2002 Ron Paul 69:1
Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Maj.
Gen. Gerald F. Perryman, Jr. on the occasion
of his retirement from his position as Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration,
Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
DC. General Perryman entered the Air
Force in 1970 through Texas A&M University’s
ROTC program. During his distinguished career
he commanded the Air Force’s Peacekeeper
missile squadron during its transition
from the Minuteman weapon system, and led
the 91st Missile Group to win the 1994 Omaha
Trophy as the best of U.S. Strategic Command’s
Air Force and Navy ballistic missile
units. The general has commanded a missile
wing and space wing. He also commanded
14th Air Force and was Component Commander
of U.S. Air Force space operations
within U.S. Space Command. As Commander
of the Aerospace Command and Control, intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Center, General Perryman was responsible for
integrating command and control, and intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance for
the Air Force to improve the ability of commanders
to create desired effects in the
battlespace. The general has served as a missile
combat crew commander in the Minuteman
and Peacekeeper weapons systems, and
as a space warning crew commander.
2002 Ron Paul 69:2
Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend
General Perryman on the occasion of
his retirement from a distinguished military career.
