John E. Shaw | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Born | March 17, 1968 Norton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
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| Years of service | 1990–2020 (Air Force)
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| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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| Spouse(s) | Tonia Shaw |
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John Edwin Shaw (born March 17, 1968) is a retired United States Space Force lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commander of the United States Space Command from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as commander of the Combined Force Space Component Command and deputy commander of Space Operations Command.
Shaw is from Norton, Massachusetts. He entered the United States Air Force in 1990 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. A career space operations officer, he served in various operations and staff positions in the Air Force, including commanding the Fourteenth Air Force, 21st Space Wing, 50th Operations Group, and 4th Space Operations Squadron. He transferred to the Space Force in 2020 he was promoted to lieutenant general and became the second deputy commander of the United States Space Command.
Shaw has received graduate degrees from the University of Washington and George Washington University. He was also a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He was a contender for the chief of space operations position. He has written extensively on the space domain and the future of the military's role in space.[1] In 2023, he retired from active duty. After retiring, he joined the advisory board of Sierra Space and the board of directors of Stoke Space.
- ^ Hitchens, Theresa (March 16, 2022). "Two finalists emerge for next Space Force chief: Sources". Breaking Defense.