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CELEBRATING THE SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN FERDINAND ``JT''
THOMPSON
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HON. TED LIEU
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Mr. LIEU. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the service of Lieutenant General John Ferdinand ``JT'' Thompson of the United States Air Force, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base, who will soon be retiring after 37 years of military service to our nation.
Lieutenant General Thompson has had a decorated career in military service, having begun his journey as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy Class of 1984. Throughout his Air Force career, General Thompson has served in various acquisition, scientific and logistics-oriented capacities, including assignments at Air Force Materiel Command, Systems Command and in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition.
General Thompson served in several leadership positions including as Chief of Commodities Division, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Utah and as commander of the 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He also served as Deputy Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program and the KC-46 Program Director.
Lieutenant General Thompson will soon retire from the United States Air Force, where he currently serves as Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and the Los Angeles Air Force Base where he is responsible for 6,000 employees nationwide.
As the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space, Lieutenant General Thompson supervises the research, arrangement, expansion, and sustainment of associated command and control systems and satellites. His leadership and efforts have fostered revolutionary space projects and programs that will impact generations for years to come.
Lieutenant General Thompson's major awards and decorations exemplify his leadership, and unwavering dedication to our country having received the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal and Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters. He has also been decorated with the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Three Oak Lead Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with four oak leaf clusters. These honors truly illustrate the deep commitment and incredible service that mark Lieutenant General Thompson's career in the Air Force.
I would like to commend Lieutenant General Thompson for his dedicated service to the United States Air Force and our nation and I wish him all the best in his new life in retirement with his lovely wife, Mrs. Ruth Ann Thompson.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 131
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