BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD W. BRYAN

Brig. Gen. Donald W. Bryan is mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. He advises the commander in matters related to the Reserve forces and assists with the commander's responsibility for plans and programs affecting the Air Force Medical Service. 

He was commissioned as a second lieutenant while in medical school and entered active duty as an orthopedic surgeon in 1974. He has commanded a tactical clinic and a tactical hospital during which his medical organization was selected as the Reserve Outstanding Medical Unit three times. He is active as a Combat Casualty Care Course instructor and an advanced trauma life support instructor. He has held academic positions at three medical schools, including a full-time faculty appointment as an assistant professor. 

In his civilian occupation, he is chief of orthopedic surgery at a major medical center. 

EDUCATION
1965 Bachelor of Science degree, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
1969 Doctorate of Medicine degree, University of Maryland, Baltimore
1974 Orthopedic surgical residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
1975 Board certification, orthopedic surgery
1977 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks AFB, Texas
1978 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1987 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 

ASSIGNMENTS
1 June 1968 - June 1974, medical service officer, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Colo.
2. June 1974 - June 1976, orthopedic surgeon, Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews AFB, Md.
3. June 1976 - February 1977, mobilization augmentee to the Command Surgeon, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Colo.
4. February 1977 - January 1978, flight surgeon, 120th Tactical Fighter Wing, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colo.
5. January 1978 - August 1983, Commander, 508th Tactical Clinic, Hill AFB, Utah
6. August 1983 - July 1988, Commander, 419th Tactical Hospital, Hill AFB, Utah
7. July 1988 - August 1993, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
8. August 1993 - October 1995, mobilization assistant to the Director, Medical Services and Training, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
9. October 1995 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. 

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior flight surgeon; FAA private, instrument, multi-engine rated pilot
Flight hours: More than 1,600 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Air Force Longevity Service Award with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Training Ribbon 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 4,1968
First Lieutenant July 14,1969
Captain June 7,1972
Major Sept. 7,1976
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 14, 1981
Colonel Aug. 1,1985
Brigadier General Aug. 12,1992 

(Current as of August 1996)