FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- COL (P) Robert "Pat" White received the Legion of Merit Award on Tuesday for his service as Deputy Commander of the Combined Arms Center -- Training (CAC-T).
After nearly a year at Fort Leavenworth, White is leaving to be the Assistant Division Commander (Support) of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga. In April, the Senate confirmed his promotion to be a Brigadier General.
White received his award from Robert Naething, the Deputy to the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Center. Naething said in preparing for the ceremony he talked to White about CAC-T's accomplishments.
Naething recalled, "I said, 'You did this.' And then he said, 'No, my organization did this.'" Naething said that response was typical of White, who has been exceptionally successful yet humble throughout the years Naething has known him.
During the last year, Naething said CAC-T had many accomplishments including:
• Emphasizing training's role in leader development.
• Publishing Army Field Manual 7-0 that addresses training and leader development.
• Improving the Army's distributed learning capabilities.
• Enhancing the Army Training Network, a one-stop shop for all things training.
In addition, the Legion of Merit Award recognized White's leadership in ensuring the development of the Integrated Training Environment stays on track. The ITE is a strategy to combine live, virtual and constructive training enablers to create realistic training exercises by replicating the operational environment's complex nature.
White thanked the members of CAC, CAC-T and Fort Leavenworth community for their support and help.
Naething also presented White's wife, Emma, with the Commander's Award for Public Service.
CAC-T supports training and develops training throughout the Army. CAC-T's Internet page is (http:usacac.army.mil/cac2/cac-t). CAC-T's Facebook page is (http://www.facebook.com /usacactraining). CAC-T's Twitter account is (www.twitter.com/usacactraining). Support
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