Cubic Wins U.S. Army Contract For Simulation-Based Instruction at Fort Leavenworth.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003 San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB) has received a new contract to provide simulation-based instruction for the Army's Command and General Staff College The Command and General Staff College (C&GSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army facility that functions as a graduate school for U.S. military leaders. It was originally established in 1881 as a school for infantry and cavalry. School for Command Preparation (SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. ) at Fort Leavenworth Fort Leavenworth (lĕv`ənwûrth'), U.S. military post, 6,000 acres (2,430 hectares), on the Missouri River, NE Kans., NW of Leavenworth; est. 1827 by Col. Henry Leavenworth to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. The oldest U.S. . Under the $6 million contract, Cubic's Battle Command Training and Education Division (BCTED) in Leavenworth, Kan., will provide instructional support for one year, with four option years. The School for Command Preparation provides training and education to battalion and brigade command designees. Cubic's support consists of providing simulation-based instruction to pre-command officers using the Janus ground combat simulation. Cubic personnel also provide instruction to the Command and General Staff Officers Course and the School for Advanced Military Studies. "Cubic established the first 'in house' simulation center to train field grade officers at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC CGSC Coli Genetic Stock Center (Yale University, New Haven, CT) CGSC Command & General Staff College (US Army) CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club (Miami, Florida) ) in 1989, and we have held this contract ever since," said Marv McGee, Cubic program manager. "This new contract allows the Cubic team to evolve the integration of computer simulations into the Army officer's continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and training programs." The Leavenworth-based BCTED team is part of the Cubic Defense Applications group, one of Cubic Corp.'s two major segments. The Cubic Defense Applications group produces instrumented air and ground combat training systems, battle command training, studies and analysis, simulations and simulation support for U.S. and allied military forces. The group also produces high technology avionics, data links and communications products for government and commercial customers, and a wide range of technical and logistics services. The corporation's other major segment, Cubic Transportation Systems, designs and manufactures automatic fare collection systems for public mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers. Types and Advantages Mass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the company's Web site at www.cubic.com. |
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