SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL STRATEGY SEMINAR 7-10 JUNE 1960 PROGRAM

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SIXTH
ANNUAL
NATIONAL
STRATEGY
SEMINAR
7-10 JUNE 1960
US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
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SIXTH ANNUAL
NATIONAL STRATEGY
SEMINAR
US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
7-10 JUNE 1960
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Root Hall
US Army War College
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A Message from the Secretary of the Army ..................................
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A Message from the Chief of Staff. ...............................................
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A Message from the Commanding General,
US Continental Army Command ..................................................
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A Message from the Commandant, US Army War College...........
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Mission and Curriculum of the US Army War College ................
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National Strategy and a Supporting Military Program ................
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Purpose and Methodology of the Seminar ....................................
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Seminar Organization .......... ..............................:...........................
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Schedule of Events .............................................
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Map, Carlisle and Vicinity ............................................................
Map, Carlisle Barracks ...............:..................................................
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Administrative Services .................................................................
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Telephone Numbers ........................................................................
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History of the US Army War College ........................... I
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History of Carlisle Barracks ..........................................................
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NOTES ......................................................... :.....................................
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Coat of Arms of the US Army War College
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The Honorable Wilber M. Brucker
Secretary of the Army
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
On behalf of the Department of the Army, I extend to
each of you a most cordial welcome to the sixth annual
National Strategy Seminar of the United States Army War
College.
The sustained maintenance of a sound national strategic
posture, in an era of unprecedented technological change, de=
mands more than ever the effective integration of the Nation's
moral, social, psychological, political, economic, and mili-
tary power. Essential to this process is the attainment of
broad mutual understanding between our civilian and military
leaders on all matters of national security.
Toward this end, the United States Army War College,
through its annual seminar, seeks to further mutual under-
standing, to broaden the knowledge of its senior officers, and
to suggest optimum concepts for the enhancement of our over-
all national security.
We feel honored by your presence, grateful for the ex-
tensive knowledge you bring to the seminar and confident that
you will find your participation personally rewarding.
Wilber M. Brucker
Secretary of the Army
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General Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Chief of Staff, United States Army
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UNITED STATES ARMY
THE CHIEF OF STAFF
It is a personal pleasure for me to welcome each of you
to the sixth annual National Strategy Seminar here at Carlisle
Barracks.
An important part of the Army's over-all contribution to
the maintenance of a sound national strategic posture is the
continuing broad education of its future leaders. Through its
annual National Strategy Seminar, the Army War College seeks
the counsel of qualified experts in the many fields from which
the Nation derives its strength and support. The ensuing dis-
cussions, we hope, will not only stimulate constructive thought
on matters of national security, but will also fill an important
need in the development of our senior officers.
In this important effort, I sincerely appreciate your whole-
hearted assistance and participation.
L. L. LEMNITZER
General, United States Ar
Chief of Staff
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General Bruce C. Clarke
Commanding General
United States Continental Army Command
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HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL
FORT MONROE. VIRGINIA
My sincere welcome to you as a guest of the sixth
annual National Strategy Seminar.
The Army War College is the apex of the Army's educa-
tional system. It seeks through its curriculum to extend
student understanding and appreciation of all forms of national
power required 'in the attainment of our national aims and
objectives. The proper. integration of the several elements
of national power into a long range plan for the Nation's secur-
ity is a complex task requiring the best judgment of leaders
from all walks of American life, civilian and military alike.
Your participation in this combined effort not only contributes
significantly to the ultimate favorable arrangement of these
elements, but is also of considerable assistance in fulfilling
the mission of the College.
I hope that your visit at the Army War College will be
both pleasant and rewarding.
BRUCE C. CLARKE
General, United States Army
Commanding
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Major General William P. Ennis, Jr.
Commandant
US Army War College
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US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
CARLISLE BARRACKS. PENNSYLVANIA
The US Army War College welcomes you to the 1960
National Strategy Seminar.
All members of the College appreciate the opportunity
of discussing the development of a national strategy and its
supporting military program with you. We are grateful for
the broad experience and wise counsel you bring to the Seminar.
