Combined Arms Research Library

The Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army library which supports the United States Army Command and General Staff College. Its collection of over 300,000 books covers all aspects of military science: joint and combined operations; tactics and doctrinal development; leadership, intelligence, weapons, equipment, and training. The Archives and Special Collections house a unique collection of over 200,000 items and the documents collection consists of another 250,000. Each year, the CARL reference staff answers some 30,000 queries for soldiers, faculty and staff at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and throughout the world via the Defense Digital Library Reference Service. Scholars, writers and the DoD community use the Combined Arms Research Library's archival materials, extensive research materials, and historical documents. The Combined Arms Research Library is one of the largest and most well respected libraries in the Army ^[1] and was named the 2007 Federal Library of the Year by the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC).^[2]

Mission statement

• Support the Command and General Staff College’s instructional and research programs through ownership of or access to appropriate print and computerized resources.
• Provide assistance to Fort Leavenworth and other DOD offices and installations in their search for useful information resources.
• Promote the better understanding of effective ways to use these resources by soldiers, their families, and DOD Civilians ^[3]

Photo gallery

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  Photo inside library at Fort Leavenworth in the early 20th century.

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  Students reading in the Command and General Staff College Library, Located in Wagner Hall, Fort Leavenworth, KS during the 1940s

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  Student browsing the stacks in the Command and General Staff College Library located in Wagner Hall at Fort Leavenworth, KS - 1941

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  Students reading in the Command and General Staff Library located in Wagner Hall, Fort Leavenworth, KS during the 1950s

References

External links

• Combined Arms Research Library Homepage
• Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
• United States Army Command and General Staff College

United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Sub-commands	Accessions Command Center for Army Lessons Learned Combined Arms Center Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence TRADOC Analysis Center
Installations	Aberdeen Proving Ground Carlisle Barracks Fort Belvoir Fort Benning Fort Eustis Fort Gordon Fort Huachuca Fort Jackson Fort Knox Fort Leavenworth Fort Lee Fort Leonard Wood Fort Rucker Fort Sill Presidio of Monterey Redstone Arsenal
Schools	Air Assault School Air Defense Artillery School Airborne School Armor School Aviation School Basic Training CBRN School Sniper School Combatives School Command and General Staff College Defense Language Institute Engineer School Field Artillery School Infantry School Intelligence Center Jumpmaster School Army Logistics University Mountain Warfare School Officer Candidate School Pathfinder School Prime Power School Quartermaster School Ranger School School of Advanced Military Studies Sergeants Major Academy Special Forces Qualification Course Soldier Support Institute War College Warrant Officer Candidate School United States Military Academy (West Point)

Coordinates: 39°20′48″N 94°54′58″W / 39.34667°N 94.91611°W / 39.34667; -94.91611