Mubarak_al-Abdullah_Joint_Command_and_Staff_College

Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College

Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College

Military educational institution in Kuwait City

The Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College (MAJCSC) (Arabic: كلية مبارك العبدالله للقيادة و الأركان المشتركة) is a military educational institution in Kuwait City which prepares field grade officers to lead at the operational level of warfare.[1]

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History

The college was established in 1995 in cooperation with Staff College, Camberley. On 18 August 1997, the college was named Mubarak al-Abdullah Command and Staff College in honor of Lieutenant General Mubarak Al-Abdullah, the former Chief of General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army during 1963 to 1980. In 2001, the college was renamed Mubarak Al-Abdullah Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College. It retains connections with the British Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, United Kingdom.[2] In August 2008, Charles, Prince of Wales visited the college.[3] This is the only college in the region accredited by the UK Defence Academy as delivering a course equivalent to its own Advanced Command and Staff Course [4]

References

  1. [1]
    Staff Sgt. Angelique N. Smythe (2011-02-19). "U.S. Air Force officers brief at Kuwait Joint Command and Staff College". U.A. Air Force Central. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. [2]
    "Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College: A Historical Background about MAJCSC". majcsc.gov.kw. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  3. [3]
    "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visits Kuwait". British Embassy Kuwait. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  4. [4]
    Message from The Rt Hon. Ben Wallace MP Ministry of Defence


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