We hope the discussions will be mutually stimulating and
rewarding.
Cognizant of the many demands on your time at this
season, we feel particularly honored by your presence and
fortunate in being able to collaborate with you in this important
work.
Wm. P. ENNIS, JR
Major General, United Statd Army
Commandant
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US ARMY WAR COLLEGE - MISSION AND CURRICULUM
The US Army War College is the senior College of the Army's educa-
tional system. The College's primary mission is to prepare selected Army
officers for the highest command and staff positions in the Army, for joint
and allied commands, and for such high-level government positions as the
Army may. be called upon to fill. Additionally, selected students from
other Services and governmental agencies are prepared for comparable or
similar positions. The student body, totalling 200, includes represent-
atives of the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Department of State, and
other governmental agencies. The faculty is composed of senior and high-
ly qualified Army officers and representatives of the other services and
governmental agencies.
The curriculum, oriented toward the next decade, reflects the soldier-
statesman philosophy characteristic of American democratic military tradi-
tion. Part I of the curriculum is designed to develop a better understand-
ing of national and international affairs and the problems confronting our
top leaders in guiding the formulation of national strategy. Part II con-
centrates on the problems of our military leaders associated with the devel-
ment and use of national military power in support of national security
policy.
In Part I of the curriculum the student develops his perspective of
America's role in the family of nations, of our own and foreign national
interests, and of national power. Concepts and instrumentalities of inter-
national relations are. examined and strategic areas of the world are as-
sessed, together with United States policies toward them. Critical issues
facing the United States in the field of international relations are analyzed.
In Part II of the curriculum the student examines the Armed Services
of the United States, their doctrines, interrelationships, and strategic em-
ployment, both jointly and in conjunction with allies. Special emphasis is
given to the Army's mission and role, at present and in the future. Stra-
tegic studies are undertaken at the level of the Department of Defense and
Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as at Department of the Army and unified
command levels. The nation's military resources, in being and potentially
available, are examined and the overall ability of United States forces to
provide for the national defense is assessed.
The two principal curricular areas are integrated in the final student
effort during the last part of the academic year. At this time, student
committees prepare national strategies and supporting military programs.
The resulting work is readied for critical appraisal in collaboration with
Seminar guests.
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NATIONAL STRATEGY
AND
SUPPORTING MILITARY PROGRAM.
The guests for the National Strategy Seminar will enter the Army
War College environment at the culmination of the curriculum. The
students will have completed a tentative draft of a comprehensive na-
tional strategy for the United States and a military program to support
the strategy. The role of the guests is to participate with the students
in an objective evaluation of the suitability and feasibility of the strat-
egy and supporting military program.
The Army War College defines national strategy as our nation's
plan for the integrated development and employment of our national
power over a period of time to achieve our national objectives. A nation-
al military program is the Department of Defense's estimate and plan to
implement its responsibilities under such a national strategy either
directly or through coordination with other Departments or agencies.
In designing a national strategy the student committees, after
appraising alternatives, establish long-term national goals and objec-
tives, and formulate a basic concept for proceeding toward their
accomplishment. Subsidiary policies and courses of action are delin-
eated, in light of foreseeable problems. While the national objec-
tives and the strategic concept are relatively long-term, derivative
policies must reflect the changing national and international situa-
tion; accordingly, these policies are projected for a shorter term, with
the thought that in actual practice they would be subject to continu-
ing review and revision.
The national military program deals with military means and con-
cepts of employment to support the national strategy. It concerns
qualitative and quantitative aspects of United States forces, and the
utilization of United States military power, in the light of overall
capabilities of the Free World.
The development of the national strategy and supporting military
program requires consideration of the complex interrelationships among
the political, economic, socio-psychological and military factors which,
together, comprise the national strategy. The suitability of the means
and their combinations must be appraised, as well as the feasibility
of the national effort required. Finally, committees are expected to
check the adequacy of their national strategy and supporting. military
program as guidance to implementing agencies.
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PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SEMINAR
The purpose of the National Strategy Seminar conducted annually at the
US Army War College is to develop a concept of a national strategy for the
United States and a supporting military program.
