Functional Community 61 (FC-61)

Functional Community 61 supports Army historians, archivists, museum professionals, and related members of the Army Historical Program through professional development, training, fellowship opportunities, and community-wide events.

Army Fellows

ACCMA manages the Enterprise Civilian Talen Acquisition Programs (ECTAP) that includes Student Interns, Army Fellows program (formerly Apprentices). The Army Fellows program is designed to attract, recruit, and hire top civilian talent.

The 2 year fellowship is developmental in nature and blends progressive and sequential work assignments, formal training, and self-development as individuals' progress from entry-level positions to more advanced key positions within the workforce. Upon successful completion of the program, fellows are permanently placed in a full-time and authorized position.

Student Interns are current students at the graduate and undergraduate level who are working part-time within a specific command. Program participation is dependent upon meeting Army academic requirements each semester. No permanent placement is available for this program.

CMH Hosted Events & Training

CMH hosts professional development and training opportunities for historians, archivists, museum professionals, and other members of the Army Historical Program.

Functional Community-61 (FC-61) Orientation Course

This is a three-day, in-person, TDY course designed to welcome and introduce the newest historians, archivists, and museum professionals to the Army Historical Program and FC-61.

This course is normally conducted annually at Ft. McNair, Washington D.C in the late April to early May timeframe.

Course content includes an orientation to the Army Historical Program in its entirety, to help students fully understand their roles within it and become better acquainted with their colleagues.

Additionally, students learn about their membership in FC-61 and the professional development opportunities the functional community provides to them.

Depending upon current health conditions and budget constraints, a truncated version of the course can be executed virtually on MS Teams.

POC: Dr. Peter Knight

Conference of Army Historians

Every two years, the U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH) hosts the Conference of Army Historians (CAH).

The CAH is the capstone TDY professional training event for all members of the Army Historical Program. It is typically held in the third week of July at a large conference facility located near or within the Army Historical Program footprint.

The CAH features panels, workshops, and paper presentations focused upon important historical, archival, and museum issues affecting or influencing the Army Historical Program.

This CAH is usually a full, three day event, bookended by travel days to and from the conference venue.

Depending upon current health conditions and budget constraints, a truncated version of the conference can be executed virtually on MS Teams.

POC: Dr. Peter Knight

Intermediate Museum Training Course

The Intermediate Museum Training Course is held in-person, periodically, for Army mid-level museum professionals (curators, museum specialists, and exhibit specialists), and is devoted to a single topic such as exhibitions (2015), conservation (2017), or collections management (2019).

Past courses have been held at The Museum Support Center—Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and The Museum Support Center—Anniston, Alabama. Normally the course last 2-3 days.

POC: Dr. James Kelly

Continuing Museum Training Course

The Continuing Museum Training Course is held periodically to improve museum management and is open to directors in the Army Museum Enterprise (AME).

Past CMTCs have been held at HQ, AME, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

POC: Dr. James Kelly

Contact Information

Contact the appropriate CMH program office for additional information about FC-61 events and professional development opportunities.

Peter G. Knight, PhD

Chief, Field and International History Programs Division
U.S. Army Center of Military History

peter.g.knight.civ@army.mil

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