Thomas S. Moorman Jr.

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Thomas Samuel Moorman Jr. (November 16, 1940 – June 18, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from July 1994 to August 1997.

Early life

Moorman was born in

Military career

Moorman has served in a variety of intelligence and reconnaissance related positions within the United States and worldwide. While stationed at

Since retiring from the United States Air Force, Moorman was the Partner in Charge of the Satellite & Hybrid Communications Team of Booz Allen Hamilton. From 1997 to 2009, he served on the board of directors of the Space Foundation, serving as Chairman of the Board from 2008 to 2009. Moorman died at the National Institutes of Health on June 18, 2020, at the age of 79.^[2]

Education

• 1962 Bachelor's degree in history and political science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
• 1965 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 1972 Master's degree in business administration,
  Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts
  .
• 1975 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 1975 Master's degree in political science, Auburn University, Ala.
• 1979
  Air War College
  , by seminar
• 1980 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

Assignments

1. July 1962 – August 1965, intelligence officer, B-47 bombardment wing,
   Schilling Air Force Base
   , Kansas
2. August 1965 – October 1966, mission planner,
   9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base
   , California
3. October 1966 – November 1967, operations officer,
   Udon Royal Thai Air Force Base
   , Thailand
4. November 1967 – November 1970, reconnaissance intelligence staff officer,
   Wiesbaden-Schierstein
   , West Germany
5. November 1970 – August 1975, assistant director of evaluation, later executive officer,
   Westover Air Force Base
   , Massachusetts
6. August 1975 – August 1979, executive, later deputy director of plans and programs, Office of Space Systems, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. August 1979 – June 1980, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
8. June 1980 – August 1981, deputy military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. August 1981 – March 1982, director of space operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado
10. March 1982 – August 1982, deputy director, Space Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans,
    Peterson Air Force Base
    , Colorado
11. August 1982 – July 1984, first director, commander's group,
    Air Force Space Command
    , Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
12. July 1984 – March 1985, vice commander, 1st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
13. March 1985 – October 1987, director of space systems, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. October 1987 – March 1990, director of Space and Strategic Defense Initiative programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisitions, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. October 1987 – March 1990, special assistant for Strategic Defense Initiative to the vice commander of Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
16. March 1990 – March 1992, commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
17. March 1992 – July 1994, vice commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
18. July 1994 – 1997, vice chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. August 1, 1997 – retired

Major awards and decorations

Command

• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
•   Defense Superior Service Medal
•   Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
•   Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Air Force Commendation Medal
  with oak leaf cluster
•   National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
• Space Foundation General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award.^[3]

Effective dates of promotion

• Second Lieutenant
  Jul 10, 1962
• First Lieutenant
  Jun 9, 1965
• Captain
  Jan 2, 1967
• Major May 1, 1973
• Lieutenant Colonel
  Nov 1, 1978
• Colonel Jul 1, 1981
• Brigadier General
  Apr 1, 1985
• Major General
  Feb 1, 1988
• Lieutenant General
  Apr 1, 1990
• General Aug 1, 1994

Personal

Moorman was the fourth generation in his family to bear the name Thomas Samuel Moorman. His grandfather Thomas Moorman (February 7, 1875 – June 28, 1936) served in the U.S. Army, retiring as a colonel.^[4][5] His father was known as Thomas Moorman Jr. when he attended the U.S. Military Academy.^[6]

Moorman was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on December 1, 2021.^[7]

References

• USAF Bio at the Wayback Machine (archived February 11, 2004)