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Lt. Col. Steffen Rohwedder of Germany salutes his nation’s flag during the international flag ceremony Aug. 5, 2024, at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp
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As International Military Student Division Chief James Fain narrates, Maj. Muhammad Hazri bin Hajanan of Malaysia enters the Eisenhower Auditorium stage to post their nations’ colors in the Command and General Staff Officer Course Opening Day Flag Ceremony Aug. 5, 2024, at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 2024-25 CGSOC Class consists of 956 students with 122 international students representing 94 countries. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp
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Maj. Dotine Laurencia Rakotomalala of Madagascar enters the stage to post her nation’s flag during the opening day ceremony for the Command and General Staff Officer Course Aug. 5, 2024, in Eisenhower Auditorium at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp
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As International Military Student Division Chief James Fain narrates, Maj. Andrejus Simcic of Lithuania enters the Eisenhower Auditorium stage to post their nations’ colors in the Command and General Staff Officer Course Opening Day Flag Ceremony Aug. 5, 2024, at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 2024-25 CGSOC Class consists of 956 students with 122 international students representing 94 countries. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp
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Maj. Maksat Aitkazin of Kazakhstan posts his nation’s colors during the traditional international flag ceremony signifying the start of the Command and General Staff Officer Course Aug. 5, 2024, in Eisenhower Auditorium at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp
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The Command and General Staff College welcomed the participating members of our partner nations to the 2024-25 CGSC course during the Opening Day Flag Ceremony Aug. 5, 2024, at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 2024-25 CGSOC Class consists of 956 students with 122 international students representing 94 countries.
International military education at Fort Leavenworth began in 1894. Since then, more than 8,000 International Military Students from 166 countries have attended classes alongside their United States counterparts. CGSC’s international graduates have been extremely successful in their military careers. Nearly half achieve general officer rank.
The international students join United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard officers for the 10-month class that graduates in June 2025. In addition, several senior civilian employees from Army commands and other U.S. government agencies will attend the class.
The Army Command and General Staff Officers Course is a rigorous 10-month program of masters-level study that educates mid-career officers to be agile, innovative, and adaptive leaders within increasingly complex and uncertain environments. The Command and General Staff College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission to award a master’s degree.
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