Lieutenant General Thomas Sharpy

Lt Gen Thomas J. Sharpy is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT), Norfolk, Virginia. He is responsible for developing operational and strategic capability requirements on behalf of 30 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations. Additionally, he serves as SACT’s Innovation Representative, Air Domain cross-functional Champion, and Champion for NATO’s Command and Control, Cooperative Cyber Defense and Joint Air Power Competence Centers of Excellence. General Sharpy graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and completed undergraduate pilot training in 1988. His career has involved numerous supervisory and leadership positions at wing, Major Command, and Air Staff levels. He also served in a number of joint assignments, including: Senior Military Aide to the Vice President of the United States; Director of Plans, Programs and Analyses for Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Vice Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.; and Director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. Prior to his current assignment, General Sharpy served as Deputy Commander, Air Mobility Command, at Scott AFB, Ill, where he was responsible for the U.S. Air Force's air mobility strategic transportation mission and fleet of more than 1,160 aircraft.