Thomas F. Hall

The Honorable Thomas F. Hall, a native of Barnsdall, Oklahoma, was sworn in as the fourth Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs on October 9, 2002. A President George W. Bush appointee confirmed by the Senate, he served as the principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on all matters involving the 1.2 million members of the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces. He was responsible for overall supervision of Reserve Component affairs of the Department of Defense. Upon his retirement from Federal Service in April 2009, he was the longest serving Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs in the history of the position. He also served for a period of time in President Obama’s administration as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.