Donna D. Shipton

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Donna D. Shipton
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AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1992–present
RankMajor General
Commands heldNetwork Operations Group
Space Communications Operations Squadron
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)

Donna D. Shipton is a major general in the United States Air Force who currently serves as deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, having previously served as director of strategic plans, programs, requirements, and analyses, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.[1] She previously served as vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center of the United States Space Force.[2][3][4] She was responsible for assisting the commander in managing the research, design, development, acquisition, and sustainment of space and missile systems, launch, command and control, and operational satellite systems.[5] Shipton was replaced as vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center in June 2020 by D. Jason Cothern.[6]

Shipton received her commission in 1991 as a distinguished graduate of Air Force ROTC after graduating from Clemson University, majoring in electrical engineering. Prior to assuming her current position, she was the Air Force program executive officer for tankers at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, where she was responsible for the planning and execution of all life cycle activities for the Air Force tanker fleet.[5]

Education[]

  • 1991 Bachelor of Science, electrical engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, Soouth Carolina
  • 1995 Master of Business Administration, Chapman University, Orange, California
  • 1996 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training – Staff Course, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
  • 1998 Squadron Officer's School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
  • 2000 Master of Arts in organizational management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • 2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
  • 2005 Master of Space Systems, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
  • 2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
  • 2010 Master of National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
  • 2014 The Program Manager's Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
  • 2017 The Executive Program Manager's Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Virginia[5]

Assignments[]

  • October 1992 – June 1996, project engineer and lead systems engineer, GPS Block IIF Satellite System, GPS Joint Program Office, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California
  • July 1996 – July 1998, flight commander, Operating Division-4, NRO, Onizuka Air Station, California
  • August 1998 – May 2000, student, Air Force Intern Program, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
  • June 2000 – June 2002, chief of Satellite Engineering and Operations Branch, Aerospace Data Facility – Colorado, NRO, Buckley AFB, Colorado
  • July 2002 – June 2003, program element monitor, Advanced Reconnaissance Programs, Airborne Reconnaissance Division, Information Dominance Directorate, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, SAF/AQI, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
  • June 2003 – May 2004, speechwriter, Under Secretary of the Air Force (dual-hatted as director, NRO), SECAF/CSAF Executive Action Group, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
  • June 2004 – June 2005, intermediate developmental education student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
  • July 2005 – June 2007, deputy program manager and program manager, Advanced Space Control Demonstrations, Counterspace Group, Space Superiority Systems Wing, Los Angeles AFB, California
  • June 2007 – June 2009, commander, Space Communications Operations Squadron, Communications Directorate, NRO, Los Angeles, California
  • July 2009 – June 2010, secondary developmental education student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
  • June 2010 – July 2012, F-35 fleet manager, Logistics and Sustainment Directorate, Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, Arlington, Virginia
  • August 2012 – April 2014, commander, Network Operations Group, Mission Operations and Communications Directorates, NRO, Chantilly, Virginia
  • April 2014 – June 2015, senior materiel leader, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division, C3I&N, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
  • June 2015 – June 2017, senior military assistant, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, SAF/AQI, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
  • June 2017 – June 2019, Air Force program executive officer for tankers, Tanker Directorate, AFLCMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
  • June 2019 – June 2020, vice commander of Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, California[5]
  • June 2020 – August 2021, director of strategic plans, programs, requirements, and analyses, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB
  • August 2021 – present, deputy director, National Reconnaissance Office[7]

Awards and decorations[]

Shipton is the recipient of the following awards:[5]

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Effective dates of promotion[]

Insignia Rank Date
US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major General July 3, 2020
US Air Force O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brigadier General August 2, 2017
US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Colonel September 1, 2011
US Air Force O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2006
US Air Force O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major November 1, 2002
US Air Force O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg Captain May 9, 1996
US Air Force O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First Lieutenant May 9, 1994
US Air Force O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg Second Lieutenant May 9, 1992

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Major General Donna D. Shipton". US Air Force. September 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Erwin, Sandra (September 18, 2019). "Air Force confident NDAA will back its launch procurement strategy". SpaceNews. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "AAE students march in Hollywood Christmas Parade". Daily Press. December 11, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Summer 2019 brings leadership change across Air Force Materiel Command". Dayton Daily News. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Brigadier General Donna D. Shipton". United States Air Force. May 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ Erwin, Sandra (February 13, 2020). "F-35 program official named No. 2 at Space and Missile Systems Center". SpaceNews. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  7. ^ National Reconnaissance Office, "NRO welcomes new deputy director, Maj. Gen. Donna Shipton"

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Military offices
Preceded by Director of the Tanker Directorate of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Philip A. Garrant
 Vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analyses of the Air Force Materiel Command
2020–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office
2021–present 		Incumbent
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