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Benjamin Levy
Graduated from medical school in 2013 as a participant
in the Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program. Completed a surgical internship while assigned to Travis AFB in California and completed the USAF Aerospace Medicine AFB, September 2014. Assigned as a Flight Surgeon to
Dover AFB, providing primary medical care for active-duty aviators, special-duty operators, and their families. Regularly missions. Today, serves as the 436th Medical Groups Deputy Chief of Aerospace Medicine and is a Lead Competent Medical Authority for nuclear weapon personnel clearance.
Ben Levy
Mazhar Rishi
Entered active duty from the State of Maryland, 1990. His
Travis AFB, CA, 1991-1994. His next assignment on active
duty was the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 1994-1996. Then, apparently as an active reservist, he was assigned to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1996-2001, and later to the Uniformed Services University
and Health Sciences in 2005. He was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, USAF Commendation Medal, United States Navy Commendation Medal, and the USAF Longevity Service Award (two oak leaf clusters). He was honorably discharged from active duty in 1997, and transferred to the Air Force Reserves. He noted that during both active and reserve duty, his work was with very dedicated physicians and other health care workers in all the branches of
the military. While at Travis AFB, he was trained to be deployed worldwide and did participate in several training missions.
Also at Travis, he assisted with the medical and cytopathology laboratories, teaching both civilian and military residents.
Mazhar Rishi
Dean L. Winslow
with a direct commission in the Louisiana Air National Guard. My basic training, and more extensive training were the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine and the Air War College. In October 1980, I was assigned to the Delaware ANG. My Aeronautical Rating was Chief Flight Surgeon and my primary and military, were 3,900, including 431 combat hours. Some LAAng, Chief Aerospace Medicine, 159th Med Gp, LAANG,
Commander, 159th Med Gp. In 2008, I was Commander 447th Expeditionary Med Sq, Baghdad, Iraq, State Air Surgeon, DEANG (1995-2011) and Air National Guard Assistant to Commander, 59th Medical Wing (2011-2014). I completed my service with the DEANG, 2015. Among many awards are the Legion of Merit, AF Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, AF Commendation Medal, Combat Action Medal and Humanitarian Service Medal. Serving in the
in my life. It was an honor to be part of something so much larger than one’s self and being able to serve alongside so many wonderful Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines.
Dean Winslow
Dean L. Winslow
Richard Graham Wittmeyer III
I volunteered for the USAF, given family service history and scholarship, just before attending medical school. During duty clinical rotations. After graduation, I began general surgical training at Christiana Care. I have just completed
my application for the USAF fellowship match for a two-year trauma/surgical critical care fellowship to start in 2019.
Dick Wittmeyer
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Stephen C. Eppes
Graduated medical school in 1979. Residency in pediatrics, 1979-1982. Service obligation from medical school in USPHS uniformed services, 1982-1984. Stationed in Lawton, Oklahoma, site of USPHS Indian Hospital. Chief of Pediatrics 1983-1984. Honorably discharged. It was a great experience. I loved the Indians (Comanche, Kiowa and others) that I worked with.
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