William B. Caldwell

Who is William B. Caldwell?

William B. Caldwell, IV is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and the current President of Georgia Military College. His final active-duty military assignment was Commanding General of United States Army North, a position his father held from 1978-1980. In his role as the commander of Army North, LTG Caldwell also served as the senior U.S. Army commander of Fort Sam Houston, which is part of Joint Base San Antonio.

Prior to his assignment at Fort Sam Houston, LTG Caldwell served as the Commander of NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, and simultaneously as the Commander of Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan. Other command assignments include the United States Army Combined Arms Center, and the 82nd Airborne Division.

According to a letter from Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh to Sen. Charles Grassley, LTG Caldwell's career was terminated because of a Department of Defense Investigation of witness intimidation in the case of the Dawood Military Hospital during his tenure as Commander of the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan in 2010.