Topic: William B. Caldwell IV

Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell, IV is the current Commander, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, as well as, Commanding General, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan.

He replaced Major General Richard P. Formica who was subsequently nominated for Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Lieutenant General Caldwell previously served as the Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and oversaw the Command and General Staff College and seventeen other schools, centers and training programs.

Originally from Columbus, Georgia, Caldwell's family moved frequently because his father was in the military. During Caldwell's early childhood, his father was stationed at the United States Military Academy. Growing up there gave him a chance to interact with West Point cadets, who helped teach some youth sports teams, which deeply influenced him: