William B. Caldwell IV

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| name = William B. Caldwell IV

| image = File:LTG William B Caldwell IV Official Photo 2011 (Cropped).jpg

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| nickname = "Bill"Abi-Habib, Maria. (2011). "Neglect at Afghan Military Hospital, Graft and Deadly Neglect" from {{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904480904576496703389391710 |title=Neglect at Afghan Military Hospital |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=3 September 2011 |accessdate=2015-02-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208120501/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904480904576496703389391710 |archive-date=2015-02-08 |last1=Abi-Habib |first1=Maria }}Abi-Habib, Maria. (2012) Pentagon Is Pressed on Afghan Inquiry from {{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303703004577474841924769810 |title=Pentagon is Pressed on Afghan Inquiry |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=18 June 2012 |accessdate=2015-02-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208115855/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303703004577474841924769810 |archive-date=2015-02-08 |last1=Abi-Habib |first1=Maria }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|01|24}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Georgia

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Army

| serviceyears = 1976–2013

| rank = Lieutenant General

| commands = United States Army North
Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan
NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan
Fort Leavenworth
United States Army Combined Arms Center
82nd Airborne Division
1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light)
4th Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment

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| awards = Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3){{cite news |date=October 25, 2008 |title=Leadership is their life |url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/living/religion/article29022673.html|newspaper=Columbus Ledger-Enquirer |location=Columbus, GA }}

| relations = Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell III (father)

| laterwork = President of Georgia Military College

| website = {{URL|https://www.gmc.edu/our-president//}}

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William B. "Bill" Caldwell IV (born January 24, 1954)George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=3060&year=1991&month=6 Public Papers – 1991 – June], Appointment of the 1991–1992 White House Fellows, June 4, 1991 is a retired United States Army officer and the current President of Georgia Military College.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gmc.edu/about-gmc/president-bio.cms|title=Biography – President William B. Caldwell, IV|access-date=2019-12-19}} Caldwell's final military assignment was as Commanding General of United States Army North, also known as the Fifth Army.

Education

Originally from Columbus, Georgia, Caldwell's family moved frequently as his father, William B. Caldwell, III was a serving officer in the US Army. His father retired as a Lieutenant General while serving as the Commander of Fifth Army, and he himself would eventually retire as a Lieutenant General while also serving as commander of Fifth US Army. During Caldwell's early childhood, his father was stationed at the United States Military Academy. Caldwell attended the SHAPE American High School at SHAPE,{{cite web |url=http://www.isbi.com/viewschool.asp?school=4791-SHAPE_American_High_School,_Mons |title=SHAPE International School |publisher=Isbi.com |date=2003-07-01 |accessdate=September 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928001117/http://www.isbi.com/viewschool.asp?school=4791-SHAPE_American_High_School%2C_Mons |archive-date=September 28, 2013 }} Belgium followed by Hargrave Military Academy,

{{cite web|url=http://www.hargrave.edu/alumni/prominent.html|title=Prominent alumni|publisher=Hargrave Military Academy|format=List|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511235500/http://www.hargrave.edu/alumni/prominent.html|archive-date=2008-05-11}}

a private military boarding school in Chatham, Virginia. From there, he was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He continued his education with a master's degree in systems technology from the Naval Postgraduate School and then a master of military arts and sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies which is part of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Caldwell has also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard University as a Senior Service College Fellow.

President of Georgia Military College

General Caldwell has served as the President of Georgia Military College since November 1, 2013, during which time several new campuses were opened, growing the GMC footprint in Georgia to include the Main Campus in Milledgeville, 11 community college campuses, and the Global Online Leadership College.

Georgia Military College Preparatory School (K-12 grades) has also experienced growth under General Caldwell's leadership, having added third grade in 2019, and grades K-2 in 2021. With the addition of the elementary grades, GMC Prep School also expanded its campus footprint with the historic preservation and restoration of Jenkins Hall, and now Wilder Hall, and new construction of the Prep School Annex. These buildings now house grades K- 5 in the Prep School.{{Cite web |title=President Caldwell |url=https://www.gmc.edu/president-caldwell/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Georgia Military College |language=en-US}}

Military career

Following a battalion command position in the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii in the mid-1990s, Caldwell was sent to Haiti to work as political-military liaison in the U.S. Embassy during Operation Uphold Democracy.

After his tour in Haiti, he commanded the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, at Fort Drum, New York. He worked in the Office of the Director for Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, and later served as the executive assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Caldwell was serving as deputy director for operations, U.S. Pacific Command, Hawaii, at the time of the 9/11 attacks, when the command's focus shifted from regional war plans to the Global War on Terrorism.

