CSM Corey J. Perry 

Command Senior Enlisted Advisor

Defense Intelligence Agency

CSM Perry hails from Florida and enlisted in the United States Army in 1993. He attended Basic 

Combat Training at Fort Jackson, SC and Advanced Individual Training as a Counterintelligence 

Agent in E Company, 309th MI Bn at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Command Sergeant Major Perry is the 19th Command Senior Enlisted Leader for DIA, in which 

he is the principal advisor to the Director on all military matters. His responsibilities include 

providing the Director with the enlisted perspective on strategic vision, goals, objectives, theater 

security cooperation, and enlisted professional development. Additionally, he is responsible for 

mentoring the Senior Enlisted Leaders throughout DIA, as well as coordinating with Combatant 

Commands, Combat Support Agencies, and military personnel on matters pertaining to the 

Agency’s mission, vision, core values, Director’s intent, enlisted utilization, and implementation of 

Agency policy.

He held every leadership position from Team Leader to Command Sergeant Major. His previous 

assignments include: 313th MI BN, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; NYC Field Office, 

310th MI BN, Fort Hamilton, NY; V Corps ACE, 302d MI BN, Heidelberg, Germany; 1SG of the 

Mission Support Element, United States Army Office of Military Support (USAOMS), Washington, 

DC followed by Operations SGM, Directorate of Counterintelligence and Security, United States 

Army Office of Military Support (USAOMS), Washington, DC; Command Sergeant Major, 310th MI 

Battalion, Fort Meade, MD; Command Sergeant Major ,1st MI BN (Aerial Exploitation), 

Wiesbaden, Germany; US Army Europe (USAREUR) G-2 Sergeant Major, Wiesbaden, Germany;

Brigade Command Sergeant Major, 902d MI Group, Fort Meade, MD; Garrison Command 

Sergeant Major, Fort Belvoir, VA and most recently served as the IMCOM Directorate-Training 

Command Sergeant Major, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. 

His overseas tours include Germany and deployments to Haiti in support of OPERATION 

UPHOLD DEMOCRACY and Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

CSM Perry’s military education includes: Basic Leaders Course (Commandants’ List), Airborne 

Course, Defense Language Institute-Spanish Course, Advanced Leaders Course (Commandants’ 

List), Battle Staff Course (Commandants’ List), SERE (High Risk) Course, Strategic Debriefing 

Course, First Sergeants Course (Commandants’ List), U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy NonResident Class 37, and Nominative Leaders Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate). He 

graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s of Science from Excelsior College. 

His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (1 OLC), Defense Meritorious Service 

Medal (1 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), Joint 

Service Achievement Medal, and Army Achievement Medal (5 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal 

(3 Silver knots), National Defense Service Medal (1 BSS), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 

Iraq Campaign Medal (3 CSS), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional 

Development Ribbon (numeral 6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral 2), 

and UN Mission in Haiti Medal. He also wears the Master Parachutist Badge and was awarded 

the German Proficiency Badge- Gold, German Marksmanship Badge-Gold, and the German 

Bundeswehr Cross of Honour- Bronze. 

CSM Perry has a 15 year old son, Aiden, who resides in Woodstock, Georgia.