Jon T. Thomas

Jon T. Thomas
Nickname(s)	Ty [1]
Born	1967 (age 57–58)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1989–2021
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	86th Airlift Wing 97th Air Mobility Wing 86th Operations Group
Battles / wars	Gulf War
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4)

Jon Tyson Thomas (born 1967) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, who last served as deputy commander of Pacific Air Forces from 2020 to 2021. ^[2] From Huntington Beach, California, Thomas was commissioned after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989. ^[3]

After his retirement, he became head of the “Air & Space Group” of the private military company Metrea. ^[4]

Awards and decorations

	US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
	Basic Parachutist Badge
	Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
	Headquarters Air Force Badge

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Air Medal
	Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Commendation Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
	Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Effective dates of promotions

Rank	Date
Second Lieutenant	May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant	May 31, 1991
Captain	May 31, 1993
Major	July 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel	March 1, 2002
Colonel	January 1, 2007
Brigadier General	August 2, 2013
Major General	June 1, 2017
Lieutenant General	September 4, 2018

Source: ^[2]

References

1. "New 86th Airlift Wing commander has Ramstein connection". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
2. "Lieutenant General Jon T. Thomas (USAF)". United States Air Force. March 19, 2021. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. "United States Air Force Academy Year Book" (PDF). amazonaws.com.
4. "Jon T. Thomas". Linkedin. January 2025.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Jon T. Thomas. United States Air Force . Retrieved May 9, 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Patrick X. Mordente	Commander of the 86th Airlift Wing 2015–2016	Succeeded by Richard G. Moore
Preceded by Thomas Sharpy	Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs of the Air Mobility Command 2016–2017	Succeeded by John M. Wood
Preceded by Timothy G. Fay	Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa 2017–2018	Succeeded by Charles Corcoran
Preceded by Thomas Sharpy	Deputy Commander of the Air Mobility Command 2018–2020	Succeeded by Jacqueline Van Ovost
Preceded by Brian Killough	Deputy Commander of the Pacific Air Forces 2020–2021	Succeeded by James A. Jacobson