Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College

The Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College is the highest-ranking official at the United States Army's Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, installation. The position is similar to the West Point Superintendent and is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. Since 1976, the commandant has been a Lieutenant General (three stars) and is also in charge of the United States Army Combined Arms Center which includes other training organizations at Fort Leavenworth.

The General Staff College, which is a graduate school, trains a high number of United States Army field officers, many of whom go on to become general officers. The college is part of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

List of commandants

The college has the following list of commandants. There were also breaks during the Spanish–American War and World War I.^[1]^[2]

School of Application for Cavalry and Infantry

COL Elwell Stephen Otis November 1881 – June 1885
COL Thomas H. Ruger June 1885 – May 1886

United States Infantry and Cavalry School

COL Alexander McDowell McCook May 1886 – August 1890
COL Edwin F. Townsend August 1890 – October 1894
COL Hamilton S. Hawkins October 1894 – April 1898 (closed during Spanish–American War)

General Service and Staff College

COL Charles W. Miner September 1902 – June 1903

United States Infantry and Cavalry School

BG John Franklin Bell July 1903 – June 1906

Army School of the Line

BG Charles Badger Hall August 1906 – April 1908
MAJ John Frank Morrison (Acting) April – August 1908
BG Frederick Funston August 1908 – January 1911
BG Ramsay D. Potts January 1911 – February 1913
LTC William P. Burnham (Acting) February 1913 – August 1914
BG Henry Alexander Greene September 1914 – August 1916
BG Eben Swift August 1916 – November 1916 (officer training closed during World War I although other training took place)
LTC James W. McAndrew November 1916 – June 1917
LTC Charles H. Miller June – July 1917
COL William A. Shunk July 1917 – July 1919
MG Charles Henry Muir July 1919 – August 1920
COL Lucius Roy Holbrook August – September 1920
BG Hugh Aloysius Drum September 1920 – July 1921
BG Hanson Edward Ely August 1921 – June 1923
BG Harry A. Smith July 1923 – June 1925

Command and General Staff School

BG Edward Leonard King July 1925 – July 1929
MG Stuart Heintzelman July 1929 – February 1935
MG Herbert J. Brees February 1935 – June 1936
BG Charles Michael Bundel June 1936 – March 1939
BG Lesley J. McNair April 1939 – July 1940
BG Edmund L. Gruber October 1940 – May 1941
BG Horace H. Fuller June – November 1941
COL Converse R. Lewis (Acting) November 1941 – March 1942
MG Karl Truesdell March 1942 – November 1945

Command and General Staff College

LTG Leonard T. Gerow November 1945 – January 1948^[3]
LTG Manton S. Eddy January 1948 – July 1950
BG Harlan N. Hartness (Acting) July – October 1950
MG Horace L. McBride October 1950 – March 1952
MG Henry I. Hodes March 1952 – March 1954
BG Charles E. Beauchamp (Acting) March – July 1954
MG Garrison Holt Davidson July 1954 – July 1956
MG Lionel C. McGarr July 1956 – August 1960
MG Harold K. Johnson August 1960 – February 1963
MG Harry Jacob Lemley, Jr. February 1963 – August 1966
MG Michael S. Davison August 1966 – September 1968
MG John H. Hay September 1968 – January 1971
MG John J. Hennessey January 1971 – August 1973
MG John H. Cushman 1 Jul 1973 – February 1976
MG Morris J. Brady (Acting) February – November 1976
LTG John R. Thurman III November 1976 – 30 Sep 1979
LTG William Reed Richardson 9 Oct 1979 – 23 Aug 1981
LTG Howard F. Stone 24 Aug 1981 – 25 Jun 1982
LTG Jack W. "Neil" Merritt 26 Jun 1982 – 6 Jun 1983
LTG Carl E. Vuono 24 Jun 1983 – 9 Jun 1985
LTG Robert W. RisCassi 10 Jun 1985 – 9 Jun 1986
LTG Gerald T. Bartlett 10 Jun 1986 – 13 Jul 1988
LTG Leonard P. Wishart III 14 Jul 1988 – 15 Aug 1991
LTG Wilson Allen Shoffner 16 Aug 1991 – 27 Jul 1993
LTG John E. Miller 27 Jul 1993 – 19 Jul 1995
LTG Leonard D. Holder, Jr. 19 Jul 1995 – 7 Aug 1997
LTG Montgomery C. Meigs 7 Aug 1997 – 22 Oct 1998
LTG William M. Steele 23 Oct 1998 – 25 Jul 2001
LTG James C. Riley 26 Jul 2001 – 25 Jun 2003
LTG William Scott Wallace 13 Jul 2003 – 19 Oct 2005
LTG David H. Petraeus 20 Oct 2005 – 2 Feb 2007
LTG William B. Caldwell IV 11 Jun 2007 – November 2009^[4]
LTG Robert L. Caslen March 2010 – July 2011
LTG David G. Perkins November 2011 – February 2014
LTG Robert B. Brown February 2014 – April 2016^[5]
BG John S. Kem (interim) April 2016 – June 2016^[6]
LTG Michael D. Lundy June 2016 – December 2019^[7]
LTG James E. Rainey December 2019 – May 2021^[8]
LTG Theodore D. Martin May 2021 – October 2022^[9]
LTG Milford H. Beagle Jr. October 2022 – present

References

^ "Commandants of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College - army.mil - Retrieved October 13, 2009". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
^ Elvid Hunt, History of Fort Leavenworth, 1827-1937, 2d ed. (Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command and General Staff School Press, 1937)
^ Fort Leavenworth History – army.mil – Retrieved October 13, 2009
^ "Combined Arms Center welcomes new commander". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ Tan, Michelle (April 29, 2016). "Senate confirms new four-star Army Pacific commander". Army Times. Springfield, VA.
^ Richmeier, John (April 29, 2016). "Fort commander leaves for new assignment". Leavenworth Times. Leavenworth, KS.
^ Walleman, Jennifer (June 2, 2016). "Lundy promoted, takes command of CAC". Ft. Leavenworth Lamp. Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
^ Swart-Entwistle, Tisha (February 3, 2020). "Lundy retires at Fort Leavenworth".
^ "Lieutenant General Theodore D. Martin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

[1] "Commandants of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College - army.mil - Retrieved October 13, 2009". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

[2] Elvid Hunt, History of Fort Leavenworth, 1827-1937, 2d ed. (Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command and General Staff School Press, 1937)

[3] Fort Leavenworth History – army.mil – Retrieved October 13, 2009

[4] "Combined Arms Center welcomes new commander". Retrieved 2021-06-13.

[5] Tan, Michelle (April 29, 2016). "Senate confirms new four-star Army Pacific commander". Army Times. Springfield, VA.

[6] Richmeier, John (April 29, 2016). "Fort commander leaves for new assignment". Leavenworth Times. Leavenworth, KS.

[7] Walleman, Jennifer (June 2, 2016). "Lundy promoted, takes command of CAC". Ft. Leavenworth Lamp. Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

[8] Swart-Entwistle, Tisha (February 3, 2020). "Lundy retires at Fort Leavenworth".

[9] "Lieutenant General Theodore D. Martin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

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