CW5 John Peart, USA Command and Control Systems Integrator Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Peart, born and raised in Springfield, Ohio, entered the Army on July 13, 1995 at Fort Leonardwood, MO.  He then graduated in January of 1996 from Advanced Individual Training as a 14J, Early warning Systems Operator.  With his first duty station being with 1^st Battalion, 44^th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4^th Infantry Division, FT Hood, TX .  In February of 2005, CW4 Peart graduated Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCCS) and in July completed Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) as 140A, Air and Missile Defense System Integrator, both as Honor graduate.  With his first duty station as a Warrant Officer being 1^st Brigade Combat Team, 4^th Infantry Division, Ft Hood, TX.  He served in a variety of Army and Joint/Combined command and staff positions while stationed in FT Hood, Japan, Ft Bliss, and Shaw Airforce Base. His assignments lead to operational support to Operation Southern Watch, Operation Spartan Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom.  With the most recent being with III Corps in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve serving the CJ-36 Protection Air and Missile Defense System Integrator involving the integration and training of various small C-UAS capabilities.  He is currently serving in the Headquarters Department of the Army G-3/5/7 Joint C-UAS Office (JCO), Requirements and Capabilities division.

CW5 Peart holds an Associate’s degree in General Studies from Central Texas College and Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Park University.  His professional education being most recently a graduate of Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education (WOILE) and Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) School.

His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal (4 Stars), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal (1 Star), Korean Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, and Army Basic Space Badge.