United States Army Command and General Staff College
The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers. The college was established in 1881 by William Tecumseh Sherman as the School of Application for Infantry and Cavalry (later simply the Infantry and Cavalry School), a training school for infantry and cavalry officers. In 1907 it changed its title to the School of the Line. The curriculum expanded throughout World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and continues to adapt to include lessons learned from current conflicts.
The Command and General Staff College | |
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Fort Leavenworth, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Device | |
Active | 1881–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
Motto(s) | Ad Bellum Pace Parati |
Commanders | |
Commandant | LTG Milford H. Beagle Jr. |
Deputy Commandant | BG David C. Foley |
In addition to the main campus at Fort Leavenworth, the college has satellite campuses at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia; Fort Eisenhower, Georgia; and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The college also maintains a distance-learning modality for some of its instruction.