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CGSC Foundation Walk and Talk program

PHOTOS AND ART BY MARK H. WIGGINS

KC Centurions visit CGSC

by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor

More than 70 members of the Greater Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce Centurions Leadership Program
visited Fort Leavenworth and the U.S. Army Command and
General Staff College on March 10, 2020, as part of their
two-year program to explore the opportunities and issues of
the Kansas City metro area.
"Members of the Centurions are mid-level executives
from a myriad of business and government organizations
across the greater Kansas City metro area," said CGSC
Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox. "Their visit to CGSC
was designed to familiarize them with Fort Leavenworth
and showcase the quality of the faculty and education
at CGSC. This was an outstanding outreach opportunity
for both Fort Leavenworth and the College to increase
awareness of their mission in the minds of leaders in KC
metro area."
The group's visited began with a welcome by Cox and an
opening welcome and presentation by Michael D. Formica,
deputy to the commanding general of the Combined Arms
Center and Fort Leavenworth. Formica began his brief
with an orientation of the Department of Defense and
the U.S. Army's role in supporting the functions of DOD
with operational forces and institutional organizations
such as Fort Leavenworth and the Combined Arms Center,
answering the question of "Why an Army?" and ended with
a discussion of "Where does the Combined Arms Center
fit in?"
At the conclusion of his presentation, Formica entertained
a sweeping array of questions from the Centurions including
personnel policies and issues, recruiting and international

threats. At the conclusion of this session, the attendees split
into six breakout sessions they had selected in advance of
their visit led by various members of the world-class faculty
of the Command and General Staff School's teaching
departments:
Dr. Geoff Babb from the Department of Military History
led a session entitled "Current Strategic Issues in SinoAmerican Relations."
Mr. Roderic Jackson, Distinguished Chair for Defense
Intelligence Studies at the Command and General
Staff College, and the Defense Intelligence Agency
(DIA) representative to the Combined Arms Center/Army
University, led a session entitled "Great Powers in Africa."
Dr. Steve Boylan from the Department of Command and
Leadership led a discussion on "The Use of the MyersBriggs Type Indicator in CGSC."
Professor Chris Johnson from the Department of Military
History led his group in a discussion on the practical
relevance of history entitled "Looking to the Past to
Consider the Future."
Professor Peter Im from the Department of Joint,
Interagency and Multinational Operations led his group in
a discussion entitled "Overview of Artificial Intelligence
and Why DOD is Interested in Harnessing its Potential."
Professor Jeff Butler from the Department of Army
Tactics presented information on the "Military Decision
Making Process."
After the breakout sessions, Foundation President/
CEO Rod Cox, Chief Development Officer Bob Ulin,
Communications Director Mark H. Wiggins, and Professors

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