Lt. Cmdr. Chrisman L Thompson
Executive Officer, U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Poland
04 February 2022
Lieutenant Commander Chrisman Thompson hails from Siler City, North Carolina. He commissioned through the NROTC program at North Carolina State University in 2007. He holds a Masters degree in Systems Engineering and Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. While at the Naval Postgraduate School, he completed his JPME Phase 1 through the Naval War College.
Operational assignments include a tour as Communications officer onboard USS SIMPSON (FFG 56), Navigator onboard USS JOHN L HALL (FFG 32), Operations Officer onboard USS GRAVELY (DDG 107), N3/N8 at Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Two, and Combat Systems Officer onboard USS HERSHEL “WOODY” WILLIAMS (ESB 4).
During his sea tours, LCDR Thompson participated in two deployments to Fifth Fleet and two Counter Narco-Terrorism deployments. He served in OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
Personal Awards include four Naval Commendation Medals, two Naval Achievement Medals, as well as multiple unit and service awards.