeavenworth #NASCAR #KansasSpeedway

Join us next Thursday, Sept. 26, for "No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in WWII" with Col. (Ret.) Gregory Fontenot - https://lnkd.in/gdR4VY78. This Distinguished Speakers Series event will be held at the Riverfront Community Center (123 S. Esplanade Street, Leavenworth, Kansas). The reception begins at 5:30 pm, dinner begins at 6:00 pm, and Col. Fontenot's presentation begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $35 per person in advance and $40 per person at the door. Col. (Ret.) Gregory Fontenot?served in the U.S. Army as an armor officer for more than 28 years at duty locations in the United States, Europe, the Balkans and Southwest Asia. His key assignments included commanding a battalion during Operations Desert Shield and Storm and a brigade in Bosnia. As an educator he taught history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was director of the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In his last assignment he commanded the Battle Command Training Program at Fort Leavenworth. Fontenot has authored numerous articles and book reviews in?"Army"?magazine,?"Military Review"?and other publications, and he continues to support the U.S. Army as a consultant on threat emulation and leadership. Register here - https://lnkd.in/gdR4VY78. #WWII #IstInfantryDivision #WorldWarII #WorldWarIIHistory | Lora Morgan | Bob Ulin | John Nelson | U.S. Army Command and General Staff College | The Army University ?

The next Women and Leadership social will take place from on Friday, Sept. 20, at Jowler Creek Vineyard and Winery (16905 Jowler Creek Road, Platte City, MO). Please RSVP to the CGSC Foundation, Inc. by Sept. 17 – [email protected] or 913.651.0624. Learn more here - https://lnkd.in/gaA8hUj6. The Women and Leadership program is open to women of all nationalities, services, and agencies associated with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Participants are linked to a network of volunteer mentors who will coach them through the academic year and possibly into the future. Students and mentors are encouraged to meet at least once a month, both at the scheduled social events and on their own. The Women and Leadership program is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation and First Command Financial Services, Inc. #WomenAndLeadership #CGSCalumni #CGSCstudents #Mentorship

General (Ret.) Vincent Brooks delivered the annual Colin L. Powell Lecture to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Classes of 2025 on Aug. 29. He spoke on "Five Big Threats to America" at the Distinguished Speaker Series in Kansas City, MO, the previous evening - https://lnkd.in/dbpNzVGX. Thank you to Gen. Brooks for being park of these events, and for your wise words to the students. And thank you to the event sponsors and all who attended for making both programs what they were. More information, including video and photos from both events, can be found on our website using the link above. #ColinPowellLectureSeries #CGSCalumni #DistinguishedSpeakerSeries

The CGSC Foundation, Inc. recently added three more books by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College staff faculty members - "Expectation of Valor" by Col. (Ret.) Kevin C. M. Benson, "Commanding Professionalism" by William Nance, Ph.D. and "Strategy in Crisis" by CDR (Ret.) John T. Kuehn. These books, and more, are available at the CGSC Foundation, Inc.'s gift shop inside the College (100 Stimson Ave. Suite 1149, Fort Leavenworth, KS) and online - https://lnkd.in/gjZZ6VqA.

General (Ret.) Vincent Brooks spoke on "Five Big Threats to America" at the Distinguished Speaker Series in Kansas City, MO, on Aug. 28, and delivered the annual Colin Powell Lecture to the CGSC Class of 2025 the following morning - https://lnkd.in/dbpNzVGX. Thank you to the event sponsors and all who attended for making it such a great night. More information and links to more photos can be found on our website using the link listed above. #DistinguishedSpeakerSeries #ColinPowellLecture #NationalSecurity

The CGSC Foundation's Simons Center for Ethical Leadership and Interagency Cooperation announces a?call for papers?for the?"InterAgency Journal," to be published in Fall of 2024 - https://lnkd.in/gh8mEwN8. The?"InterAgency Journal"?seeks thoughtful articles that provide insight and fresh thinking in advancing the knowledge, understanding, and practice of ethical leadership, interagency coordination, cooperation, and collaboration.?The general focus of all submissions should be to stimulate professional discussion and further public understanding. The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 11, 2024. #CallForPapers #InterAgencyJournal #NationalSecurity #Interagency #Leadership | Bob Ulin | John Nelson | The Army University | U.S. Army Command and General Staff College