[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 104 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATING MAJOR GENERAL PETER JOHNSON

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2018

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, South Carolinians 
appreciate the service of Major General John P. ``Pete'' Johnson, the 
50th Commander of the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson in 
Columbia, South Carolina.
  Since taking command in June 2016, Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson has 
supervised numerous changes and improvements to the installation. Prior 
to serving at the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Maj. Gen. 
Johnson served in principal staff leadership positions, joint service 
positions and has commanded troops from Company through Brigade and the 
Combined Joint Task Force-levels, including several combat tours, to 
include: Operations Enduring/Iraqi Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq, 
Operation Provide Comfort, Iraq and Operation Just Cause, Panama.
  Additionally, his notable command assignments include: Deputy 
Commanding General for Operations, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield 
Barracks, Hawaii; Commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne 
Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Operation Enduring Freedom, 
Afghanistan. Upon his departure from Fort Jackson, he will become the 
Deputy Commanding General for United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), at 
Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Best wishes to Major General Johnson and his wife 
Sheila as they embark on this new chapter.

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