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The AUSA Coffee Series provides Army senior leaders an opportunity to discuss important updates on key Army initiatives and priorities.

Our audience consists of a mix of Army staff, industry partners, CASAs, military/veteran services organizations, congressional staff, foreign attachés, think tanks, and local and national media.

Join us for this timely presentation on 25 April 2023. There’s no cost to participate in the virtual session. No Q&A will be provided for virtual attendees.
Agenda
  • 7:00 am: Waiting Room Opens
  • 7:10 am – 7:45 am: Presentation (web cast will begin)
  • 7:45 am – 8:00 am: Questions from the in-person audience only (time permitting)
Presenters
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LTG Kevin Vereen
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9
Lieutenant General Kevin Vereen is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9. The DCS, G-9 leads integration across the Army Enterprise to modernize installations, enhance quality of life, and develop and implement policies, plans and programs that enable the Army to recruit, train, deploy, fight, and win. His appointment was effective 22 September 2022.

As the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Lieutenant General Kevin Vereen leads dedicated professionals who drive excellence across the Army Installations Enterprise to support Soldiers, Families, and Army Civilians wherever they train, work, and live. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 is the primary advisor to Army Senior Leadership on military installation services, infrastructure, investment requirements and environmental management and stewardship. The DCS, G-9 also oversees and advises on funding, both appropriated and non- appropriated, for Morale, Welfare and Recreation program execution.

Prior to Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Lieutenant General Kevin Vereen was Commanding General of U.S. Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky from July 2020 to September 2022. He led over 14,000 in more than 1,400 locations globally with the focus on recruiting the next generation of Army Soldiers. His military career began in 1988 in field artillery and spans an impressive 34 years. In 1990 he transitioned to the military police. During his over 30-year career as a military police officer, Lieutenant General Vereen has held notable worldwide assignments in leadership roles to include Commandant of the Military Police Regiment, the Army’s Provost Marshal General, and Commanding General of U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. In these roles Lieutenant General Kevin Vereen has served as the principal military advisor on policing matters to include the Department of the Army’s independent criminal investigative authority reporting directly to the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army.

Lieutenant General Vereen is the Army’s Liaison for the Boys and Girls Club of America; he is also a Board Member of the Army Emergency Relief and sits on the Board of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). Lieutenant Kevin Vereen is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and a graduate of Campbell University.
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SGM Michael J. Perry III
Senior Enlisted Leader, HQDA G-9
SGM Michael J. Perry III entered the United States Army on 10 August 1992 as a Food Service Specialist, MOS 94B. He completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. SGM Perry currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader, HDQA G-9.

SGM Perry’s assignments include: 1st Theater Sustainment Command CSM, Fort Knox, KY; CASCOM & SCoE CSM, Fort Lee, VA; Sustainment Directorate Sergeant Major for CJTF-OIR; Brigade CSM for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY; Battalion CSM for the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3d Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Squadron Command Sergeant Major for Regimental Support Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany; Chief Food Operations Management NCO for III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas; United States Army Sergeant’s Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas; 1st Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; First Sergeant, Alpha Company, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; First Sergeant, Headquarters and Alpha Company, 782nd Main Support Battalion, DISCOM, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 1st Special Forces Operations Detachment (Delta Force), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
SGM Perry’s military schools and education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Static Line Jumpmaster Course, First Sergeant Course, Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME 1 & 2) Course, CSM Development Course-Brigade and Battalion Level and the CSM Pre-Command Course. He has completed all Levels of the NCOPDS to include the Nominative Leader’s Course and is a graduate of the United States Army Sergeant’s Major Academy, Class 60. He has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Administration from Methodist College and an Associate of Arts Degree from the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

SGM Perry’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 OLC), Bronze Star Medal (2 OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3 OLC), Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze Star), Afghan Campaign Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (3 Bronze Stars), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 4), NATO Medal-ISAF, Presidential Unit Citation, Joint Meritorious Unit Award (1 OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation (1 OLC), Army Superior Unit Award (2 OLC), Combat Action Badge, Air Assault Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Combat Action Badge, the Venezuelan and Ukranian Parachutist Badges. He is also a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club-Honorary, General Brehon B. Somervell Medal of Excellence, Distinguished Order of Saint Martin, the Order of Saint Maurice-Legionnaire, Honorary Member of the Finance Regiment, and the Order of the Gold and Silver Spurs. SGM Perry has deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and twice in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
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GEN Gary M. Brito
Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
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