I need to update and correct my recent posting "Military by numbers". Major General Richard Formica is about to finish his tour of duty as Commander of CSTC-A. When he leaves in a few days time, CSTC-A will become part of the new overall NATO command, “NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan”.
The new commander of both NTM-A and CSTC-A, in charge of efforts to train the Afghan police and army, is better known outside the military than most three-star US Generals. That's because Lieutenant General William Caldwell was chief US military spokesman in Baghdad, at a time when the war in Iraq was the global lead story.
Here is an appearance at the time on “Talk to Al Jazeera”:
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