Gustave F. Perna
Gustave F. Perna (born April 5, 1960 ) is a general in the United States Army and since September 30, 2016, as Commander of the United States Army Materiel Command, Commander of a so-called Major Command of the US Armed Forces . On May 15, 2020, President Trump announced that Perna and Moncef Slaoui would lead US efforts to develop and deliver a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 .
Perna completed his basic military training at the Valley Forge Military Academy , where he graduated in business administration . He then worked as a lieutenant and infantryman and also earned a bachelor's degree in his field of study from the University of Maryland and a master's in logistics management from the Florida Institute of Technology .
After that he was mostly deployed in the replenishment area (G4 / J4), including as a replenishment officer in Somalia and Bosnia . Further assignments led him to the Defense Logistics Agency and as Director of Logistics, J4 in action in Iraq , where he was responsible for supplying the US and allied forces. Between his current assignment he was temporarily Commander, Joint Munitions Command , a command that for the management of ammunition worth more than 40 billion US dollars is responsible, as well as Commander, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia , with a volume of 14.5 Billion US dollars to ensure the supply of food, medicine and clothing to the US armed forces worldwide.
General Perna is married and has two children.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Lieutenant General Gustave F. Perna. In: United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Kathryn Watson, Trump announces top officials for "Operation Warp Speed" for coronavirus vaccine development , CBS, May 15, 2020.
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| SURNAME | Perna, Gustave F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American officer, general in the United States Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1960 |