Lieutenant General John T. "Tom" Sheridan retired from the US Air Force in August 2011 [1].

His last assignment was as Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, California; he was succeeded by Ellen M. Pawlikowski in June 2011.

For Space Radar, he directs a program designed to satisfy both Department of Defense and Intelligence Community needs as part of a system of systems integrated approach toward persistent surveillance and reconnaissance capability for the nation.

General Sheridan graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering.

Following an educational delay to earn a Master of Business Administration degree from Bryant College in Rhode Island, he entered active duty in August 1975.