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According to U.S. Army regulation 10–44, the mission of the Army War College is “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.” Motivated by the experiences of the Spanish–American War, the ollege was founded by Secretary of War Elihu Root and President Theodore Roosevelt when General Order 155 was signed on Nov. 27, 1901. Washington Barracks, now called Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., was chosen as the site. The first students attended the College in 1904. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson accused students and staff of planning for taking part in an offensive war, even though the country had not entered World War I. College President Montgomery Macomb tried to convince Wilson that the college was concerned only with the intellectual growth and professional development of its students. But Wilson was not persuaded, and insisted that the school curtail its activities in order to ensure that the U.S. maintained its neutrality. The College remained at Washington Barracks until the 1940s, when it was closed due to World War II. It reopened in 1950 at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, and moved one year later to its present location in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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