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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.

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]

• 1995 Bachelor of Science in Political Science, United States Air Force Academy
• 2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base
• 2002 Secretary of the Air Force Language and Area Studies Immersion Course Florence, Italy
• 2004 Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, California State University, San Bernardino
• 2007 United States Army Airborne School
• 2009 Master of Arts in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School
• 2014 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College

• August 1995–July 1997, Assistant Operations Officer, Air Base Defense Flight Commander, 62nd Security Police Squadron, McChord Air Force Base
• July 1997–January 1998, Operations Officer, 62nd Security Forces Squadron, McChord Air Force Base
• January–April 1998, Chief of Security Forces, 3rd Air Expeditionary Group, Kwang Ju Air Base
• April 1998–January 1999, Flight Leader, Mobile Reserve Commander, 8th Security Forces Squadron, Kunsan Air Base
• January 1999–June 2001, Flight Commander, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base
• July 2001–October 2001, Chief of Security Forces, Flight Commander, 763rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base
• October 2001–August 2002: Commander, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base
• April 2004–March 2005: Deputy Chief, Requirements Branch, Headquarters Air Force Security Forces Center, Lackland AFB
• March–September 2005, Commander, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Sather AB
• May 2006–July 2008, Commander, 786th Security Forces Squadron, Sembach Annex
• January 2010–May 2012, Chief, National Military Command Center Systems Operations Branch (J-39) and Chief, NMCC Security and Configuration Branch (J-36), Joint Staff, the Pentagon
• May 2012–May 2013, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group, Bagram Airfield
• July 2014–July 2016, Commander, 37th Training Group, JBSA-Lackland
• July 2016–July 2017, Chief, Protection Services Division, Air Force Installation Mission Support Center, JBSA-Lackland
• August 2017–June 2018, Commander, Detachment 1, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Peterson AFB
• June 2018–June 2020, Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB^[6][7]
• June 2020–May 2022, Principal Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon
• May 2022–January 2023, Deputy Director, Capability Development, Air Force Futures, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon
• January 2023–June 2024, Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon^[8]
• June 2024 – present, Vice Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy^[9]

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

Personal Decorations Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air and Space Achievement Medal Army Achievement Medal Unit awards Joint Meritorious Unit Award Meritorious Unit Award (U.S. Air and Space Forces) with two oak leaf clusters Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award with one oak leaf cluster Campaign and Service Medals National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze service star Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze service 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 Air and Space Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters Air and Space Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with frame and one oak leaf cluster Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver oak leaf clusters 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 Security Forces Badge