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{{Infobox military unit
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|unit_name= Canadian Army Command and Staff College
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|native_name= {{nativename|fr|Collège de commandement et d'état‑major de l'Armée canadienne}}
|image= CLFCSC Crest.gif
|image= CLFCSC Crest.gif
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|caption= College badge
|caption= Badge of the CACSC
|dates= 1946{{endash}}present
|dates= 1946{{endash}}present
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|country= Canada
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|branch= [[Canadian Army]]
|type=
|type= [[Staff college]]
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|command_structure= [[Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre]]
|command_structure= [[Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre]]
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|garrison_label= Headquarters
|nickname=
|nickname=
|motto= {{lang-la|Tam Marte quam Minerva}}
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|commander1 = Col F.G. Auld<ref>{{cite web
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[[Image:Fort Frontenac.JPG|thumb|left|Remnants of the old fort with the new Fort Frontenac in background.]]
[[Image:Fort Frontenac.JPG|thumb|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 school for officers of the [[Canadian Forces]], specializing in staff and army operations courses. It is located at [[Fort Frontenac]], in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Canada.
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 ==
== Courses offered ==
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The following courses are offered at CACSC:
The following courses are offered at CACSC:
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* Army Operations Course

* Army Operations Course (AOC)
* Primary Reserve Army Operations Course
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* Military Training and Cooperation Program – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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* Primary Reserve Army Operations Course (P Res AOC)
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* Unit Command Team Course
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* Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP) - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
* Unit Command Team Course (UCTC)
* Primary Reserve Unit Command Team Course
* Information Management Officer Course
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* Primary Reserve Command Team Course (P Res UCTC)
* Information Management Officer (IMO) Course
* Joint Tactical Targeting Course
* Joint Tactical Targeting Course (JTTC)
* Collateral Damage Estimation Course
* Collateral Damage Estimation Course (CDEC)


== College commandants ==
== College commandants ==
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* [[Guy Simonds|Lt Col G.G. Simonds]] (1941)
* [[Guy Simonds|Lt Col G.G. Simonds]] (1941)
* [[Halfdan Hertzberg|Maj-Gen H.F.H. Hertzberg]], CMG, DSO, MC (1941-1944)
* [[Halfdan Hertzberg|Maj-Gen H.F.H. Hertzberg]], CMG, DSO, MC (1941-1944)
* [[Douglas Gordon Cunningham|Brig D.G. Cunningham]], DSO (1944-1945)
* [[Douglas Gordon Cunningham|Brig D.G. Cunningham]], DSO (1944-1945)
* [https://everitas.rmcclub.ca/short-history-of-rmc-which-has-a-focus-with-ww-ii/ Brig J.D.B. Smith], CBE, DSO (1945-1946)
* [[Desmond Smith (Canadian Army officer)|Brig J.D.B. Smith]], CBE, DSO (1945-1946)
* [[John Whiteley (British Army officer)|Maj-Gen J.F.M. Whiteley]], CB, CBE, MC (1947-1949)
* [[John Whiteley (British Army officer)|Maj-Gen J.F.M. Whiteley]], CB, CBE, MC (1947-1949)
* Lt-Gen G.G. Simonds, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (1949-1951)
* [[Guy Simonds|Lt-Gen G.G. Simonds]], CB, CBE, DSO, CD (1949-1951)
* [[George Kitching|Brig G. Kitching]], CBE, DSO, CD (1951-1954)
* [[George Kitching|Brig G. Kitching]], CBE, DSO, CD (1951-1954)
* Brig M.P. Bogert, CBE, DSO, CD (1954-1958)
* [[Mortimer Patrick Bogert|Brig M.P. Bogert]], CBE, DSO, CD (1954-1958)
* Brig R. Rowley, DSO, ED, CD (1958-1962)
* [[Roger Rowley|Brig R. Rowley]], DSO, ED, CD (1958-1962)
* Brig D.C. Cameron, DSO, ED, CD (1962-1966)
* Brig D.C. Cameron, DSO, ED, CD (1962-1966)
* Brig B.F. Macdonald, DSO, CD (1966)
* Brig B.F. Macdonald, DSO, CD (1966)
* Brig W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1966-1968)
* [[William A. Milroy|Brig W.A. Milroy]], DSO, CD (1966-1968)
* BGen W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1968-1969)
* BGen W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1968-1969)
* BGen D.S. MacLennan, CD (1969-1971)
* BGen D.S. MacLennan, CD (1969-1971)
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* Col F.A. Lewis, MSM, CD (2007-2009)
* Col F.A. Lewis, MSM, CD (2007-2009)
* Col J. Cade, MSM, CD (2009-2011)
* Col J. Cade, MSM, CD (2009-2011)
* [https://www.cfc.forces.gc.ca/136/482-eng.html Col B.W.G. McPherson], CD (2011-2013)
* Col B.W.G. McPherson, CD (2011-2013)
* Col R.D.K. Walker, MSC, CD (2013-1015)
* Col R.D.K. Walker, MSC, CD (2013-2015)
* Col G.R. Smith, MSM, CD (2015-2016)
* Col G.R. Smith, MSM, CD (2015-2016)
* LCol J.G.J Trudel, CD (2016)
* LCol J.G.J Trudel, CD (2016)
* Col D.D. Basinger, CD (2016-2018)
* Col D.D. Basinger, CD (2016-2018)
* Col D.J. Cross, CD (2018-2019)
* Col D.J. Cross, CD (2018-2019)
* Col R.T. Strickland, CD (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)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Canadian Forces College]]
* [[Fort Frontenac Library]]
* [[Fort Frontenac Library]]
* [[Fort Frontenac]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website}}


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[[Category:Canadian Armed Forces education and training establishments]]
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 19 November 2024

Canadian Army Command and Staff College
Collège de commandement et d'état‑major de l'Armée canadienne (French)
Badge of the CACSC
Active1946–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeStaff college
Part ofCanadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre
HeadquartersFort Frontenac
Motto(s)Tam Marte quam Minerva (Latin for 'Both Mars and Minerva')
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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

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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

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  • 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< MSC, CD (2001-2003)
  • 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)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC)". Military Schools and Training. Government of Canada. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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