MAJOR GENERAL PAUL S. DWAN 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)