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US Army War College

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1901 by Elihu Root, "to prepare selected military, civilian, and international leaders for the responsibilities of strategic leadership; educate current and future leaders on the development and employment of landpower in a joint, multinational and interagency environment; conduct research and publish on national security and military strategy; and engage in activities in support of the Army’s strategic communication efforts."

Location:
Carlisle, PA

Founding Date:
1901

Official Website:
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Abizaid
Military
1-Apr-1951   C-in-C, US Central Command, 2003-07
Omar Bradley
Military
12-Feb-1893 8-Apr-1981 US Army Chief of Staff
Marvin D. Brailsford
Business
31-Jan-1939   Retired US Army Lt. General
Mark Clark
Military
1-May-1896 17-Apr-1984 US Army Chief of Staff
Wesley Clark
Military
23-Dec-1944   Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000
Donald Fowler
Government
12-Sep-1935   DNC chairman, 1995-97
Alexander Haig
Government
2-Dec-1924 20-Feb-2010 US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Joe Heck
Politician
30-Oct-1961   Congressman, Nevada 3rd
Lewis B. Hershey
Military
12-Sep-1893 20-May-1977 Director of Selective Service System
Janis Karpinski
Military
c. 1953   Brig. General in charge of Abu Ghraib prison
John M. Keane
Military
1-Feb-1943   US Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1999-2003
Dennis Kux
Diplomat
11-Aug-1931   US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, 1986-89
Richard Myers
Military
1-Mar-1942   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05
Daniel A. O'Donohue
Diplomat
27-Oct-1931   US Ambassador to Thailand, 1988-91
Raymond T. Odierno
Military
8-Sep-1954   US Army Chief of Staff
James W. Pardew
Diplomat
5-Feb-1944   US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05
James B. Peake
Government
18-Jun-1944   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Ralph Peters
Columnist
1952   New York Post columnist
Dennis J. Reimer
Military
12-Jul-1939   US Army Chief of Staff, 1995-99
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934 27-Dec-2012 Leader in Persian Gulf War
John Shalikashvili
Military
27-Jun-1936 23-Jul-2011 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1993-97
Walter Bedell Smith
Government
5-Oct-1895 9-Aug-1961 CIA Director, 1950-53
Gordon R. Sullivan
Military
25-Sep-1937   US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95
Paul E. Vallely
Military
c. 1939   Fox News senior military analyst
Hoyt Vandenberg
Government
24-Jan-1899 2-Apr-1954 CIA Director, 1946-47
Carl E. Vuono
Military
18-Oct-1934   US Army Chief of Staff, 1987-91
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Military
23-Aug-1883 2-Sep-1953 Commander of the Philippines

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Mark Clark
Military
1-May-1896 17-Apr-1984 US Army Chief of Staff

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hermann Eilts
Diplomat
23-Mar-1922 12-Oct-2006 US Ambassador to Egypt, 1973-79
Robert Scales
Military
5-Aug-1944   Military analyst
Daniel Simpson
Diplomat
9-Jul-1939   US Ambassador to the Congo, 1995-98
Larry M. Wortzel
Government
c. 1949   China specialist, military analyst




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