Robert L. Caslen
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| Born |
November 30, 1953 Connecticut, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1975–present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held | Superintendent of the United States Military Academy |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Defense Meritorious Service Medal Army Meritorious Service Medal |
Robert Louis "Bob" Caslen Jr. (born November 30, 1953) is a United States Army officer and has served as the 59th superintendent of West Point since July 17, 2013. He previously served as the Chief of the Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq (OSC-I). Before that, he served as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth. In December 2009, Caslen was nominated to be a lieutenant general in conjunction with his nomination to be Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth which took effect in March 2010.
Caslen was born in Connecticut, and grew up in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont; in 1971 he graduated from North Country Union High School in Newport, Vermont. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1975 and played center for the Army Black Knights football team. He also earned a master's degree in business administration from Long Island University and in 1989 he received a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from Kansas State University.
During Operation Desert Storm, Caslen served as executive officer of the 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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