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March 2012-January 2014, Deputy Director of Global Operations (DJ3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a brigadier general and major general Lt. Gen.Thompson entered the Air Force in 1984 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Weve since collaborated with the U.K. here last month in a Space Pitch Day that they did out in the U.K. August 1997-June 1998, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. Master Acquisition Badge WASHINGTON, (AFNS) --. LIEUTENANT GENERAL DAVID D. THOMPSON. General David D. Thompson is the Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. Air Force Commendation Medal February 27, 2023 Space Coast Daily News Brevard Countys Best Newspaper, WATCH! EDUCATION 1985 Bachelor of Science, Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 2005 Master of Science, National Security Industrial Policy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. Building the service headquarters at the Pentagon and crystalizing and defining this new thing called the Space Warfighting Integration Center are what Ill be focusing on over the next 90 days, Thompson said. We have conceived of SWIC as a key feature of force design and integration not just internally, but with the rest of the force, said Thompson. PDF Department of the Air Force - House June 2005-July 2007, Commander, 45th Operations Group, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. He has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group and wing levels. 1989 Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. But the other thing is and not fully, and not in a duplicative sense were interested in seeing how they can compete with each other in the sense of, if we need a new constellation for data relay and communications, lets look at solutions that the SMC might propose, lets look at solutions that the Space Development Agency might propose. Prior to his assignment as Vice Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Thompson was the Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force. He previously served as the vice commander of the Space Force from 2018 to 2020. [.[s6BQU,69228P#CeYmOzMYTRVV2. Lt. Gen. Thompson was commissioned in 1985 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. 3. JOHN F. THOMPSON > Air Force > Biography Display - AF VIEW BIO. 1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Arlington, 2023 Maverick Multimedia, Inc. 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[3] He got his Bachelor of Science, majoring in astronautical engineering, from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated in 1985. Missile Maintenance Badge Were creating a new warfighting analytical function that were going to establish in 2021 and couple that with what we hope and believe to be a more streamlined and agile acquisition approach. EDUCATION August 1989-October 1992, Instructor of Astronautics, Assistant Professor and Executive Officer, Department of Astronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 6. Thompson was commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. EDUCATION October 2020-present, Vice Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, Washington, D.C. General Thompson has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group, and wing levels; he is also an Olmsted Scholar, graduate of the Senior Acquisition Course and Level III-Certified Program Manager. [15], Thompson is the recipient of the following awards and decorations:[12]. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and development, and academia. Gen David D Thompson USAF VIEW BIO. Gen. David DT Thompson serves as the first vice chief of space operations for the Space Force, the militarys newest armed service. Missile Maintenance Badge 1. VIEW BIO. Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000 Brigadier General June 18, 2010 Theyre going to keep doing that for us. 1. 2. How are you working with these companies to get the technology that you need? Our Space Enterprise Consortium initiative out of SMC and out of the Catalyst Campus in Colorado Springs is another way. Colonel Aug. 1, 2004 The U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, equips and maintains mission-ready space forces that provide missile warning, space domain awareness, positioning, navigation and timing, communications and space electronic warfare for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Space Command and other combatant commands. General Thompson has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group, and wing levels; he is also an Olmsted Scholar, graduate of the Senior Acquisition Course and Level III-Certified Program Manager. April 2018-December 2019, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Washington, D.C. 1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. March 2012 - January 2014, Deputy Director of Global Operations (DJ3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a brigadier general and major general This American, William Thomson, was born in 1727. Biographies - Joint Chiefs of Staff Brian Murphy, Space Launch Delta 30 Inspector General planner, with a commander's coin at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 10, 2023. April 2018-December 2019, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Washington, D.C. [12] Thompson assumed office on October 2. (Air Force Photo by Andy Morataya), Gen. David Thompson, Bio photo. Gen. David Thompson's Visit to Vandenberg August 1995-July 1997, Program Manager, Advanced MILSATCOM Program, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. January 2014-June 2015, Director of Plans and Policy (J5), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a major general We cut two levels, two echelons of command, out of our field structures. The Space Development Agency is highly leveraging commercial activities, commercial investment, commercial capabilities, moving quickly and rapidly adopting it to military needs. In 1752, at the age of twenty-five, he married Anne Rodes . "And David Thompson, in a game dominated by the winners of the genetic lottery, could get wherever . None of our proposals and none of our approaches are intended to reduce the level of transparency, to make them more opaque. 22. The SWIC will be similar to the Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability and Army Futures Command. Well, some of it is going to have to be a little bit of trust me, and I know for various folks at various sides they may not have that trust. For three years after getting his graduate degree, he was an instructor on astronautics in the U.S. Air Force Academy, assigned as the executive officer of the Department of Astronautics of the academy. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and development, and academia. Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster June 2005-July 2007, Commander, 45th Operations Group, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. January 2014-June 2015, Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. 