The agenda for the National Strategy Seminar includes five addresses,
i joint guest-student participation in committee discussions, a plenary session
at which the conclusions of a selected committee will be presented and exam-
ined, and closing remarks by the Commandant of the US Army War College.
The addresses are intended to present the views of recognized national
authorities as well as to provide a comprehensive orientation for committee
discussions.
The class is divided into 14 committees, of 14 or 15 students each.
All committees pursue the same problem.
Upon arrival, each Seminar guest is assigned as a member of one of
the committees. After the first lecture, guests will be welcomed by their
respective committees, oriented with respect to the problem, and briefed
on the student prepared strategies and military programs. During subse-
quent committee discussion periods, the proposed committee concepts are
examined in joint guest-student discussions, and the future effectiveness
of these concepts is evaluated. Guests are urged to participate fully in
committee deliberations, for their contributions will be particularly valu-
able in analyzing the adequacy of proposed strategies and programs from
the viewpoint of their respective fields of specialized experience and pro-
fessional attainment.
In the plenary session on 10 June, certain aspects of a national strat-
egy and supporting military program, as developed within a committee, will
be presented to assembled guests, students and faculty. This presentation
will initiate subsequent discussion by all seminar participants.
All guests, students, and faculty members at the Seminar are author-
ized to receive SECRET information. Discussions at the Seminar are in
the category of defense information which affects the national defense of
the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18,
U.S.C., Sections 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Notes and
working papers containing any element of defense information must be safe-
guarded according to the classification of that information.
To insure a free and objective exchange of ideas, the US Army War
College will scrupulously observe its established policy that no remarks
of any guest will be disseminated outside the College without that indi-
vidual's specific consent.
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SEMINAR ORGANIZATION
COMMANDANT: Maj Gen William P. Ennis, Jr.
DEPUTY COMMANDANT: Brig Gen Bruce Palmer, Jr.
FACULTY BOARD: Brig Gen Bruce Palmer,Jr. Col A. Graham-
Col C. H. Dayhuff, Jr. Col L. B. Cole .
Col H. Hardenbergh
JOINT ADVISORY
GROUP:
Mr. R. C. Strong, US Foreign Service
Capt G. L. Raring, USN
Col C. M. Nees, USMC
Col N. C. Bonawitz, USAF
Mr. J. W. Johnson, ORO
CHAIRMAN, FACULTY GROUP II: Col C. H. Dayhuff,Jr.
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL STRATEGY SEMINAR: Col N. W. Lovsnes
ASSISTANT SEMINAR DIRECTOR:
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE:
Col H. E. Hagerty
Nr.
STUDENT CHAIRMAN
FACULTY ADVISER
1
Lt Col N. M. G. Locksley
Col J. G. Wheelock, III
2
Col J. A. Hebbeler
Col J. G. Wheelock, III
3
Col E. E. Anderson, USMC
Col U. W. Alexander
4
Col A. E.- Cowan
Col N. Farrell
5
Col F. E. Kramer
Col R. 0. Fudge
6
Lt Col A. St John, II
Col J. G. Holland, Jr.
7
Lt Col W. Sidle
Lt Col D. S. Bussey
8
Col P. R. Stoney, USAF
Lt Col B. G. Moore
9
Lt Col A. D. Boggs
Col R. J. Long
10
Lt Col J. J. Schmidt, Jr.
