[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E821-E822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN FERDINAND ``JT'' 
                                THOMPSON

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 27, 2021

  Mr. LIEU. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the service of 
Lieutenant General John Ferdinand ``JT'' Thompson of the United States 
Air Force, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los 
Angeles Air Force Base, who will soon be retiring after 37 years of 
military service to our nation.
  Lieutenant General Thompson has had a decorated career in military 
service, having begun his journey as a graduate of the United States 
Air Force Academy Class of 1984. Throughout his Air Force career, 
General Thompson has served in various acquisition, scientific and 
logistics-oriented capacities, including assignments at Air Force 
Materiel Command, Systems Command and in the office of the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition.
  General Thompson served in several leadership positions including as 
Chief of Commodities Division, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Utah and as 
commander of the 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing, Tinker Air Force 
Base, Oklahoma. He also served as Deputy Program Executive Officer for 
the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program and the KC-46 Program Director.
  Lieutenant General Thompson will soon retire from the United States 
Air Force, where he currently serves as Commander of the Space and 
Missile Systems Center and the Los Angeles Air Force Base where he is 
responsible for 6,000 employees nationwide.
  As the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space, Lieutenant 
General Thompson supervises the research, arrangement, expansion, and 
sustainment of associated command and control systems and satellites. 
His leadership and efforts have fostered revolutionary space projects 
and programs that will impact generations for years to come.
  Lieutenant General Thompson's major awards and decorations exemplify 
his leadership, and unwavering dedication to our country having 
received the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service 
Medal and Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters. He

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has also been decorated with the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 
Meritorious Service Medal with Three Oak Lead Clusters, Air Force 
Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Achievement 
Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and Air Force Organizational 
Excellence Award with four oak leaf clusters. These honors truly 
illustrate the deep commitment and incredible service that mark 
Lieutenant General Thompson's career in the Air Force.
  I would like to commend Lieutenant General Thompson for his dedicated 
service to the United States Air Force and our nation and I wish him 
all the best in his new life in retirement with his lovely wife, Mrs. 
Ruth Ann Thompson.

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