Michael J. Schmidt

Michael J. Schmidt
Official portrait, 2022
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Service years	1990–2025
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	F-35 Lightning Joint Program Office C3I Networks Directorate Fighters and Bombers Directorate ISR and SOF Directorate Directorate 696th Armament Systems Squadron
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit

Michael J. Schmidt is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the program executive officer of the PEO F-35 Lightning Joint Program Office from 2022 to 2025. ^[1] Previously he served as director of the C3I Networks Directorate from 2018 to 2022. Before that, he was the director of the Fighters and Bombers Directorate. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Tirpak, John. "New F-35 JPO Director Takes Over at Key Moment for Program~date=July 20, 2025". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
2. "MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL J. SCHMIDT". www.af.mil.
3. "General Officer Announcements". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
4. "Michael Schmidt - Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com.
5. "Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt takes over C3I&N Directorate". Wright-Patterson AFB. 13 April 2018.

External links

• Media related to Michael J. Schmidt at Wikimedia Commons

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Military offices
Preceded by Eric Fick	Director of the Fighters and Bombers Directorate 2016–2018	Succeeded by Heath A. Collins
Preceded by Dwyer Dennis	Director of the C3I Networks Directorate 2018–2022	Succeeded by Anthony Genatempo
Preceded by Eric Fick	Program Executive Officer of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office 2022–2025	Succeeded by Gregory Masiello