Lt Col R. A. Martin
11
Lt Col L. S.. Boatwright
Col J. S. Addington
12
Col W. A. Burke
Col C. M. Nees, USMC
13
Lt Col E. W. McGregor
Lt Col A. L. P. Wermuth
14
Capt E. G. Miller, USN
Lt Col J. M. Kinzer
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SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 1960
1300 Opening Remarks by the Commandant
1310 Address: "The World Situation"
The Honorable ALLEN W. DULLES
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
1410 Question Period
1440 Guest Orientation and Committee Discussions in Bliss Hall
(First half hour in Coffee Room)
1730 Commandant's Reception
(Quarters Nr: 1)
-11k00 Committee Social Activities
WEDNESDAY, 8 JUNE 1960
0900 Composite Guest-Student Committee Discussions
(Bliss Hall)
.1000 Address: "Psychological, Political and Economic Aspects of
National Strategy"
The Honorable FREDERICK H. MUELLER
Secretary of Commerce
1100 Question Period
1200 Luncheon
(Officers' Open Mess)
1330 Composite Guest-Student Committee Discussions
(Bliss. Hall)
1830 Commandant's Reception and Dinner for Secretary of the Army
(Officers' Open Mess)
2100 Address by: The Honorable WILBER M. BRUCKER
Secretary of the Army
After-dinner Coffee
(Fireplace Room, Officers' Open Mess)
OF
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EVENTS
THURSDAY, 9 JUNE 1960
0900 Address: "Military Aspects of National Strategy"
General LYMAN L. LEMNITZER
Chief of Staff, United States Army
1000 Question Period
1030 Informal Discussion
(Coffee Room, Bliss Hall)
1100 Composite Guest-Student Committee Discussions
(Bliss Hall)
1230 Luncheon
(Officers' Open Mess)
1400 Composite Guest-Student Committee Discussions
(Bliss Hall)
1900 Committee Social Activities
FRIDAY, 10 JUNE 1960
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0830 Plenary Session - Guest-Student Committee Presentation
"A National Strategy and a Supporting Military Program"
Moderator: Brigadier General BRUCE PALMER, JR.
Deputy Commandant
0930 Informal Discussion .
(Coffee Room, Bliss Hall)
1000 Continuation of Plenary Session -
Discussion of Guest-Student Committee Presentation
1115 Address: "Some Observations on the Soviet Union and Its
Foreign Policy"
The Honorable HENRY CABOT LODGE
US Ambassador to the United Nations
1215 Concluding Remarks: Major General WILLIAM P. ENNIS, JR.
Commandant
Commandant's Luncheon
(Officers' Open Mess)
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The US Army War College is located in the Cumberland
Valley of Pennsylvania at Carlisle Barracks on US Route
11 approximately 18 miles west of Harrisburg. The city of
Carlisle is one mile southwest of the Post on Route 11.
The Carlisle Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is
about two miles east of Carlisle Barracks on US Route 11.
From Carlisle, State Route 34 leads to Gettysburg, con-
necting with main highways to Baltimore and Washington.
The travel time from Washington, D.C., to Carlisle Bar-
racks by automobile is approximately three hours.
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THE CENTRAL AREA
Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
POST
OFFICE
FIRE
0 400 800 I r 1 STATION
Key air and railroad terminals are located in Harrisburg.
Trans World, Capital, and Allegheny Airlines fly regularly
scheduled flights. The Pennsylvania Railroad also serv-
ices Harrisburg.
An officer from this command will be on hand to meet
visitors arriving in Harrisburg or Carlisle transportation
terminals and to arrange sedan or helicopter transportation
to Carlisle Barracks.
Guests arriving at Carlisle Barracks via automobile
should stop at the Main Gate where they will be directed to
their assigned billets.
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TO CARLISLE PENNA RT U S,IHARRISSURG
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TRANSPORTATION
Government transportation will be made available for your use
during the Seminar. Travel information, reservations and tickets can
be obtained at the Service Desks.
Accommodations have been arranged for the nights of 6, 7, 8,
and 9 June. Guests desiring to remain for a longer period are re-
quested to notify the Service Desk.
1. Guest House:-Guests residing in the Guest House will be
served breakfast in the dining room of the Guest House. The midday
and evening meals will be served at the Carlisle Barracks Officers'
Open Mess.
2. Star Lite Motel:-All meals for guests residing in the Star
Lite Motel will be served at the Carlisle Barracks Officers' Open
Mess.
3. Middlesex Inn:-Guests residing in this facility will be served
breakfast at the Middlesex Inn. The midday and evening meals will be
served at the Carlisle Barracks Officers' Open Mess.
4. Beauford Motel:-All meals for guests residing in the Beauford
Motel will be served at the Carlisle Barracks Officers' Open Mess.
