Why I serve in the military is best seen from two viewpoints, “Why did I join?” and, “Why did I stay?” When I joined the military, it was largely for what I call the “fringe benefits.” A guaranteed retirement after 20 years, pretty good pay, a chance to see the world, and great job ...
Fort Leavenworth ? Pakistan has reached a turning point concerning the government’s stance on Taliban militants, a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist said Thursday.As part of a three-day Counterinsurgency Center Leader Workshop at the fort, Trudy Rubin, a foreign affairs columnist who was a 2001 ...
FORT LEAVENWORTH — A leader coming to the end of one position and embarking on a new one spoke about the importance of developing strong and capable leaders in Afghanistan following Friday’s community brunch and award ceremony at Fort Leavenworth.U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, who is ...
Petty Officer Jordan McCarty, of the U.S. Coast Guard, a 2003 THS graduate, successfully completed the U.S. Coast Guard's Leadership and Management School in Petaluma, Calif. The school is designed to groom future leaders of the U.S. Coast Guard for filing supervisory roles. McCarty is a Marine ...
The deputy commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth is up for a promotion.The Pentagon announced Thursday that Brig. Gen. Edward C. Cardon has been nominated for appointment to the grade of major general.Before arriving at Fort Leavenworth, Cardon’s ...
Changes at the top are in motion at Fort Leavenworth.The Department of Defense announced this past week that Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV has been nominated by President Barack Obama for assignment as commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan/commander with the North ...
Old Glory will be flying with vivid colors at Chieftain Park and Tonganoxie Nursing Center, thanks to the work of Boy Scouts Cody Martin and Thomas Miller and a cast of volunteersCody’s scout project was putting up a flagpole and landscaping around it at Tonganoxie Nursing Center, while ...
Changes at the top are in motion at Fort Leavenworth.The Department of Defense announced this week that Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV has been nominated by President Barack Obama for assignment as commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan/commander with the North Atlantic ...
An Oriental and Persian rug sale will take place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Hareny Sports Complex gymnasium at Fort Leavenworth, 185 Fourth St., beside Strike Zone Bowling Alley.Proceeds will go to the Military Family Member Scholarship Fund, which is an ...
U.S. Senators Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Sam Brownback, R-Kan., say after talks with the White House they are "confident" there will be no transfer of suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.In a joint statement released ...
