{"id":1240,"date":"2016-04-11T09:33:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2018-07-02T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T18:28:13","slug":"president-obama-to-nominate-bsu-alum-to-lead-u-s-africa-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/2016\/04\/11\/president-obama-to-nominate-bsu-alum-to-lead-u-s-africa-command\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama to Nominate BSU Alum to Lead U.S. Africa Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1240 gallery-size-small-image row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 my-4'><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"1241,1242,1243\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"1241,1242,1243\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302-595x274.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/20160411-Lt-Gen-Thomas-Waldhauser-657x302-190x87.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"1241,1242,1243\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"1241,1242,1243\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, left, tours the Beaver Hockey complex in the Sanford Center with legendary head coach R.H. &quot;Bob&quot; Peters in 2013.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford-595x396.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Bob-Peters-Thomas-Waldhauser-Sanford-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-1242'>\n\t\t\t\tLt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, left, tours the Beaver Hockey complex in the Sanford Center with legendary head coach R.H. &#8220;Bob&#8221; Peters in 2013.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"1241,1242,1243\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"1241,1242,1243\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser delivers BSU&#039;s 2013 Commencement address.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement-595x397.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2018\/07\/Waldhauser-2013-Commencement-190x127.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-1243'>\n\t\t\t\tLt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser delivers BSU&#8217;s 2013 Commencement address.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><p>On April 7, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/article%5C_email\/obama-to-nominate-marine-general-to-oversee-africa-operations-1460044349-lMyQjAxMTE2MTA4ODIwNzgxWj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wall Street Journal reported<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> President Obama&rsquo;s intention to nominate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jcs.mil\/Leadership\/ArticleView\/tabid\/3893\/Article\/572011\/lt-gen-thomas-d-waldhauser.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a>, U.S. Marine Corps, to head U.S. Africa Command. Waldhauser is a 1976 91心頭利 psychology graduate and former Beaver Hockey player.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africom.mil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">U.S. Africa Command<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> is one of six unified geographic combatant commands within the Department of Defense unified command structure.&nbsp;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 &ndash; 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 2013.<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23530 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Horizons-v26n03-Fall-2011-226x294.jpg\" alt=\"Horizons-v26n03-Fall-2011-226x294\" width=\"226\" height=\"294\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Waldhauser was featured on the cover of the Fall 2011 edition of BSU&rsquo;s alumni and friends magazine, Horizons. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/publications\/magazine-archives\/\">The issue is available on our website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Waldhauser, a&nbsp;South St. Paul, Minn. native, is currently Director for Joint Force Development, J-7, with the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;The J-7 is responsible for the six functions of joint force development: doctrine, education, concept development and experimentation, training, exercises and lessons learned. The J7 supports the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the joint warfighter to improve operational effectiveness of the current and future joint force.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials quoted in the Journal, Waldhauser&rsquo;s nomination could come &ldquo;within weeks.&rdquo; The nomination would require confirmation by the U.S. Senate. If confirmed, the Journal reports that Waldhauser would be the only Marine officer in one of the U.S. military&rsquo;s top combatant command posts.<\/p>\n<p>Waldhauser was the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/17\/lt-gen-thomas-waldhauser-named-distinguished-minnesotan\/\">2013 recipient of Bemidji State&rsquo;s Distinguished Minnesotan award<\/a>, which acknowledges the contributions of current or former residents of the state who have performed exemplary service to the people of Minnesota or the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As that year&rsquo;s Distinguished Minnesotan, Waldhauser delivered the commencement address at BSU&rsquo;s 94th Commencement ceremony in May 2013.<\/p>\n<p>BSU President Dr. Richard A. Hanson said the university&rsquo;s students were fortunate to have the opportunity to hear from Waldhauser at commencement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tom is the epitome of a distinguished Minnesotan,&rdquo; said BSU President Dr. Richard A. Hanson. &ldquo;His service to our nation and to Minnesota as one of the highest ranking officers in the military is remarkable and commendable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After his freshman and junior years at BSU, Waldhauser participated in the Platoon Leaders Class, where college students train for two summers at the Marines&rsquo; Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va. Program participants, under no obligation to join the military, are offered a commission as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps when they complete the class. The physically intensive experience, coupled with the emphasis on leadership and responsibility, struck a chord with him. After completing the program, he signed on for a three-year commitment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be truthful, I really didn&rsquo;t have any intention of staying beyond that initial three-year requirement, but I had some very positive experiences as a young lieutenant,&rdquo; he recalls. &ldquo;I had the opportunity to work for some very inspiring leaders. Being around very engaging young Marines was something that was a good fit for me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Waldhauser was a four-year letter winner for the Bemidji State men&rsquo;s hockey team. He scored 26 points in 95 games played and was a member of BSU&rsquo;s 1973 NAIA national championship squad.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looking back, I had a very wonderful college experience,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Coach Bob Peters is the main reason I ended up going to BSU. The ability to watch him as a leader and a coach &ndash; how he organized, how he motivated &ndash; was very beneficial.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br>\n&bull;&nbsp;Wall Street Journal: &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/article%5C_email\/obama-to-nominate-marine-general-to-oversee-africa-operations-1460044349-lMyQjAxMTE2MTA4ODIwNzgxWj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Obama to Nominate Marine General to Oversee Africa Operations<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a>&rdquo;; April 7, 2016<br>\n&bull;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.africom.mil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">United States Africa Command<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><br>\n&bull;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jcs.mil\/Leadership\/ArticleView\/tabid\/3893\/Article\/572011\/lt-gen-thomas-d-waldhauser.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Waldhauser bio<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> at Joint Chiefs of Staff<br>\n&bull;&nbsp;BSU news release: &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/17\/lt-gen-thomas-waldhauser-named-distinguished-minnesotan\/\">Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser named Distinguished Minnesotan<\/a>&rdquo;; April 17, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 7, the Wall Street Journal reported President Obama\u2019s intention to nominate Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, U.S. Marine Corps, to head U.S. Africa Command. 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