The ''Fort Leavenworth Lamp'' is a weekly newspaper for the U.S. Army military community living in

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Fort Leavenworth () is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest perman ...

. It is a civilian contract newspaper, printed by GateHouseMedia, Inc. It serves as a record for activities on Fort Leavenworth, including the history of the U.S.

Army Command and General Staff College The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military ...

and the

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located on the Army post. The Fort Leavenworth Lamp newspaper targets military members, family members, Army civilian employees and military retirees as its audience. News coverage is limited to Fort Leavenworth events and activities. Rules and regulations of the Department of Defense, the Army and Installation Management Command limit what can be published. For example, the Lamp rejects photographs that contain military uniform violations.

Advertising

Advertising of The Fort Leavenworth Lamp is handled through GateHouse Media, located at 422 Seneca Street in Leavenworth, Kansas. It is a member newspaper of the Kansas Press Association.

History

The Fort Leavenworth Lamp entered its 40th year of production on April 8, 2011. The paper was named by Lt. Col. Robert Simpson, a U.S. Army

Command and General Staff College The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military ...

instructor, who named the newspaper after the Fort Leavenworth Lamp insignia chosen as the symbol of the Command and General Staff College in 1956. In 1991, the Lamp was renamed "The Fort Leavenworth Lamp" to avoid trademark infringement with "The Lamp," a publication of the Exxon oil company.

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External links

Gatehousemedia.com
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