5. Commercial Facilities:-Information relative to local dining
establishments may be obtained from the Service Desk in the lobby.
Service Desks have been established at the Middlesex Inn, Beauford
Motel, the Star Lite Motel, the Guest House, Bliss Hall, Root Hall and
the Officers' Open Mess. Personnel will be on duty at the Service
Desks from 0600 until 2400 hours in your billet locations. Personnel
will be on duty at the other Service Desks when activities are being
conducted nearby. All Service Desks will be prepared to satisfy your
needs, and to transmit information to the Service Desk at your billet.
Arrangements may include such items. as return transportation,
laundry, dry cleaning or long distance telephone calls.
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Long distance telephone and telegraph service is available, from
the Guest House, the Star Lite Motel,;the Middlesex Inn, and the
Beauford Motel. In addition, you may place long distance telephone
calls or dispatch telegrams from on-Post telephones. The Service
Desks will assist you in making payment for any personal charges
thus incurred.
The medical and dental facilities at Carlisle Barracks will be at
your disposal in a case of emergency. Excellent civilian medical and
dental service is available in the Carlisle and Harrisburg areas.
Banking facilities are available in the Borough of Carlisle.
Introductions to any of the leading banks will be arranged upon re-
quest to the Service Desk. In addition, the Officers' Open Mess on
the Post maintains limited cash reserves and will be pleased to honor
checks not in excess of $25.00..
Typing or stenographic service will be available to guests upon
request at the Service Desk.
In order that quest participants may have an opportunity to become
better acquainted with each other, the students and the faculty, it has
been our pleasure to arrange the following:
1730, Tuesday, 7 Jun - Commandant's Reception.
(Quarters Nr. 1)
1830, Wednesday, 8 Jun - Commandant's Reception and Dinner
for the Secretary of the Army
(Officers' Open Mess)
8, 9, and 10 Jun - Commandant's Luncheons
(Officers' Open Mess)
1900, Tuesday, 7 Jun, and
1900, Thursday, 9 Jun - Committee Social Activities
Informal dress is appropriate for all social activity "during the National
Strategy Seminar.
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NOTE: When calling within the Post, dial number; if on
Post and calling outside, dial "9"listen for dial
tone, then dial the exchange and number. desired.
When calling Post number from outside,dial
CHapel 3-4141 and give extension to Post Operator.
Ambulance 333
Doctor or Medical Information 526
Commandant's Office 501
Deputy Commandant 502
Deputy Secretary 504
Secretary, US Army War College 509
Visitors' Bureau 507,
635
Duty Officer 703
Officers' Open Mess (Office) 228
It If 1+ (Lounge) 316
Public Information Office 357,
556
Beauford Motel CHapel 3-3631
Guest House (Service Desk) 652
Middlesex Motor Inn CHapel 3-5411
Star Lite Motel CHapel 3-4341
Beauford Motel CHapel 3-3631
Bliss Hall 578
Guest House 652
Harrisburg Airport Harrisburg
CE(Cedar) 3-7572
Middlesex Motor Inn CHapel 3-5411
Officers' Open Mess 560
Pennsylvania RR Station Harri sburg
CE(Cedar) 3-8231
Root Hall 703
Star Lite Motel CHapel 3-2809
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TRANSPORTATION
Car Dispatcher
'Harrisburg Airport:
Allegheny Airlines
Harrisburg
CE(Cedar)
6-5001
Capital Airlines
Harrisburg
CE(Cedar)
6-7995
Harrisburg
CE(Cedar)
8-0861
Olmsted Air Force Base Middletown
(flight information) WH(Whitney) 4-5521
Ext 3223
Pennsylvania Railroad Harrisburg
CE(Cedar) 2-4141
Transportation Officer
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HISTORY OF THE US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
The US Army War College, senior institution .in the Army.educa-
tional system, was established in 1901. The history of the College
has special interest because of the close relationship between the
institution and the development of the modern United States Army.
