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Christopher Sharpsten
Official portrait, 2020
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1988–2021
RankMajor General
Commands held3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
82nd Sustainment Brigade
1st Special Forces Operation Detachment-Delta (Airborne) Support Squadron
540th Quartermaster Company
Battles/warsGulf War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Operation Inherent Resolve
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (5)

Christopher John Sharpsten[1] is a retired United States Army major general who most recently served as the Deputy Director of Supply, Production and Distribution for the United States Department of Defense COVID-19 prevention and treatment logistics program from July 2020 to July 2021. Previously, he served as the Director of Logistics of the United States Central Command from August 2018 to June 2020.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Sharpsten earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1988. He later received a Master of Business Administration degree in material and logistics management-operations from the Eli Broad Graduate School of ManagementatMichigan State University in 1997 and a Master of Science degree in national security strategy from the National War College in 2010.[1][3][8][9]

Listed as Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff on the roster of Army general officers from 2020 to 2021, Sharpsten was in fact serving as deputy director of supply, production and distribution for the Department of Defense COVID-19 prevention and treatment logistics program led by General Gustave F. Perna.[2][7][10][11][12][13]

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  1. ^ a b "Christopher John Sharpsten". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ a b "Major General Christopher J. Sharpsten – General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  • ^ a b "Our Leadership!". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ "MG Sharpsten Visits 184th SC". DVIDS. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  • ^ "Sharpsten takes command of 'Sustainers'". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  • ^ "MG Sharpsten Visits 1TSC OCP". DVIDS. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  • ^ a b "6th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference Agenda" (PDF). Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy. Florida International University. May 17–20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  • ^ Commencement (PDF). Michigan State University. Spring 1997. p. 59. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ "MG Christopher J. Sharpsten, Class of 2010". National War College Alumni Association. April 10, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ Thorn, Amy. "Operation Warp Speed Raises Many Questions from The Supply Chain Industry Some with Answers That Have Yet to Emerge". DigiTech Insight. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  • ^ LaRocco, Lori Ann (November 5, 2020). "Breaking down the logistical mission of Operation Warp Speed". American Shipper. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  • ^ "Operation Warp Speed Leader Joins ISOA for an Online Discussion on the COVID-19 Vaccine" (Press release). International Stability Operations Association. December 11, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  • ^ "Tribe recognized for 'dedication, can do attitude, perseverance' in COVID operations". Chickasaw Times. Vol. LVI, no. 7. July 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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    Preceded by

    Flem Walker

    		 Commanding General of the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
    2015–2017     		Succeeded by

    Christopher O. Mohan

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    		 Director of Logistics of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
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    Susan E. Henderson

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    		 Director of Logistics of the United States Central Command
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    Jeffrey W. Drushal

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    Sean P. Swindell

    		 Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff
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