Gustave F. Perna

Gustave F. Perna
Born (1960-04-05) April 5, 1960
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1979–present
Rank General
Commands held United States Army Materiel Command
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit

Gustave F. Perna (born April 5, 1960) is a United States Army general who serves as Commander of the United States Army Materiel Command. He assumed responsibilities as the 19th commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC), headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, AL, on September 30, 2016.

He grew up in Rockaway, New Jersey, attended Morris Hills High School, before graduating from Valley Forge Military Academy and College, the University of Maryland and the Florida Institute of Technology.[1] He earned his commission after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate via Early Commissioning Program in 1979.[2] General Perna is the second officer from Rockaway, New Jersey to attain four star rank (General Raymond T. Odierno).

Lieutenant General Perna's nomination for promotion to commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 15, 2016.[3]

Awards and decorations

Basic Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
4th Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
Army Ordnance Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
5 Overseas Service Bars
Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Valorous Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Superior Unit Award
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4
United Nations Medal (for UNOSOM mission in Somalia)
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia

References

  1. ↑ Staff. "Rockaway general promotes Rockaway general", Daily Record, September 26, 2014. Accessed November 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e2/c/downloads/371542.pdf
  3. ↑ "PN1668 — Lt. Gen. Gustave F. Perna — Army". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
Military offices
Preceded by
Dennis L. Via		 Commander, United States Army Materiel Command
30 September 2016 to Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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