The College was conceived and founded in 1901 under the direc-
tion of the then Secretary of War, Elihu Root. As a result of the
lessons learned in the Spanish American War, he saw the need for
an institution to provide officers capable of performing planning
and operational activities for the War Department, as well as to pre-
pare selected officers for high command and staff duties.
A War College Board was appointed in 1902 with Major General
S. B. M. Young as President. Brigadier General T. H. Bliss replac-
ed General Young as President of the War College Board. The first
students assembled in 1904 at 22 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington,
D. C. There were nine Army officers in that first class, among them
was Captain John J. Pershing, who was later to become the most
illustrious member of the class. Washington Barracks, now Fort
Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D. C., was the home of the Army War
College from 1906 to 1940.
General Bliss, who was destined to become Chief of Staff of
the Army, and later, President Wilson's representative on the
Supreme War Council during World War I, gave the original direc-
tion to the academic work of the College. The pattern he set was
based on the resolution by student committees of assigned problems
of current interest to the Army. This pattern has remained unchanged
in principle over the intervening years.
Army War College classes were suspended during World Wars I
and II. Following World War II, the College was reestablished tempor-
arily at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It moved to Carlisle Barracks on
July 1, 1951.
Since its establishment, 3628 students have graduated from the
Army War College. As nearly as can be ascertained, at least 1154
of this number have attained General or Flag officer rank in the various
Services. President Eisenhower, Army Generals Pershing, Krueger,
Somervell, Patton, Clark, Bradley, Collins, Ridgway, and Taylor, Air
Force Generals Vandenberg and Kenney, the Navy's Admiral "Bull"
Halsey, number but a few of the Army War College graduates who have
distinguished themselves in the service of our Country.
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Founded by Colonel John Stanwix of the British Army on 30 May
1757, Carlisle Barracks has figured prominently in the education of
members of the Armed Forces since Colonel Henry Bouquet arrived
here in 1758 to conduct instruction for British and Provincial troops
in Indian fighting tactics.
Because of its favorable location at the juncture of the North-
South, East-West supply routes, Carlisle Barracks became a permanent
military establishment and served as an arsenal during the War for in-
dependence. The main magazine, erected in 1777, still stands. It is
the oldest building on the post, and is now maintained as the Hessian
Guardhouse Museum, open to the public on Wednesday and Sunday
afternoons.
What is believed to be the United States Army's first educa-
tional institution, a school for Artillerists, was established at Carlisle
Barracks, in 1777 by Captain Isaac Coren. This was the first of 10
different Army Schools eventually to be located at this installation.
Originally known simply as "the camp near Carlisle", the post
was named "Washingtonburg" during the Revolutionary War, and was
the first military post ever to be named for General George Washington.
However, it was not until 1801 that the Old Post actually became
Federal property when it was purchased from the heirs of William
Penn. About 1807, the post gained its present name.
With the outbreak of trouble in Western Pennsylvania over the
new whiskey taxes, General Washington personally assembled at
Carlisle the largest force ever under his command, about fourteen
thousand men, to quell the so called "Whiskey Rebellion" of 1794.
The forerunner of the present Armor School, The School of
Cavalry Practice, was established here in 1838 and remained at this
location until 1861.
From its founding in 1879 until its close in 1918, the Carlisle
Indian Industrial School was located here. From 1920 to 1946, Carlisle
Barracks was the home of the Medical Field Service School; during the
period 1946 to 1951, the School for Government of Occupied Areas,
The Adjutant General's School, The Chaplain School, the Military
Police School, The Army Security Agency School and the Armed Forces
Information School were located here.
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US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
COAT OF ARMS
EXPLANATION
The American eagle, in natural colors (proper), bearing the emblems of
the National coat of arms, on the silver (argent) shield, is significant of
the national character of the War College. The escutcheon in its proper
colors serves to balance the design and complete the trio of national
colors by the addition of the red.
The five-pointed stars, besides being of the kind used in the National
arms, are used in the insignia of the General Staff, of which the War
College initially was a division. The three stars are symbols of the three
combatant arms of the service.
The crest, the torch of enlightenment in the grasp of the mailed fist, needs
no special explanation.
Finally, the motto, translated, means "Provident for the future."
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