Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Industrial College of the Armed Forces emblem
Active	1924–1941 (inactive for part of WWII) 1943–present
Country	United States
Branch	Multi-service
Role	Service school
Part of	National Defense University
Garrison/HQ	Fort Lesley J. McNair
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot(s)	"Claws-o-Witz"
Website	es.ndu.edu
Commanders
Commandant	Colonel Paul H. Fredenburgh III, USA

The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (Eisenhower School), formerly known as the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), is a part of the National Defense University. It was renamed on 6 September 2012 in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower who graduated from this school when it was previously known as the Army Industrial College.

The Eisenhower School is a United States military educational institution tasked with preparing selected military officers and civilians for senior national security leadership positions dealing with the resource component of national power. The college conducts postgraduate, executive-level courses of study and associated research, awarding a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy to its graduates. Special emphasis is placed on materiel acquisition, joint logistics, and their integration into national security strategy.

The United States suffered severe mobilization difficulties during World War I. To minimized a recurrence, the Army Industrial College was established in 1924 to focus on wartime procurement and mobilization procedures.Bernard M. Baruch, a prominent Wall Street speculator and Chairman of the War Industries Board, is regarded as one of the founding fathers.

The first class at the Army Industrial College had only nine students, but by the early 1930s the college was graduating 40 to 50 students in each class. During the first three years, the college provided a five-month course of study. In 1927, the program was expanded to ten-months with one graduating class each year. Major Dwight D. Eisenhower graduated from the college in 1933 and later served on the faculty. In 1940, the colleges expanded to two classes and then graduated four classes in 1941. The college was closed in December 1941 after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor to make officers available to support the World War II. By that time approximately 1,000 officers had been trained at the college.