Media release

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI 65473
VOICE: 573-563-4145
FAX: 573-563-4012
EMAIL: Jeff.maddy@us.army.mil

For Immediate Release

Release No. 10-042

March 23, 2010

First-ever post historian.
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Dr. John A. Glover, is the first-ever historian of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) and Ft. Leonard Wood. The three branch schools, co-located here, each have historians responsible for the histories of their regiments. He is the first historian dedicated solely to the history of the MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood. Dr. Glover began his military career in 1968 and retired from the Army in1991. Before accepting the job as the Ft. Leonard Wood historian, he served as command historian for Third Air Force at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Deploying twice, he provided historical support and perspective, for Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have a full-time, dedicated historian to capture the history of Ft. Leonard Wood, one of the Department of Defense’s and Missouri's finest treasures. Dr. Glover, along with our school historians, provides a great military history capability for our post,” said Dr. Rebecca Johnson, the post’s Senior Executive Service and Deputy to the Commanding General.

As the Ft. Leonard Wood historian, Dr. Glover will focus on the post's impressive history through research and interviews. In future endeavors he will be publishing aspects of the history in a variety ofmedia. Additionally, he will serve as the military history coordinator and as an adjunct faculty member in military history instruction.

For more information, call 573.563.5521