Vice Adm. Perry is a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
As a flag officer, Perry commanded Submarine Group Nine and Task Group 114.3, and
served as director, Joint and Fleet Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Director, Undersea Warfare Division, Office of the Chief of
Naval Operations (N97).
He served at sea as
division officer and Navy diver aboard USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720); executive
officer/operations officer aboard Submarine NR-1 and executive officer of USS
Maine (SSBN 741). His deployment experiences span the Caribbean, Mediterranean,
Arctic, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacific.
As commanding officer of
USS Pasadena (SSN 752), he led the ship on highly successful deployments to the
Eastern and Western Pacific. Perry served as, Commander, Submarine Development
Squadron Five where he led Submarine Force development of unmanned systems
tactics and employment in subsea-seabed warfare, and commanded the Navy’s
squadron of Seawolf-Class Fast Attack submarines.
Ashore, he served as
Submarine Force Atlantic chief of staff; branch chief for Director Undersea
Warfare; combatant commander, Joint Staff; Joint Exercise Engagement division
chief and subsequent chief of staff for the Director of Joint Force
Development; executive assistant to Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet;
deputy commander, Submarine Squadron 7; congressional liaison in the Navy
Office of Legislative Affairs and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
instructor at Marquette University.
Vice Adm. Perry is a
graduate of the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander Course, Combined
Forces Land Component Commander Course and the Harvard Kennedy School of
Government Senior Managers Group Course.