The Fort Leavenworth Lamp

The Fort Leavenworth Lamp is a weekly newspaper for the U.S. Army military community living in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 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 and the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks located on the Army post.[2]

Fort Leavenworth Lamp
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)CherryRoad Media
Founded1971
Headquarters296 Grant Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027, United States
Circulation6,000[1]
Websiteftleavenworthlamp.com

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.[3]

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.[4]

History

The Fort Leavenworth Lamp entered its 40th year of production on April 8, 2011.[5] The paper was named by Lt. Col. Robert Simpson, a U.S. Army Command and General Staff College instructor, who named the newspaper after the Fort Leavenworth Lamp insignia chosen as the symbol of the Command and General Staff College in 1956.[6]

In 1991, the Lamp was renamed "The Fort Leavenworth Lamp" to avoid trademark infringement with "The Lamp," a publication of the Exxon oil company.[5]

References
  1. "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. Kerr, Robert. "MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: FORT LEAVENWORTH LAMP MISSION STATEMENT" (PDF). www.ftleavenworthlamp.com. U.S. Army Installation Command Public Affairs Office. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  3. Kerr, Robert. "Here's the lowdown on getting published in the Lamp". www.ftleavenworthlamp.com. GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. "Kansas Press Association member list". www.kspress.com. Kansas Press Association. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  5. Kerr, Robert. "Lamp Newspaper Marks 40th Anniversary". www.ftleavenworthlamp.com. GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. ""The Leavenworth Lamp: Symbol of The Command and General Staff College"" (PDF). www.dtic.mil. Defense Technical Information Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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