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Thomas P. Sherman
Official Portrait, 2024
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service1995-Present
Rank Major General
Commands
  • 447th Expeditionary SFS
  • 786th Security Forces Squadron
  • NMCC Systems Operations Branch
  • NMCC Security and Configuration Branch (J-36)
  • 455th Expeditionary SFS
  • 37th Training Group
  • 88th Air Base Wing
  • Director of Security Forces
Awards
Alma mater

Thomas P. Sherman is a United States Air Force major general who is currently the vice-superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy since June 2024. Prior to his current assignment he served as the Director of Security Forces and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection at the Pentagon.

Military Career

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Sherman graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1995 and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Sherman is a Security Forces officer. His first assignment was at Joint Base Lewis–McChord as an Assistant Operations Officer for the 62nd Security Police Squadron from August 1995 to July 1997. Since then, he has been a commander of multiple units both overseas and within the United States from the squadron level up to joint levels. He was promoted to Brigadier General on August 20, 2021, while working at the Pentagon as the Principal Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Sherman became the Director of Security Forces in January 2023 and was promoted to Major General on December 5, 2023.[1][2] He continued to be the Director of Security Forces until June 2024 where he now serves as the Vice Superintendent at the United States Air Force Academy.[3][4]

Education[5]

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Assignments[3]

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Promotions[5]

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Insignia Rank Date
Major general December 05, 2023
Brigadier general August 20, 2021
Colonel October 1, 2014
Lieutenant colonel March 1, 2009
Major August 1, 2005
Captain May 31, 1999
First lieutenant May 31, 1997
Second lieutenant May 31, 1995


Awards and Decorations

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Personal Decorations
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Unit awards
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award (U.S. Air and Space Forces) with two oak leaf clusters
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Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award with one oak leaf cluster
Campaign and Service Medals
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
Bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
Bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one "N" device
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with frame and one oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver oak leaf clusters
Bronze star
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with one bronze service star
Air and Space Training Ribbon
Foreign awards
NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Other accoutrements
Senior Parachutist Badge
Master Force Protection Badge
90x Security Forces Badge

References

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  1. ^ "Top Cop visits 7th SFS". Air Force Security Forces Center. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "AFSFA | Air Force Security Forces Association - Top Cop Promoted to Major General". www.afsfaonline.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ a b "THOMAS P. SHERMAN". United States Air Force Academy. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ "General Officer Announcement". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. ^ a b "THOMAS P. SHERMAN". Air Force. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ^ "Sherman reflects on his time as 88th Air Base Wing commander". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  7. ^ "88th Operations Support Squadron realigns under the 88th Communications Group". Wright-Patterson AFB. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  8. ^ "Defenders answer challenge in the Chihuahuan Desert, crown winners". Air Force Materiel Command. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  9. ^ "Former Wright-Patterson commander named Air Force Academy vice superintendent". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2024-06-24.