Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson most recently was the Commander at the
Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base,
California. As the Department of the Air Force Program Executive
Officer for Space, General Thompson managed the research,
design, development, acquisition and sustainment of satellites and
the associated command and control systems.
Previously, Lt. Gen. Thompson was Commander, Air Force Life
Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
His extensive experience includes military satellite communication,
missile warning, navigation and timing, space-based weather, space
launch and test ranges, certification for launch, space superiority,
responsive space and other emerging evolutionary space programsLt. Gen. John F. Thompson most recently was the Commander at the
Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base,
California. As the Department of the Air Force Program Executive
Officer for Space, General Thompson managed the research,
design, development, acquisition and sustainment of satellites and
the associated command and control systems.
Previously, Lt. Gen. Thompson was Commander, Air Force Life
Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
His extensive experience includes military satellite communication,
missile warning, navigation and timing, space-based weather, space
launch and test ranges, certification for launch, space superiority,
responsive space and other emerging evolutionary space programs
