4 Carlisle Barracks, Pa. This year was unlike any other, everywhere. The student body here was competitively selected from among the highest achievers in the nation’s military Services, as is true every year. But the Army War College Class of 2021 was extraordinary in spirit, mental agility, discipline, collaboration and problem-solving as they prepared for future responsibilities that will demand those attributes.
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville joined family, faculty and friends at Carlisle Barracks, Jun 11, to honor 360 graduates who completed Joint Professional Military Education - II, while earning a master’s degree in Strategic Studies. The joint, interagency and multinational student body included active, Guard and Reserve officers of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, and 64 allied and partner nations’ armed forces, studying alongside senior civilians of government agencies.