Surgeon General of the United States Air Force















Surgeon General of the
Air Force

United States Air Force Medical Service (seal).jpg
Seal of the US Air Force Medical Service


LIEUTENANT GENERAL DOROTHY A. HOGG.jpg

Incumbent
Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg[1]

since June 5, 2018

Air Staff
Air Force Medical Service
Reports toChief of Staff of the Air Force
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument
10 U.S.C. § 8036
Formation1948
First holderMalcolm C. Grow
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Surgeon General of the Air Force is the senior-most Medical Service officer in the United States Department of the Air Force. In recent times, this has been a Lieutenant General who serves as head of the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS). The Surgeon General is usually the senior Medical Corps officer, but acting surgeons general have been from other branches of the medical service.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 List of Surgeons General of the United States Air Force


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History


In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force. But a few Air Force support functions, such as medical care, remained U.S. Army responsibilities for the next two years. Starting in 1948, the Air Force and the Air Surgeon, Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow (1887-1960), began to convince the U.S. Army and the administration of President Harry S. Truman that the Air Force needed its own medical service. In the summer of 1949, Air Force General Order No. 35 established a medical service with the following officer personnel components: Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Medical Service Corps, Air Force Nurse Corps, and Women’s Medical Specialist Corps.



List of Surgeons General of the United States Air Force










































































































No.
Name
Dates of Tenure
Military Rank
1

Malcolm C. Grow
July 1, 1949–November 30, 1949

Major General
2

Harry G. Armstrong
December 1, 1949–June 30, 1954

Major General
3

Dan C. Ogle
July 1, 1954–November 30, 1958

Major General
4
Oliver K. Niess
December 1, 1958–December 1, 1963

Major General
5
Richard L. Bohannon
December 2, 1963–November 30, 1967

Lieutenant General
6
Kenneth E. Pletcher
December 1, 1967–April 30, 1970

Lieutenant General
7
Alonzo A. Towner
May 1, 1970–July 31, 1972

Lieutenant General
8
Robert A. Patterson
August 1, 1972–July 31, 1975

Lieutenant General
9

George E. Schafer
August 1, 1975–July 31, 1978

Lieutenant General
10
Paul W. Myers
August 1, 1978–July 31, 1982

Lieutenant General
11
Max B. Bralliar
August 1, 1982–July 31, 1985

Lieutenant General
12
Chesney, Murphy A.
August 1, 1985–July 31, 1988

Lieutenant General
13

Monte B. Miller
August 1, 1988–July 31, 1991

Lieutenant General
14
Sloan, Alexander M.
August 1, 1991–July 11, 1994

Lieutenant General

VACANT
July 12, 1994–September 25, 1994
--
15

Edgar R. Anderson, Jr.
September 26, 1994–November 14, 1996

Lieutenant General
16

Charles H. Roadman II
November 15, 1996–October 10, 1999

Lieutenant General

VACANT
October 11, 1999–October 31, 1999
--
17

Paul K. Carlton, Jr.
November 1, 1999–October 14, 2002

Lieutenant General
18

George P. Taylor
October 15, 2002–July 31, 2006

Lieutenant General
19

James G. Roudebush
August 1, 2006–August 11, 2009

Lieutenant General
20

Charles B. Green
August 12, 2009– July 19, 2012

Lieutenant General
21

Thomas W. Travis
July 20, 2012– June 5, 2015

Lieutenant General
22

Mark A. Ediger
June 6, 2015– June 4, 2018

Lieutenant General
22

Dorothy A. Hogg
June 5, 2018– present

Lieutenant General


See also


  • Surgeon General of the United States

  • Surgeon General of the United States Army

  • Surgeon General of the United States Navy


References




  1. ^ [1]




External links



  • Official website
    • Chronology Of The Air Force Surgeons General

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