Peter Talleri
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Major General Peter John Talleri[1][2] retired in September, 2013, after serving 34 years in the United States Marine Corps.[3] At retirement, Maj. Gen. Talleri was the U. S. Marine Corps senior logistics professional in the Pacific.[4][5][6][7] In 2013, he was also a recipient of the National Safety Council's “CEOs Who Get It” award.[8]
Early life[]
Talleri was born in Butler, Pennsylvania in 1957. He is the oldest of four children to native Pennsylvania parents.
Marine Corps Career[]
Talleri entered the United States Marine Corps in 1979 as a Second Lieutenant. During his military career, Major General Talleri commanded and led logistics units from the platoon to national level; across the full range of combat and joint operational capabilities.[9] He also held critical staff positions at the U. S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the United States Marine Forces Central Command. While at CENTCOM, he was responsible for the information technology logistical planning efforts during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This included providing operational plans to ensure that total asset visibility was accomplished during the war. Operation Iraqi Freedom was the first time "Active RFID" was used on a strategic scale.[10][11][12]
Private Sector Career[]
Talleri is currently President at Peter J. Talleri & Associates, and a strategic advisor with Stellar Solutions, HDT Global, and BlackBerry.[1][13][14] He is also on the board of directors at the Clarion University Foundation, Airborne Motorworks and DiviUp.[2]
Education[]
Talleri is a 1975 graduate of Butler Area Senior High School.[15] He received his bachelor's degree in business management from Clarion State College in Clarion, PA in 1979 and is currently a member of the Clarion University Foundation Board.[1][16][17] Talleri earned his first master's degree in business management from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida in 1994.[18] He earned another master's degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington D.C. in 2001.[19]
Awards[]
Maj. Gen. Talleri has earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with bronze star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, the Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Marine Corps Recruiting Service Ribbon. In 2008, the Clarion University Alumni Association presented him with the Distinguished Achievement Award.[20]
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal with Gold Star
Legion of Merit with Gold Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two Gold Stars
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with eight stars
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon
Korea Defense Service Medal
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
References[]
- ^ a b c "Peter John Talleri (Pete)" (PDF). Stellar Solutions. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Advisory Board". Airborne Motorworks. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Talleri Retires after 34 Years, Leaves Legacy". DVIDShub.net. 25 Feb 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Minister For Foreign Affairs Visits Marine Corps". semperfiparents.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Marines in Okinawa respond to tsunami". cnn.coms. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Service members assist in upkeep of children's home". iiimef.marines.mil. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "NZ Defence Force personnel receive US medals". nzdf.mil.nz. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, 2013 CEOs Who Get It". National Safety Council. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Defense Distribution Center Commander visits Iraqi Army Logistics units at Taji". dvidshub.net. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Military Logistics Boosts Asset Visibility". FCW.com. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Supply Chain Roundup 2004: What worked. What didn't. What's next?". InBoundLogistics.com. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Marines: Hi Tech Logistics". northshorejournal.org. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "World IT Solutions". witsllc.com=. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Major General Peter Talleri, USMC (Ret.), Joins AtHoc Strategic Advisory Board". athoc.com=. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Magnet ’75. Vol. 74. Butler, Pennsylvania: Butler Area Senior High School. 1975. p. 8.
- ^ ’79 Sequelle. Clarion, Pennsylvania: Clarion State College. 1979. p. 222.
- ^ "Retired Marine Corps general returns to Clarion to deliver commencement address". Clarion.edu. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Stellar Alumni, Florida Tech's Military People of Note". FIT.edu. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Industrial College of the Armed Forces Industry Study 2001". hsdl.org. 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Brigadier General Peter Talleri, Distinguished Achievement". Clarion University. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Butler, Pennsylvania
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Florida Institute of Technology alumni
- Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- United States Marine Corps generals
- Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
- Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal