# Thomas Sharpy

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{{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
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| allegiance     = United States
| branch         = [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force)
| service_years  = 1987–2021
| rank           = [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(United_States))
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| commands       = [Eighteenth Air Force](/source/Eighteenth_Air_Force)<br/>[92nd Air Refueling Wing](/source/92nd_Air_Refueling_Wing)<br/>[9th Airlift Squadron](/source/9th_Airlift_Squadron)
| battles        = [Gulf War](/source/Gulf_War)
| awards         = [Air Force Distinguished Service Medal](/source/Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal) (2)<br/>[Defense Superior Service Medal](/source/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal)<br/>[Legion of Merit](/source/Legion_of_Merit) (2)
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'''Thomas James Sharpy''' is a retired [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force) [lieutenant general](/source/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)) who last served as the deputy chief of staff for capability development of the [Allied Command Transformation](/source/Allied_Command_Transformation). Previously, he was the deputy commander of the [Air Mobility Command](/source/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](/source/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
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||{{Dodseal|USAFO1|115}} [Second Lieutenant](/source/Second_lieutenant_(United_States))||May 27, 1987
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO2|115}} [First Lieutenant](/source/First_lieutenant_(United_States))||May 27, 1989
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO3|115}} [Captain](/source/Captain_(United_States))||May 27, 1991
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO4|115}} [Major](/source/Major_(United_States))||August 1, 1998
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO5|115}} [Lieutenant Colonel](/source/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States))||March 1, 2002
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO6|115}} [Colonel](/source/Colonel_(United_States))||March 1, 2006
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO7|115}} [Brigadier General](/source/Brigadier_general_(United_States))||October 3, 2011
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO8|115}} [Major General](/source/Major_general_(United_States))||June 5, 2015
|-
||{{Dodseal|USAFO9|115}} [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(United_States))||October 12, 2018
|}<br />

==References==
{{USGovernment}}
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{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}
{{s-bef|before=[Carlton D. Everhart II](/source/Carlton_D._Everhart_II)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the [Eighteenth Air Force](/source/Eighteenth_Air_Force)|years=2015}}
{{s-aft|after=[Samuel D. Cox](/source/Samuel_D._Cox)}}
{{s-bef|before=[Michael S. Stough](/source/Michael_S._Stough)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs of the [Air Mobility Command](/source/Air_Mobility_Command)|years=2015<br>2015–2016}}
{{s-aft|rows=2|after=[Jon T. Thomas](/source/Jon_T._Thomas)}}
{{s-bef|before=[Rowayne A. Schatz Jr.](/source/Rowayne_A._Schatz_Jr.)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commander of the [Air Mobility Command](/source/Air_Mobility_Command)|years=2016–2018}}
{{s-bef|before=[Jeffrey Lofgren](/source/Jeffrey_Lofgren)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development of the [Allied Command Transformation](/source/Allied_Command_Transformation)|years=2018–2021}}
{{s-aft|after=[David J. Julazadeh](/source/David_J._Julazadeh)}}
{{s-end}}

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Category:Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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