 The new commandant, Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing, relocated with the college to Pennsylvania in July 1951 and turned over command to his successor, Lieutenant General Edward M. Almond, just in time for the arrival of the first Carlisle-based class.At Carlisle, the Army War College grew steadily as it performed its mission of preparing officers for leadership at the highest levels.The college soon outgrew its main academic building (the current Upton Hall) and transferred to the newly constructed Root Hall in 1967.