BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN M. PERRYMAN

Commander, 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate)

Brigadier General John M. Perryman is Commander of the 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate), Florida Army National Guard with Headquarters in Pinellas Park, FL. With over 3500 Soldiers, the 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate) is the largest command within the Florida Army National Guard.

General Perryman enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard on October 12, 1976 attaining the rank of Sergeant First Class before appointment as an Infantry Second Lieutenant in April 1983. General Perryman has served in command and staff positions in MTOE units from platoon to brigade level as well as at State Joint Force Headquarters and Combined Joint Task Force level. General Perryman assumed command of the 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate) on October 21, 2003. From 13 March 2005 to 04 July 2006 he concurrently commanded Combined Joint Task Phoenix IV while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. He was promoted to Brigadier General on April 28, 2005.

EDUCATION:

1998 Columbia College - BA - History
2002 Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Apr 83 - Mar 84, Tactical Intelligence Officer, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard
2. Mar 85 - Jan 88, Support Platoon Leader, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard
3. Jan 88 - Jan 89, Company Commander, Combat Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard
4. Jan 89 - Feb 93, Brigade S3 Air, HHC 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate), Florida Army National Guard
5. Feb 93 - Dec 93, Force Integration Readiness Officer, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard
6. Dec 93 - Sep 95, Battalion S3, HHC, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard
7. Sep 95 - Oct 95, Training Officer, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard
8. Oct 95 - Sep 96, Force Integration Readiness Officer, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard
9. Sep 96 - Aug 98, Training Division Chief, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard
10. Aug 98 - Aug 00, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard
11. Aug 00 - Aug 01, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations-Training, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard
12. Aug 01 - Oct 03, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard
13. Oct 03 - Present, Commanding General, 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate), Florida Army National Guard
14. Mar 05 - Jul 06, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix IV, Kabul, Afghanistan

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Expert Infantryman Badge
Army Bronze Star Medal
Army Meritorious Service Medal, with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal, with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal, with two bronze star devices
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War On Terrorism Service Medal
Army Humanitarian Service Medal, with one bronze star device
Armed Forces Reserve Medal, with “M” and one gold hourglass device
Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon, with number “3”
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, with number “4”
Florida Cross Medal, with one oak leaf cluster
Florida Distinguished Service Medal
Florida Service Medal
Florida Commendation Medal
Florida Meritorious Service Ribbon, with one silver and one bronze oak leaf
cluster
Florida Service Ribbon, with one silver oak leaf cluster
Florida State Active Duty Ribbon, with two oak leaf clusters
Florida Recruiting Ribbon
Republic of France National Defense Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

2LT ARNGUS 18 Apr 83
1LT ARNGUS 17 Apr 86
CPT ARNGUS 16 Apr 88
MAJ ARNGUS 11 Oct 93
LTC ARNGUS 10 Aug 98
COL ARNGUS 27 Feb 02
BG (LINE) ARNGUS 28 Apr 05

(Current as of July 2007)