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Gustave F. Perna (born April 15, 1960) [1] is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 until the operation's duties and responsibilities ...
- 1981–2021
- General
General Gustave F. Perna assumed duties as the 19th Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) 30 September 2016. General Perna served for two years as the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 in his previous assignment. He oversaw policies and procedures used by all Army logisticians throughout the world.
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General Gustave F. Perna, who served as commanding general of Army Materiel Command, was named Operation Warp Speed chief operating officer. Retired Lieutenant General Paul A. Ostrowski, who previously served as director of the Army Acquisition Corps, was the director of supply, production and distribution.
- May 15, 2020 – February 24, 2021, (285 days)
- Transitioned to White House COVID-19 Response Team
Gustave F. Perna is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 until the operation's duties and responsibilities were transferred to the White House COVID-19 Response Team in February 2021 ...
Jul 7, 2021 · Gen. Gus Perna, the former commander of Army Materiel Command who was chosen to help lead the government’s effort to develop, produce and distribute a new COVID-19 vaccine, has retired. Perna, who in July 2020 was confirmed by the Senate to be chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, delayed his originally planned retirement from the Army to serve on the vaccine effort.
Jun 29, 2021 · Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, the COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic czar, will retire at the end of the week, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today during a wide-ranging news conference.
Born: April 15, 1960, in Rockaway, New Jersey. New Jersey Hall of Fame, Class of 2021: Public Service. Early in his long military career, Gustave F. Perna assumed combat was his calling. When a mentor recognized Perna’s knack for logistics, a hero of a different stripe was born—one who would serve his nation not just against foreign enemies ...
