Top Black Offi cers in the U.S. Military
REAR ADM. MICHAEL JOHNSTON Director of Acquisition Programs and PEO, U.S. Coast Guard Michael Johnston, Rear Admiral Lower Half,
has been assigned as Coast Guard Director of Acquisition Programs and PEO. He last served
as the executive director for Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, delivering the systems and people that enable the Coast Guard to perform operational missions. Other assignments include Aide to the Commandant, where Johnston’s work helped restore the nation following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and transitioning the Coast Guard into the newly-formed Department of Homeland Security.
REAR ADM. ERICA SCHWARTZ Director of Health, Safety and Work–Life, U.S. Coast Guard RADM Erica Schwartz is responsible for the Coast Guard’s health care system as well as operational and off -duty mishap prevention, response,
and investigation. She oversees the Coast Guard’s child care and food services delivery programs ashore and afl oat and the Coast Guard’s Ombudsman, Substance Abuse, Health Promotion, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs. She served as a Navy Occupational Medicine physician before her transfer to the Public Health Service and Coast Guard in 2005.
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MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL A. CALHOUN The Adjutant General, Florida
Maj. Gen. Michael Calhoun is assigned as Adjutant General, Florida. He is the senior military adviser to the governor and is responsible for management, readiness, and mobilization of U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force elements of the Florida National Guard. He previously
served as the Assistant Adjutant General–Army Element with additional duties of the Director of the Joint Staff (DJS), Joint Task Force Commander and Dual Status Commander, Designee. Gen. Calhoun was commissioned on July 22, 1989, through a direct commission. He has served in a variety of positions of leadership, including commanding the 83rd Troop Command; 50th Area Support Army, Joint Task F Group; Regimental Commander, 211th Regiment, Regional Training Institute; Battalion Commander, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Special Troops Battalion; Battalion Commander, 856th Quartermaster Battalion. While deployed, he also served as Director of Host Nation Support in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Gen. Calhoun has commanded at the battalion and group levels for hurricane support and civil support operations. He also is the recipient of the 2008 Department of Defense African American History Month Award.
MAJ. GEN. JOHN C. HARRIS, JR. Assistant Adjutant General–Army, Ohio National Guard
Maj. Gen. John Harris is Assistant Adjutant General– Army, Ohio National Guard, and also serves as Commander, Ohio Army National Guard. He assumed these duties on January 11, 2011, and is responsible for establishing policies, priorities, and oversight for the readiness of 11,400 soldiers. Gen. Harris began his military career in 1981 when he enlisted in the Ohio
Army National Guard. He received a commission in 1984 through Offi cer Candidate School. He has commanded at the platoon, detachment, company,
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