Years of service 19??–present | Name Gustave Perna | |
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Born April 15, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-04-15 ) Commands held Deputy Chief of Staff G-4 of the United States Army | ||
Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army | ||
Gen. Gustave F. Perna - USAWC 2018 Resident Graduation Remarks
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 in Alabama on January 30, 2016. He was assigned for a peacekeeping mission in Syria on March 12, 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. He earned his commission after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate via Early Commissioning Program in 1979. General Perna is the second officer from Rockaway, New Jersey to attain four star rank (the other being 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.
