Combined Arms Center

This #MotivationalMonday, our drill sergeants at the @USArmy Aviation Center of Excellence compete in the land navigation portion of the 2025 Drill Sergeant of the Year competition at Fort Rucker, Alabama. (U.S. Army photo by WO1 Katrina Diiorio) #ThisWeWillDefend #BeAllYouCanBe

For our #MotivationalMonday, our Soldiers in the Armor Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC) learn the capabilities of their armored vehicles as they conduct tank gunnery training in Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder) #BeAllYouCanBe #DriveChange

For this #FunFactFriday, did you know that Fort Leavenworth has a piece of history? The Berlin Wall Monument located U.S. Army Command and General Staff College is dedicated to the tearing of the Berlin Wall in 1989. #Army250 #DriveChangeForgeVictory #ThisWeWillDefend

Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson was the commanding officer for the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment from 1866 to 1890. Grierson led his Soldiers with equal treatment, seen in his multiple accomplishments in the Civil War and the American West. #Army250 #DriveChange

Brig. Gen. Jeremy Wilson, deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center - Training, changes responsibility of the National Simulation Center (NSC) from NSC's outgoing director Greg Pavlichko to NSC's incoming director Christopher Johnes July 9, 2025. #ThisWeWillDefend

July 9, 2025 marks the inception of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps, formed in 1918. These highly specialized Soldiers are the top experts in their field of expertise, training enlisted Soldiers and advising Officers in their skillset. #ThisWeWillDefend #Army250 #DriveChange

Independence Day marks the 249th anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence. This July 4, we celebrate the achievements of people who have served over the course of American history. #Army250 #ThisWeWillDefend #DriveChange

Lt. Col. William Richardson, Combined Arms Center (CAC) military equal opportunity program manager, was awarded The Meritorious Service Medal during his retirement award ceremony July 3, 2025. Lt. Col. Richardson leaves behind a legacy of positivity and selfless service.

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was a parachuting unit in World War II tasked to disarm Japanese balloon-bombs and combat fires ignited by the explosives in the United States. #Army250 #ThisWeWillDefend #DriveChangeForgeVictory

The story of Margaret "Peggy" Pavey is up on the @USArmy page! Come read the story of "the heartbeat of the Combined Arms Center” and her legacy of nearly 60 years of civil service, consistency and kindness. #Army250 #DriveChangeForgeVictory army.mil/article/286807

Today, Miss Mary "Peggy" Pavey retired after nearly 6 decades of US Army and American history at the Combined Arms Center. Later this week, check out our story covering Miss Peggy's career. #Army250 #ThisWeWillDefend

For this #MotivationalMonday, our drill sergeants continue to #DriveChange as they compete in this years Drill Sergeant of the Year competition, testing their physical and mental strength while showing why they are the standard. #ThisWeWillDefend #Army250

This for this #FunFactFriday we look at the scenic overlook of "The Highway to the West," located on @FortLeavenworth. Scaled by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1806, hundreds of supply wagons that were hauled up by horses or oxen created the cut remains in the hillside today.

A monument honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion can be found on @FortLeavenworth, Kansas. The unit, sorted and delivered backlogs of undelivered mail exceeded expectations, meeting their goal in three months, earning a positive reputation across the @USArmy.

During the Civil War, Fort Leavenworth functioned as an arsenal, supply base, training and organizational camp for volunteer troops. Opposition forces prompted the construction of defensive fortifications inside Fort Leavenworth, manned by members of the Seventh Kansas Militia.

Premiering at 8:00 a.m. CDT. AUF and the 10th Mountain Division (LI) are proud to present a new documentary, The High Ground. #10thMountainDivision #ClimbToGlory #FortDrum #USArmy youtu.be/tyDgdozvUmk?si… @10MTNDIV @HistoryColorado @CONG1860 @NOLSedu @USArmy @TRADOC @usacac

This #MotivationalMonday, get your week started with the #theplankchallenge to strengthen your willpower, boost your mood, and improve your fitness! Grab a friend and join in on the challenge. #DriveChange #Army250 #increaseyourfitness #strengthenyourwillpower #boostyourmood

Across from the United States Disciplinary Barracks gate is the site of one of the first “claimed” territorial capitals of Kansas. Governor Andrew J. Reeder had an office here for two months in 1854, until he moved to Shawnee Methodist Episcopal Mission. #Army250 #FunFactFriday

Today we recognize Juneteenth, a moment symbolizing the fulfilled promise of freedom in our country. June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ensure freedom of the last enslaved Americans. #Juneteenth

Soldiers bid “lamps out” to Brig. Gen. Mark W. Siekman, deputy commanding general, Reserve Affairs (IMA), Combined Arms Center and Brig. Gen. Bryan L. Babich, director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, June 18, 2025 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. #DriveChange