Paul T. Stanton

{{Short description|U.S. Army general officer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}

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| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General

| name = Paul T. Stanton

| image = LTG Paul T. Stanton.jpg

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| caption = Official portrait, 2024

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| birth_date = {{circa|{{birth year and age|1973}}}}

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Army

| branch_label = Branch

| serviceyears = 1995–present

| rank = Lieutenant General

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| commands = Defense Information Systems Agency
Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network
Cyber Center of Excellence
Fort Eisenhower
U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade
B Company, 1-502nd Infantry

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| awards = Army Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal

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Paul T. Stanton (born {{circa|1973}}) is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of Joint Forces Headquarters - Department of Defense Information Network since 4 October 2024.{{cite web|last=Villasana|first=Marco|url=https://www.disa.mil/NewsandEvents/2024/Leadership-change-for-DISA-and-JFHQ-DODIN|title=Leadership change marks the beginning of a new chapter for DISA and JFHQ-DODIN|date=2024-10-04|access-date=2024-10-05|website=Defense Information Systems Agency}} He previously served as the commanding general of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower from 2021 to 2024. He also served as the deputy commanding general (operations) of the United States Army Cyber Command.{{Cite web|url=https://defensescoop.com/bio/maj-gen-paul-stanton/|title=Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton|date=September 28, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://cybercoe.army.mil/Cyber-Center-of-Excellence/Leadership/Leadership-View-Page/Article/3461856/maj-gen-ryan-janovic/|title=Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton|website=U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-10659/pault-stanton|title=Major General Paul T. Stanton - General Officer Management Office|website=www.gomo.army.mil}}

In June 2024, Stanton was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as director of Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of Joint Forces Headquarters - Department of Defense Information Network.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1830?s=4&r=4|title=PN1830 — Maj. Gen. Paul T. Stanton — Army|date=2024-06-04|website=U.S. Congress}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3807668/general-officer-announcements/|title=General Officer Announcements|date=2024-06-14|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}

He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1995 and commissioned into the infantry but later transitioned to the cyber branch in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Director Biography |url=https://disa.mil/About/Our-Leaders/Director}}