FOUNDATION NEWS, No. 2/Fall 2007 (October 2007)
Lt. Gen. Caldwell assumes command of the Combined Arms Center
On July 12, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV assumed command of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth.
Caldwell comes to this assignment having served as the deputy chief of staff for strategic effects,
Multi-National Force-Iraq, where he served since May 2006 as the chief
U.S. military spokesman in Iraq. During that time he worked for the
previous Leavenworth commander Gen. David Petraeus, now the senior U.S.
commander in Iraq. He also spent two years as commander of the 82nd
Airborne Division, where he oversaw deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan
and to Louisiana for relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina in
September 2005.
As the new commander of the Combined Arms Center, Caldwell will help
shape the operations of many of the Army’s key centers for developing
war strategies, including 12 major subordinate
organizations; the new Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance; the Army and
Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center for Excellence; and an additional
16 affiliated schools, centers and activities that all share the
mission of preparing the Army and its leaders for war.
Caldwell, a relatively young three-star general, and his wife Stephanie have three young children
ages 8, 6, and 4, which is not typical for a three-star general and his family.
“I’m not sure Quarters 1 (the historic commander’s quarters on the post) is going to ever be the same,” Caldwell said.