2018 Peter B. Teets Government Award, National Defense Industrial Association In the News: Maj. Gen. David D. Thompson For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and morale, welfare and recreation sites, the Department of the Air Force does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Ive known this officer for most of my adult life, said Gen. John Jay Raymond. 23. General David Thomson (1775 - 1861) - Genealogy Air Force Commendation Medal 1948, West Point, New York), who married Julie Nixon, herself a presidential daughter; (Barbara) Anne Eisenhower (1949-2022, born in West Point, New York); Susan Elaine Eisenhower (b. Gen. Thompson has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group, and wing levels; he is also an Olmsted Scholar, graduate of the Senior Acquisition Course and Level III-Certified Program Manager. 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Thompson tests positive for COVID-19", "Here's what the Space Force's No. If confirmed by the Senate, Thompson will . 8. March 13, 2023 Space Coast Daily News Brevard Countys Best Newspaper, HOT OFF THE PRESS! He is a career space officer with assignments in. Command Space Wings July 2010-May 2011, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev. Were right now working with the intelligence community to establish, first of all, an appropriate national security space intelligence activity to support our warfighting domain that we hope will lead to a full-blown national space intelligence center. 1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 22201 4~B`22GJ93k C,&. General Thompson was commissioned in 1985 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. 1. Part of it, I think, has to be an engagement with others in the commercial sector, and ask their thoughts on how we ought to be engaged. An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Vice service chiefs work together to make sure the advocacy is right, the priority is right, the integration is right, the requirements are right, and decisions brought to the Joint Chiefs and Department Secretaries reflect all of that appropriately.. September 2000 - April 2002, Deputy Director, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 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Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski. Thompson will assist General Raymond in working across the Department of Defense on all aspects of the Space Forces primary responsibility of organizing, training and equipping space forces to provide space capabilities for the joint force. Could you discuss the progress of that initiative and what are the benefits that it will offer when its up and running? Prior to his assignment as Vice Chief of Space Operations, General Thompson was the Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force. What we now need to do is the hard work of defining exactly what its going to do, exactly what its resources need to be, and exactly what its interfaces are going to be within the Space Force and the joint force.. David D. Thompson List of United States Space Force four-star generals Vice Chief of Space Operations List of active duty United States Space Force general officers Usage on www.wikidata.org Q78669851 Metadata NDIA is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring your or another user's postings and encourages all of its users to use reasonable discretion and caution in evaluating or reviewing any posting. June 2009-June 2010, Director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia .e//|2uml;{du,*gU,*iVgik?#0a\u^u:)i LV5\-N9Nl.M`si ('If{iY >T9R @]^m2i\w?., B13! G. David Thompson (1899-1965), American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector. (At 6-foot-4, Thompson is not quite as small as Lori but is nowhere near the 6-foot-11 Walton.) April 2018 -Present, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Washington, D.C. Weve published our first doctrine. Theyre really helping us in the aspects of helping to defend and protect our capabilities in orbit among other things. [6] On April 4, 2018, he then resumed his previous position as AFSPC vice commander, promoted to lieutenant general. 15. General Thompson has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group,. General October 1, 2020. 14. [Were] taking all of those piece parts and building them into an organization, first of all, that leverages the approach to fielding space capabilities in different ways. What we now need to do is the hard work of defining exactly what its going to do, exactly what its resources need to be, and exactly what its interfaces are going to be within the Space Force and the joint force.. July 1985-May 1988, Experimental Rocket Propulsion Engineer and Chief, Motor/ Component Operations Section, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and development and academia. Major Aug. 1, 1996 What Became Of Nuggets Star David Thompson After Injuries And Cocaine We created an entire new service design our field command structure, some of our supporting unit structures, an innovative headquarters structure. Charleen Laughlin. Gifts of Life: Times of Love, of War and of Miracles By Dr. Glenn W. Briggs, HOT OFF THE PRESS! 4. The Eisenhowers had four children: Dwight David Eisenhower II (b. He is responsible to the Commander of Air Force Space Command in carrying out Air Force space missions and integrating space policy, guidance, coordination and synchronization of space-related activities, and issue resolution for Air Force Space Command and the Department of the Air Force. Thompson entered the United States Air Force in 1985 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. He has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group and wing levels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich). June 2002-July 2004, Operations Officer and Commander, 2nd Space Launch Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 2001 Air War College, by seminar During the ceremony, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Jay Raymond administered the oath of office, transferring Thompson from the Air Force to the Space Force. First Lieutenant May 29, 1987 What we need to be able to do is a couple things: First of all, be able to really explain why these new approaches the way were doing business is the right approach in some cases, because it reflects the way that the current industry is going to develop and field capabilities faster and at lower costs. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and development and academia. 2020 National Defense Industrial Association. He was the first white man to explore the Columbia River from source to mouth. An official website of the United States Government, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. He is absolutely the right person to be the Space Forces first vice chief.. June 1988-July 1989, Graduate Student, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. General David D. Thompson is the Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. 5. March 3, 2020 . Weve long since needed to have gotten past the idea that we have all the answers, we understand things, we know whats best for us and best for industry. David Kostelancik. Brigadier General June 18, 2010 2009 National Reconnaissance Office Gold Medal ASSIGNMENTS In his new role, Thompson said the CSO has given him two immediate priorities.
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