Colonel Richard R. Perez
Description
Colonel Richard Raphael Perez was commissioned a Signal Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 3-75 at Fort Benning, Georgia, 20 May 1975. His first duty assignment was as a Photo Documentation Team Leader, U.S. Army Special Operations Pictorial Detachment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
His subsequent duty assignments include: Detachment Executive Officer, USASOPD, Fort Gillem, Georgia; Platoon Leader/Company Commander, Company A, 304fr Signal Battalion, Camp Red Cloud, South Korea; Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, HQ 5fr SFG (ABN), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Company Commander, Signal Company, 5th SFG (ABN), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Special Forces Operational Detachment Commander, 3rd Battalion, 7th SFG (ABN), Fort Gulick, Panama; Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, HQ, 193rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Clayton, Panama; Operations Officer, HQ, 154th Signal Battalion, Fort Clayton, Panama; Engineering/Technical Service Specialist Advisor, U.S. Military Group-El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador; Deputy Director for Information Management, HQ U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Executive Officer, HQ U.S. Army Electronic Proving
Ground, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Battalion Commander, HQ 154th Signal Battalion, Fort Clayton, Panama; Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, Office of the Director for Information Systems, Command, Control & Communications, HQ, Department of the Army, The Pentagon, Washington, DC; Director for Communications & Information Systems (J6), HQ, Commander-In-Chief Iberian Atlantic Area, NATO, Lisbon, Portugal; Deputy Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4), HQ Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida.
Following retirement in 2001, Colonel Perez continued to serve the country in the Defense Industrial Base. He served in senior management positions in industry until his untimely death on 6 October 2017. He always maintained a commitment to service and diligence to transparency and fair processes. This serves as a hallmark of his attitude of his career and his superior legacy.
COL Perez is a graduate of U.S. Army Signal Officer Basic Course, Fort Gordon, Georgia; U.S. Army Radio Systems Officer Course, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Signal Officer Advanced Course, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Special Forces Qualification Course; Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Armed Forces Staff College; Joint Tactical Communication System Management Course; the Foreign Area Officer Course; and U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
His military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal (2nd Award); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (7th Award); Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal (5th Award); Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2nd Award); Army Superior Unit Award; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2nd Award); Humanitarian Service Medal (2nd Award); Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (4th Award); Special Forces Tab; Parachutist Badge; Parachutist Badge of El Salvador; Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge; Army Staff Identification Badge and The Bronze Order of Mercury.
