John P. Johnson (general)

John P. "Pete" Johnson (born January 22, 1963)^[1] is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was previously one of two deputy commanding generals (South) of United States Army Pacific.^[2] Johnson previously served as the 49th Commander of the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.^[3] He was promoted to major general while serving at Fort Jackson. Before that, Johnson served in the 1st Ranger Battalion and fought in Operation Just Cause in Panama, deployed with Special Operations Command, was a battalion commander and the operations officer for the 82nd Airborne Division, and a brigade commander with the 101st Airborne Division.^[4]

Born in Florida,^[1] Johnson is a 1985 graduate of the United States Military Academy.^[5] He earned an M.S. degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1995 and a second master's degree in strategic studies from the Army War College.^[6]^[7]^[8] Johnson has received three Distinguished Service Medals, four awards of the Legion of Merit and four Bronze Star Medals.^[8] He retired on July 8, 2020, after 35 years in the U.S. Army.^[9] He is married with three children.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1986. p. 907. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "CONGRATULATING MAJOR GENERAL PETER JOHNSON;". US Congress. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Fort Jackson welcomes its 49th commanding general/;". Mill Mag. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Johnson adds second star;". US Army. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "John Peter Johnson". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Johnson, John Peter (June 1995). Automatic Sensitivity Analysis for an Army Modernization Optimization Model (PDF) (Thesis). Naval Postgraduate School. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Graduation Exercises" (PDF). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. 15 June 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Maj. Gen. John P. "Pete" Johnson". U.S. Army Pacific. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Retirement Ceremony in Honor MG John Peter Johnson". Facebook. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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[register-1] Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1986. p. 907. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[2] "CONGRATULATING MAJOR GENERAL PETER JOHNSON;". US Congress. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[3] "Fort Jackson welcomes its 49th commanding general/;". Mill Mag. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Johnson adds second star;". US Army. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[5] "John Peter Johnson". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[6] Johnson, John Peter (June 1995). Automatic Sensitivity Analysis for an Army Modernization Optimization Model (PDF) (Thesis). Naval Postgraduate School. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[7] "Graduation Exercises" (PDF). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. 15 June 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[Army_bio-8] "Maj. Gen. John P. "Pete" Johnson". U.S. Army Pacific. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[9] "Retirement Ceremony in Honor MG John Peter Johnson". Facebook. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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