In July 2002 Caldwell was assigned as senior military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense, Paul Wolfowitz. In this position he served his boss during the preparation, execution, and follow on for the Iraq War's Operation Iraqi Freedom and other aspects of the Global War on Terrorism.

From May 2004 until June 2006 Caldwell served as the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division. As the division commander, Caldwell oversaw deployments by the units under his command to both Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as disaster-relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.{{cite news| last = Gilmore| first = Gerry| title = 82nd Airborne Division Becomes 'Waterborne' in New Orleans| publisher = American Forces Press Service| date = September 21, 2005| url = http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=17253| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080314054714/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=17253| archive-date = March 14, 2008}}

File:Caldwell Marketplace Walk April 2007.jpg

Following his command of the 82nd, Caldwell was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects and spokesperson for the Multi-National Force – Iraq, a position he held for 13 months.

=United States Army Combined Arms Center=

File:Lt. Gen. Caldwell Thanks New York's Finest.jpg

Caldwell was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in June 2007 and served as the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. As the Commanding General for the Combined Arms Center, he has responsibility for the Command and General Staff College and 17 other schools, centers, and training programs throughout the United States.

=NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan=

Caldwell assumed command of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A)/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) on November 21, 2009. Prior to the activation of NTM-A at that time, CSTC-A was a two-star command headed by then Major General Richard Formica. Elevating the Afghan training mission to a three-star command reflected the increased priority placed on training the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) as part of President Barack Obama's Afghan "Surge."Dreazen, Y. (2010). U.S. Says Afghan Forces Growing Faster Than Expected. National Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2011, from {{cite web |url=http://nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/u-s-says-afghan-forces-growing-faster-than-expected-20101024 |title=NationalJournal.com - U.S. Says Afghan Forces Growing Faster Than Expected - Monday, October 25, 2010 |accessdate=2011-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129181909/http://www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/u-s-says-afghan-forces-growing-faster-than-expected-20101024 |archive-date=2010-11-29 }} Caldwell's efforts in Afghanistan received praise from figures in the military and government, including Senator Carl Levin, United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Admiral Mike Mullen.Congressional Testimony. (2011). Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program. Retrieved February 19, 2011, from {{cite web |url=http://armed-services.senate.gov/Webcasts/2011/02%20February/02-17-11%20Webcast.htm |title=Untitled Document |accessdate=2011-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304031534/http://armed-services.senate.gov/Webcasts/2011/02%20February/02-17-11%20Webcast.htm |archive-date=2011-03-04 }}

=United States Army North (Fifth Army)=

Caldwell's final military command was United States Army North, also known as the Fifth Army, which was also his father's final military assignment. Caldwell turned over command of U.S. Army North to Lieutenant General Perry L. Wiggins on September 4, 2013.Michelle Tan, Army Times, [https://archive.today/20130911160330/http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130905/CAREERS/309160001/Army-North-welcomes-new-commander Army North Welcomes New Commander], September 5, 2013Joe Gould, Army Times, [https://archive.today/20140822170645/http://www.armytimes.com/article/20131106/NEWS/311060021/3-star-seen-trying-block-Afghan-hospital-probe-retires-rank], November 6, 2013

=Dates of rank=

class="wikitable" \|+ Promotions ! Rank !! Date
\|85px Second lieutenant	1976
\|85px First lieutenant	1978
\|85px Captain	1980
\|85px Major	1986
\|85px Lieutenant colonel	1992
\|85px Colonel	1996
\|85px Brigadier general	2001
\|85px Major general	2004
\|85px Lieutenant general	2007

Awards and decorations

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| colspan=2 |U.S. military decorations

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|Defense Distinguished Service Medal

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|Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal

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|Army Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

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|Defense Superior Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

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|Legion of Merit (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)

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|Bronze Star Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

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|Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)

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|Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)

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|Joint Service Commendation Medal

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|Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)

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|Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

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| colspan=2 |Unit awards

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|Presidential Unit Citation

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|Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)

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|Army Meritorious Unit Commendation

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|Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

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| colspan=2 |U.S. service (campaign) medals and service and training ribbons

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|National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)

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|Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)

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|Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)

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|Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)

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|Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)

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|Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

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|Armed Forces Service Medal

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|Humanitarian Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Service Stars)

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|Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

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|Army Service Ribbon

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|Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with bronze award numeral 6)

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| colspan=2 |Non-U.S. service medals

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|NATO Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 service star){{cite web|url=https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caldwell-Testimony.pdf|title=Statement of Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV United States Army Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations|publisher=United States House of Representatives|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925042536/http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caldwell-Testimony.pdf|archive-date=25 September 2018|accessdate=2019-12-20}}

{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg|width=60}}

|NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with service star

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|EUPOL Afghanistan Medal

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|Polish Armed Forces Gold Medal

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|Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Medal (Afghanistan)

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|Afghanistan National Police Symbol of Honor Medal

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|Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)