{{short description|U.S. Air Force general}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use American English|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox military person | name = Thomas Sharpy | image = Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Sharpy.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = 1987–2021 | rank = Lieutenant General | service_number = | unit = | commands = Eighteenth Air Force<br/>92nd Air Refueling Wing<br/>9th Airlift Squadron | battles = Gulf War | awards = Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)<br/>Defense Superior Service Medal<br/>Legion of Merit (2) | relations = | other_work = }} '''Thomas James Sharpy''' is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the deputy chief of staff for capability development of the Allied Command Transformation. Previously, he was the deputy commander of the Air Mobility Command.<ref name="biography">{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108735/thomas-j-sharpy/ |title=Lieutenant General Thomas J. Sharpy (USAF) |author=<!--Not stated--> |work=Air Force |date=July 7, 2020 |publisher=United States Air Force |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707170127/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108735/lieutenant-general-thomas-j-sharpy |archive-date=July 7, 2020 |url-status=live}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>[https://www.act.nato.int/deputy-chief-of-staff-capability-development Lieutenant General Thomas Sharpy :: NATO's ACT<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.afcea.org/content/innovation-leads-nato-modernization-efforts Innovation Leads NATO Modernization Efforts | SIGNAL Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.airforcemag.com/article/mobility-boom/ Mobility Boom – Air Force Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.stripes.com/news/spangdahlem-airmen-strut-their-stuff-for-international-audience-1.228024 Spangdahlem airmen strut their stuff for international audience – News – Stripes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He retired on November 1, 2021.
==Effective dates of promotions== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Rank<ref name="biography" /> !! Date |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO1|115}} Second Lieutenant||May 27, 1987 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO2|115}} First Lieutenant||May 27, 1989 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO3|115}} Captain||May 27, 1991 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO4|115}} Major||August 1, 1998 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO5|115}} Lieutenant Colonel||March 1, 2002 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO6|115}} Colonel||March 1, 2006 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO7|115}} Brigadier General||October 3, 2011 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO8|115}} Major General||June 5, 2015 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO9|115}} Lieutenant General||October 12, 2018 |}<br />
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{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=Carlton D. Everhart II}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Eighteenth Air Force|years=2015}} {{s-aft|after=Samuel D. Cox}} {{s-bef|before=Michael S. Stough}} {{s-ttl|title=Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs of the Air Mobility Command|years=2015<br>2015–2016}} {{s-aft|rows=2|after=Jon T. Thomas}} {{s-bef|before=Rowayne A. Schatz Jr.}} {{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commander of the Air Mobility Command|years=2016–2018}} {{s-bef|before=Jeffrey Lofgren}} {{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development of the Allied Command Transformation|years=2018–2021}} {{s-aft|after=David J. Julazadeh}} {{s-end}}
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