Colonel Tommy V.S. Marshall II is the Commander, 52nd Mission Support Group, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The group's seven squadrons support United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization missions across 13 countries and 33 locations by providing engineering, communications, contracting, force support, logistics, force protection, and air base support options. The group is responsible for improving the well-being of the local community of 4,000 assigned personnel and their families at Spangdahlem Air Base, and more than 5,000 Americans and Canadians in the north central European Tri-border area.
Colonel Marshall received his commission in 2002 as a distinguished graduate from the ROTC program at Baylor University. He is two-time graduated squadron commander and a fully qualified joint service officer who has served in various positions at the squadron, group, major command, sub-unified command, combatant command, and Department of Defense agency levels. Prior to his assignment, Colonel Marshall was the Director of Communication and Information, Director of Cyberspace Forces for the Headquarters Seventh Air force and the Deputy Director, Combined Communications and Information for the Combined Air Component Command, Osan Air Base, Korea.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2003 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2007 Masters of Science, Information Resource Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2014 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Cyberspace 300, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2016 Joint Forces Staff College Primary Military Education II Satellite Course, United States Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany
2022 Executive Education at University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, Va.
2024 Air Component Senior Leader Course, Tyndall AFB, Fl.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 - August 2004, Officer-in-Charge of Systems Control and Computer Operations, and Chief of Plans Element, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2. August 2004 - July 2005, Executive Officer, 86th Air and Space Communications Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
3. August 2005 - March 2007, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
4. March 2007 - July 2010, Officer-in-Charge of Operations Certification and Accreditation, Information Assurance Assessments Branch, and Information Systems Security Planner of Warfighter Systems Sustainment Branch, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. (January 2008 – May 2008, Data Operations Officer of Plans and Policy Directorate, Headquarters United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.) (November 2008 – April 2010, Officer-in-Charge of Commanding General’s Communications Team, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, Camp Victory, Iraq)
5. July 2010 - July 2013, Senior Duty Officer and Presidential Response Officer of J3 Directorate, White House Communications Agency, Joint Base Anacostla-Bolllng, Washington D.C.
6. August 2013 - June 2014, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 2014 - July 2016, Commander, 82d Communications Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
8. August 2016 – July 2018, Chief of J65 Policy, Strategy, Governance and Architecture Branch, United States European Command, United States Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany
9. July 2018 – June 2020, Commander, 633d Communications Squadron, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
10. July 2020 – July 2022, Chief of Non-rated Operations Management Branch, Air Force Personnel Center, JB San Antonio Randolph, Texas
11. July 2022 – July 2023, Fellow, Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows Program, Blue Origin, Kent, Washington
12. July 2023 – June 2024, Director of Communications and Information Directorate, 7th Air Force, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
13. July 2024 – Present, Commander, 52d Mission Support Group, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2016 – July 2018, Chief of J65 Policy, Strategy, Governance and Architecture Branch, United States European Command, United States Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
(Current as of July 2024)