User:Johnny.peralta

Johnny Frankie Peralta was born in Albuquerque, NM on 16 June 1973. He attended freedom High School and graduated in June 1991. He enlisted into the United States Army on 7 January 1992, and attended basic training at Fort Knox, KY. His Advanced Individual Training was held at the U.S. Health Science Center, Army Medical Department Center and School, located at Fort Sam Houston, TX where he received his first Military Occupational Specialty Dental Assistant (91E).

His first assignment was with the Dental activity at Fort Jackson, SC, where he worked at the dental inprocessing center. He spent thirteen months with the 665th medical detachment DS at camp Hialeah, Pusan, Republic of Korea, where he served as the acting NCOIC of the dental clinic. SFC Peralta was then sent to Fort Campbell, KY, where he served in the 666th medical detachment, DS, and was acting as the communications NCO for the unit. While with the 666th, he deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with the forward treatment team. SFC Peralta then went to White Sands Missile Range, NM, with the Dental Clinic Command. During his time at White Sands SFC Peralta reclassified to Military Occupational Specialty, Information Systems Operator-Analyst (74B) and joined the TRADOC Analysis Center, where he served as the Information Systems Team Chief. He was then sent to the Joint Command Centre in Heidelberg Germany on 2 July 2003 where he served as the Information Management Officer. He assumed duties as the NCOIC for Systems Engineering with the Defense Intelligence Agency in Tampa Florida on 28 December 2006.

His military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer's Course, the Advance Noncommissioned Course, the Army Recruiter Course, Antiterrorism-Force Protection Level 2 Course, Unit Prevention Leaders Course and the Air Assault School.

His awards and decorations include: the Army Accommodation Medal, with one oak leaf cluster, the army Achievement Medal, with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal 3rd award, the National Defense Service Medal, 2nd award, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Joint Meritorious Award, and the Army Superior Unit Award,

He has acquired an associates in general studies from New Mexico State University and is working toward his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. SFC Peralta is currently enrolled in the eARMYu program.

He and his wife Jennifer have 2 children, Justice is 6 and Cadence is 4.