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Maj. Gen. Philip A. Garrant is the Program Executive for Ground-based Weapon Systems for the Missile Defense Agency. Programs in Maj. Gen. Garrant’s portfolio include Ground-based Midcourse Defense, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, four Joint U.S. and Israeli Programs, and several classified programs collectively valued at more than $3.4 billion annually. His portfolio includes more than 1,200 civilian, military, and contractor personnel at locations worldwide. Prior to assuming his current position, Maj. Gen. Garrant was the Vice Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center where he was responsible for assisting the commander in managing the research, design, development, acquisition, and sustainment of space and missile systems, launch, command and control, and operational satellite systems. Maj. Gen. Garrant received his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Maryland in 1991. During his career, he has served in a variety of acquisition positions including Systems Engineer, Program Manager, Program Element Monitor, Squadron Commander, Senior Materiel Leader, and Deputy Program Executive Officer. EDUCATION 1991 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 1995 Master of Science, Systems Management, Capitol College, Laurel, Md. 1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2004 Master of Science, Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 2006 Air War College, by correspondence 2011 Master of Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. 2014 Enterprise Leadership Program, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2016 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C. ASSIGNMENTS
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MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal PUBLICATIONS “What are the Lessons from using Airpower in Counterinsurgencies?” Army War College, 2011 EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 23,1991 First Lieutenant Oct. 19, 1993 Captain Oct. 19, 1995 Major Aug. 1, 2002 Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2006 Colonel Sept. 1, 2011 Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2017 Major General May 22, 2020 (Current as of June 2020)