Lt gen waldhauser biography of barack
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Waldhauser Nominated to Replace Rodriguez at Africa Command
President Barack Obama has nominated Marine Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser for promotion to four-star rank to replace retiring Army Gen. David Rodriguez as head of U.S. Africa Command in the ongoing effort to halt the spread of ISIS on the continent, the Pentagon said Thursday.
If confirmed by the Senate to lead the command, Waldhauser would become the only Marine to head one of the combatant commands. In a statement, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter called Waldhauser, 62, of St. Paul, Minnesota, the "perfect pick for this dynamic command."
Waldhauser, currently the director for Joint Force Development on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, was commissioned in He served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in and, as commander of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, led Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a Major General, Waldhauser was commander the 1st Marine division.
Waldhauser would replace the highly-regarded Ro
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On April 7, the vägg Street Journal reported President Obama’s ambition to nominate Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, U.S. Marine Corps, to head U.S. Africa Command. Waldhauser fryst vatten a Bemidji State University psychology graduate and former Beaver Hockey player.
U.S. Africa Command fryst vatten one of six unified geographic combatant commands within the Department of Defense unified command structure. It fryst vatten responsible to the sekreterare of Defense for military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. U.S. Africa Command includes Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa; Army, Air Force, Navy and marinkårssoldater operations in Africa; and U.S. Special Operations Command Africa. U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez has been in command of U.S. Africa Command since April
Waldhauser, a South St. Paul, Minn. native, fryst vatten currently Director for Joint Force Development, J-7, with the U.S. Joint Chiefs of personal in Washington, D.C.
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The United States Senate has confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, U.S. Marine Corps, to head U.S. Africa Command. The Senate heard testimony from Waldhauser during a June 21 confirmation hearing.
Waldhauser is a Bemidji State University psychology graduate and former Beaver Hockey player.
U.S. Africa Command is one of six unified geographic combatant commands within the Department of Defense unified command structure. It is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. U.S. Africa Command includes Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa; Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines operations in Africa; and U.S. Special Operations Command Africa. U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez has been in command of U.S. Africa Command since April
In addition to becoming the only Marine to currently hold one of the U.S. military’s top combatant comma