Patrick Johnson Email & Phone Number

Pentagon, Arlington, Va

Serving as a specialist and advisor on a broad range of political-military strategy and policy issues primarily regarding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and Europe.

Patch Barracks, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany

Served as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Policy Analyst at Headquarters United States European Command, ECJ5/8 Plans and Policy Directorate, NATO Policy and Engagement Branch.

Reston, Va

International Affairs Expert with specialization on NATO. Responsible for authoring complex policies focused primarily on NATO Counter - Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capabilities. Served as an Action Officer on a variety of topics. Leader of Smart Defense Initiative for Threat Networks Information Sharing and Fusion.

Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Spearheaded the development and implementation of U.S. strategic plans and policies on NATO affairs of interest to the Joint Staff, Secretary of Defense, and the State Department. Advocated the U.S. Military Representative to NATO’s policy advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Joint Staff Directorates and U.S. interagency. National Representative to Allied Command Transformation overseeing inclusion of U.S. equities in NATO’s transformation programs and policy decisions.

Brussels, Belgium

Developed, negotiated and implemented U.S. policy positions as the U.S. representative to two senior NATO Working Groups that support the NATO Military Committee. Drafted papers, speaking notes and briefs to support the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the U.S. Military Representative to NATO in preparation for their participation in North Atlantic Council meetings, Chiefs of Defense sessions and other high level meetings. Lead U.S. negotiator in NATO and partner forums responsible for developing strategies and policy for Partnership for Peace, the Mediterranean Dialogue, and the NATO-Russia Council.

Rome, Italy

Ramstein Ab, Germany

Deputy Chief for a military organization responsible for a 685 million dollar operations and training budget to include an annual flying program of 470 million dollars and an aircrew training fund of 38 million dollars. Responsible for operations, aircrew training, weapons and tactics, advanced programs, life support, flight management, aircrew evaluation and a staff of 60 personnel. Managed the organization’s aviators and oversaw the command’s equipment disposition, training deployments, and air to ground ranges.

Fort Hood, Texas

Chief Operating Officer for a military organization with systems valued at 21.5 million dollars and an annual operating budget of 324 thousand dollars. Responsible for the operations and maintenance of a deployable Air Support Operations Center, its command, control, communications, and computer systems, and 89 personnel. Responsible for commanding close air support and reconnaissance aircraft employed in direct support of U.S. Army ground maneuver units. Planned, organized, deployed and led unit in three separate combat tours.

Norfolk, Virginia

Led the efforts of 7 military and civilian personnel in Tomahawk cruise missile targeting and planning to include target development, computer aided route planning and distribution of missions to Allied Naval forces. Coordinated mission tasking in support of planning orders issued by the staffs of supported Unified Commands, Naval Component Commands, and joint agencies. Directed the in-depth study of Tomahawk and precision guided munitions effects against targets struck in Kosovo as part of the Allied Force Munitions Effectiveness Team.

Barksdale Afb, Louisiana And Ellsworth Afb, South Dakota

Directed all facets of flying operations for the B-52 Division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. Managed an annual training program of 780 flight hours worth 4 million dollars. Directed allocation of munitions worth 1.5 million dollars annually. B-52 instructor radar navigator and Weapons Officer responsible for developing and executing the B-52 Weapons Instructor Course; the most demanding B-52 training course in the Air Force. Instructed students in the classroom and in flight; 350 academic hours and 230 flight hours per class, twice a year.

International Security

Jpme Ii, Joint Warfighting, Military Strategy, International Operations, Regional Studies

Master Of Aeronautical Science, With Distinction

B-52 Weapons, Tactics, And Composite Force Employment, Outstanding Graduate

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

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