Maj. Gen. Paul S. Dwan is the Mobilization Assistant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
General Dwan was commissioned in 1994 and served as an individual mobilization augmentee in the Department of Neurosurgery, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. He was also the senior flight surgeon attached to the 79th Air Refueling Squadron at Travis AFB. The general has been an aerospace medicine chief, professional services chief, medical squadron commander and deputy group commander. He has twice been Chief of Aerospace Medicine in Southwest Asia, and served two tours as flight surgeon for the National Science Foundation's mission to Antarctica. From September to December 2009, General Dwan was deployed in support of operation Enduring Freedom as Chief of Neurosurgery, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
Prior to assuming his current position, he was Deputy Joint Staff Surgeon and Special Staff to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. He has also served at HQ Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. In his civilian medical practice he is a neurosurgeon in Santa Monica, Calif.
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Science degree in economics and mathematics, Stanford University, Calif.
1980 Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1982 General Surgery Internship, University of California, Los Angeles
1988 Neurosurgery Residency, University of California, Los Angeles
1996 Air Command and Staff College
2001 Air War College
2008 Reserve Component National Security Course (in residence), National Defense University, Fort Leslie McNair, Washington DC
2012 Medical Capstone, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1994 - May 1998, senior staff neurosurgeon; attached to David Grant Medical Center/60th Medical Group, Travis AFB, Calif.; Individual Mobilization Augmentee 9026 RPC Squadron
2. May 1998 - July 2000, Chief of Aerospace Medicine, 349th Contingency Hospital, Travis AFB, Calif.
3. July 2000 - February 2005, Chief of Hospital Services, 349th Medical Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
4. February 2005 - May 2008, Commander 349th Medical Squadron, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
5. May 2008 - January 2009, Deputy Commander 349th Medical Group, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
6. January 2009 - December 2009, Mobilization Assistant to the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. (September 2009 - December 2009, Neurosurgeon, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan)
7. December 2009 - February 2013, Deputy Joint Staff Surgeon and Director, Joint Reserve Medical Readiness Operations and Affairs, Special Staff to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
8. February 2013 - present, Mobilization Assistant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Flight Surgeon
Flight Hours: More than 460 hours.
Aircraft: KC-10A, C-141C, C-130H3, F-16D, C-5B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and nine oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
AF Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 'M' Device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal with device
OTHER AWARDS
Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Reserve Officer Assigned to a Deployable Medical Unit, 2000
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Major Oct. 28, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 29, 2000
Colonel April 1, 2004
Brigadier General Feb. 2, 2010
Major General Jan. 3, 2014
(Current as of February 2017)