Joint Forces Staff College - Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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It all began on U. S. Army eral Dwight D sent a memorandum of Naval Operations, Chester W. There is a need which will conduct courses of approximately five ,fo months duration in joint operf P ations. f lo 0 V l 4 xii 55-v Ay, .sf The idea became a reality in less than three months. The Armed Forces Staff College was established under the di- rect supervision of the Ioint Chiefs of Staff. The basic mis- sion, to give instruction on the theater and joint task force level, has not changed. Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons, United States Army Air Force, was the school's first commandant. He greeted the school's first 150 students on 3 February 1947. The rest is history.