Todd R. Moore

Todd R. Moore (born ) is a retired United States Space Force brigadier general who served as the first deputy commander of Space Training and Readiness Command. He previously served as inspector general of Space Operations Command.

Moore is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He entered the United States Air Force after graduating from the University of Delaware. A career space operations officer, he has served as an Air Force instructor, completed three staff assignments at the Pentagon, and worked for the National Reconnaissance Office. He has commanded the Space Operations Squadron at Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado, Air Force Element at RAF Menwith Hill, and the 21st Space Wing. He also served as the deputy director of the Space Security and Defense Program, where he was responsible for jointly focusing the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community's space survivability and protection efforts.

In 2020, Moore transferred to the Space Force. He was promoted among the first officers to be promoted to brigadier general in the new service. Since 2021, he has served as the first deputy commander of Space Training and Readiness Command. He is retiring in 2024.

Early life and education Moore was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lower Merion High School. In 1995, he received a B.S. degree in business administration in finance and management from the University of Delaware. He then received an MBA from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College.

Military career

On January 6, 1996, Moore was commissioned into the United States Air Force as a second lieutenant. He then underwent a nine-month undergraduate space and missile training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Personal life In June 1999, Moore married Kelly Zachocki.

Awards and decorations Moore is the recipient of the following awards:

Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf clusterLegion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service MedalJoint Service Commendation MedalJoint Service Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf clusterAir Force Achievement MedalJoint Meritorious Unit AwardAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with three bronze oak leaf clustersNational Defense Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalOutstanding Volunteer Service MedalAir and Space Campaign Medal with two bronze service starsAir Force Overseas Long Tour Service RibbonAir Force Longevity Service Award with four bronze oak leaf clustersAir Force Training Ribbon

Dates of promotion + Rank Branch Date Second Lieutenant Air Force January 6, 1996 First Lieutenant January 14, 1998 Captain January 14, 2000 Major March 1, 2006 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2010 Colonel October 1, 2014 Colonel Space Force ~September 30, 2020 Brigadier General September 2, 2021