| L. Neil Thurgood | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Birth name | Leon Neil Thurgood |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1983–2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Medal |
Leon Neil Thurgood is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the director of Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space, and Rapid Acquisition of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. He previously served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
Thurgood is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father, Leon Thurgood, was also an officer in the United States military. Most of the time he was growing up he lived in various countries in Europe. Thurgood began his education at Brigham Young University and served a mission for the Church in the England Birmingham Mission. He then entered the United States military as an enlisted man. He later studied at the University of Utah where he was part of the ROTC. He has a doctorate in strategic planning and organizational behavior from the University of Sarasota.
Thurgood retired from active duty in 2022.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.
- "Lieutenant General Leon N. Thurgood - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
- amy.tolson@theredstonerocket.com, AMY GUCKEEN TOLSON Staff writer (November 25, 2015). "Thurgood credits his second star to help from others". The Redstone Rocket.
- "Leadership | The Army RCCTO". rapidcapabilitiesoffice.army.mil.
- "Army's first hypersonics director receives his third star". www.army.mil. April 26, 2019.
- Church News, May 31, 2021
- "EC3667 — Executive Communication, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
External links
Media related to L. Neil Thurgood at Wikimedia Commons
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byOle A. Knudson | Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space of the United States Army 2013–2016 |
Succeeded byBarry J. Pike |
| Preceded byPaul A. Ostrowski | Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology 2016–2017 |
Succeeded byRobert L. Marion |
| Deputy Commander of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan 2017–2018 |
Succeeded byPatrick W. Burden | |
| Preceded byDaniel P. Hughes | Director for Test of the Missile Defense Agency 2018–2019 |
Succeeded byDouglas M. Gabram |
| New office | Director of Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space, and Rapid Acquisition of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology 2019–2022 |
Succeeded byRobert A. Rasch |
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