Colonel
David A. Caldwell assumed command of the New York District of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers on June 8, 2015. He
is responsible for the Corps’ water resource development, navigation, and
regulatory activities in northeastern New Jersey, eastern and south-central New
York State, including the New York/New Jersey Harbor and Long Island, as well
as areas of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Colonel Caldwell also oversees the design and
construction at U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force installations in New Jersey, New
York, and in Greenland. Colonel Caldwell also holds the title of Supervisor of
the New York/New Jersey Harbor.
Prior
to assuming command of the New York District, he completed Advanced Military
Education at the U.S. Army War College. Other prior assignments include: Engineer Officer Branch Chief at the U.S.
Army Human Resources Command; Commander and District Engineer of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, Future Operations Chief for the U.S.
Army Asymmetric Warfare Group; Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Cavalry
Division Special Troops Battalion including a deployment to Baghdad, Iraq;
Battle Command Training Program Observer/ Trainer; Observer/ Controller at the
National Training Center; Commander, B Company, 16th Engineer Battalion
including a deployment to Kosovo; V Corps Topographic and Construction Officer;
Assistant Brigade Engineer for the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division; and
Adjutant, Company Executive Officer, Line Platoon Leader, and Assault and
Obstacle Platoon Leader in the 1st Engineer Battalion.
He
was commissioned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1992 upon graduating
from Wheaton College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology.
His
two Master's
Degrees are: Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College
and Master of Science degree in Management (with a Project Management emphasis)
from Thomas Edison State College.
Colonel
Caldwell is a graduate of the Engineer Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses;
the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Officer Course; the Combined Arms Services
Staff School; the Command and General Staff College; and the U.S. Army War
College.
He
is also Ranger, Airborne, and Air Assault qualified.
Colonel
Caldwell’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal; seven
Meritorious Service Medals; Army Commendation Medal; three Army Achievement
Medals; National Defense Service Medal (with one 3⁄16
inch bronze
star); Kosovo Campaign Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal;
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; two Army Overseas
Service Ribbons; and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Service Medal
(Kosovo).