COL Alton Johnson USARPAC Assistant Chief of Staff, G6

Colonel Alton J. Johnson “AJ” US Army Pacific, Assistant Chief of Staff, G6 Colonel Alton Johnson, a Florida native, graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, and was commissioned through ROTC as a Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps in 1997.

COL Johnson’s previous assignments include: Platoon Leader, 50th Signal Battalion (Airborne) and Battalion Signal Officer, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC. Company Commander, 229th Signal Company (Tactical Satellite), 307th Signal Battalion, Camp Carroll, South Korea. Action Officer, Headquarters, Department of the Army G6, Arlington, VA. Program Manager for the Department of Defense (DoD) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Management Office, National Security Agency (NSA). C6 Operations Officer, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq. Army Client Advocate, NSA. Battalion S3, 41st Signal Battalion, Camp Coiner, and Chief of Operations and Plans, 1st Signal Brigade, Yongsan, Korea. Brigade S3, 160th Signal Brigade, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Signal/Knowledge Management Observer Coach Trainer, Mission Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, KS. Deputy Brigade Commander, 5th Recruiting Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Battalion Commander, 551st Signal Battalion, 15th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Deputy Brigade Commander, 35th Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical), Fort Gordon, GA, and Brigade Commander, 160th Theater Signal brigade, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

COL Johnson’s military education includes the Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; the Basic Airborne Course; the Air Assault Course; the Jumpmaster Course; the Information Systems Manager Course; the Command and General Staff Officer’s Course; the Space Operations Course; the Knowledge Management Course; and the US Naval War College.

COL Johnson’s civilian education includes a Bachelor's of Science in Industrial Engineering from Florida A & M University; Master of Arts in Information Technology from the University of Maryland; Master of Arts in Management and Leadership from Webster University; and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College.

COL Johnson’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal 2 Oak Leaf Clusters (OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal 4 OLC, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korea Defense Service Medal, Senior Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Signal Regiment’s Bronze Order of Mercury. His foreign decorations include the French Parachutist Badge.

COL Johnson is married to LTC (Ret) Thwana Johnson and they have four children, Acori (27), Ashley (24), Alton Jr. (18) and Alijah (14).

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