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Thomas W. Travis

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Thomas W. Travis
Lieutenant General Thomas W. Travis
21st USAF Surgeon General (2012–2015)
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1976 - 2015
RankLieutenant General
CommandsSurgeon General of the United States Air Force
59th Medical Wing
89th Medical Group
311th Human Systems Wing
United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Other workSenior Vice President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Thomas W. Travis is a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and was the twenty-first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. [1] Holding dual ratings as a Command Pilot and Flight Surgeon, Travis achieved the highest rank of any pilot-physician in the history of the program. After completing at total of 38 years of active service in the Air Force, Travis retired in August 2015 to becomes the Senior Vice President of the Uniformed Services Univeristy of the Health Sciences.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/Article/104654/lieutenant-general-dr-thomas-w-travis.aspx
  2. ^ "Former Air Force Surgeon General Named as New Uniformed Services University Senior Vice President". Newswise. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
Preceded by Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
2012-2015
Succeeded by