Command and General Staff College Foundation News Fall 2017 - 7

FEATURE

Brig. Gen. Efflandt becomes
2nd Provost of Army University

PHOTO BY JIM SHEA/ARMYU

Brigadier General Scott L.
Efflandt became the second Provost
of the Army University in an assumption
of responsibility ceremony at the Lewis
and Clark Center Sept. 7. The outdoor
ceremony hosted by Kirby Brown, deputy
to the commander of the Combined
Arms Center, installed Efflandt as the
provost and as deputy commandant of
the U.S. Army Command and General
Staff College. Previous provost, Maj. Gen.
John S. Kem, departed in July to become
the commandant of the U.S. Army War
College in Carlisle Barracks, Penn.
Efflandt said the ceremony was
significant not because of him but because
the work done by the Army University and
CGSC accounts for the professionalism
of the Army. He also highlighted the
exceptional and successful civil-military

PHOTO COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS

by Harry Sarles, Army University Public Affairs

Brigadier General Scott L. Efflandt receives the
Assumption of Responsibility certificate from Deputy
to the Commander of the Combined Arms Center
Kirby Brown, becoming the second provost of the
Army University in an assumption of responsibility
ceremony at Fort Leavenworth Sept. 7.

relations that exist in Northeast Kansas
that make Fort Leavenworth. "Fort
Leavenworth feels like home," he said.
He added he had already reconnected with

many old friends and was looking forward
to making new ones.
Prior to his current assignment, Efflandt
was the deputy commanding general
(maneuver) for the 1st Infantry Division.
His 32 years of commissioned service
began as an infantry platoon leader for
the Illinois Army National Guard. Upon
receipt of a regular Army commission in
1987 he assessed to active duty as an
armor officer.

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PHOTOFLASH

The Command and General Staff College opened its academic
year with the International Flag Ceremony for Command and
General Staff Officer's Course 2018 on Aug. 14 at the Lewis and
Clark Center. The ceremony features posting of the colors of 91
nations represented by students attending this year's class.
The 119 international student delegation is the largest to
attend the class for mid-career officers since the college moved
to its current location in 2007. International military education
began at Fort Leavenworth in 1894. Since then, more than 8,000
international officers from 164 countries have attended classes
alongside their United States counterparts.

Major Hassan Ahmed posts the flag of Egypt
during the International Flag Ceremony Aug. 14.

PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS

International Flag Ceremony Aug. 14 opens Command and General Staff College

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