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Posted on: Monday, December 7, 2009

Schofield general promoted, gets Kansas assignment


Associated Press

The commander of Schofield Barracks’ 25th Infantry Division has a new assignment.

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. will be the next commanding general of the Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He’s also getting a third star.
Caslen has led the division since May 2008. He returned from Iraq in October after commanding 20,000 troops.
The 34-year veteran graduated from West Point in 1975. He served in the 1991 Gulf War. Caslen also served two combat tours in Afghanistan.