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Canadian Army Command and Staff College

Canadian Army Command and Staff College

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unit_nameCanadian Army Command and Staff College
native_name
imageCLFCSC Crest.gif
image_size200px
captionBadge of the CACSC
dates1946present
countryCanada
branchCanadian Army
typeStaff college
command_structureCanadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre
garrisonFort Frontenac
garrison_labelHeadquarters
motto
website
commander1Col F.G. Auld{{cite web
urlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/education-training/establishments/command-staff-college.html
titleCanadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC)
websiteMilitary Schools and Training
date28 August 2013
publisherGovernment of Canada
access-date28 August 2024}}
commander1_labelCommandant
identification_symbol_labelFlag of the Canadian Army

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Remnants of the old fort, with the new Fort Frontenac in the background

The Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC), formerly the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College, is a staff college for officers of the Canadian Armed Forces, specializing in staff and army operations courses. It is at Fort Frontenac in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Courses offered

CACSC is charged with developing in army officers the ability to perform command and staff functions in war.

The following courses are offered at CACSC:

  • Army Operations Course
  • Primary Reserve Army Operations Course
  • Military Training and Cooperation Program – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Unit Command Team Course
  • Primary Reserve Unit Command Team Course
  • Information Management Officer Course
  • Joint Tactical Targeting Course
  • Collateral Damage Estimation Course

College commandants

  • Lt Col G.G. Simonds (1941)
  • Maj-Gen H.F.H. Hertzberg, CMG, DSO, MC (1941-1944)
  • Brig D.G. Cunningham, DSO (1944-1945)
  • Brig J.D.B. Smith, CBE, DSO (1945-1946)
  • Maj-Gen J.F.M. Whiteley, CB, CBE, MC (1947-1949)
  • Lt-Gen G.G. Simonds, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (1949-1951)
  • Brig G. Kitching, CBE, DSO, CD (1951-1954)
  • Brig M.P. Bogert, CBE, DSO, CD (1954-1958)
  • Brig R. Rowley, DSO, ED, CD (1958-1962)
  • Brig D.C. Cameron, DSO, ED, CD (1962-1966)
  • Brig B.F. Macdonald, DSO, CD (1966)
  • Brig W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1966-1968)
  • BGen W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1968-1969)
  • BGen D.S. MacLennan, CD (1969-1971)
  • BGen F.W. Wootton, CD (1971-1974)
  • BGen P.V.B. Grieve, CD (1974-1976)
  • BGen C.L. Kirby, CD (1976-1979)
  • Col P.H.C. Carew, CD (1979-1980)
  • BGen P.H.C. Carew, CD (1980-1982)
  • BGen J.A. Cotter, CD (1982-1984)
  • BGen R.I. Stewart, CD (1984-1987)
  • BGen C. Milner, OMM, CD (1987-1989)
  • MGen C. Milner, OMM, CD (1989)
  • BGen T.F. De Faye, OMM, CD (1989-1991)
  • Col R.S. Billings, CD (1991-1992)
  • BGen R.P. Alden, OMM, CD (1992-1994)
  • Col J.S. Labbe, CD (1994-1996)
  • BGen M.K. Jeffery, OMM, CD (1996-1997)
  • BGen J. Arp, CD (1997-1999)
  • Col M. Lessard, CD (1999-2000)
  • BGen M. Lessard, CD (2000-2001)
  • BGen G.W. Nordick, OMM
  • Col J.R. Ferron, CD (2003-2005)
  • Col J.C. Collin, OMM, CD (2005-2007)
  • Col F.A. Lewis, MSM, CD (2007-2009)
  • Col J. Cade, MSM, CD (2009-2011)
  • Col B.W.G. McPherson, CD (2011-2013)
  • Col R.D.K. Walker, MSC, CD (2013-2015)
  • Col G.R. Smith, MSM, CD (2015-2016)
  • LCol J.G.J Trudel, CD (2016)
  • Col D.D. Basinger, CD (2016-2018)
  • Col D.J. Cross, CD (2018-2019)
  • Col R.T. Strickland, CD (2019-2022)
  • Col K.L. Solomon, CD (2022-2023)
  • Col F.G. Auld, OMM, MSM, CD, P.Eng (2024–present)

References

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