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United States Air Force general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Douglas J. Robb is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the Director of the Defense Health Agency. Before that, he held several high-level health positions in the United States Department of Defense and Air Force, including terms as Deputy Director, Tricare Management Activity, the Joint Staff Surgeon, Command Surgeon of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Command Surgeon of the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM).[1][2][3]
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Birth name | Douglas J. Robb |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1979–2016 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Defense Health Agency 10th Medical Group 59th Aeromedical-Dental Group 4404th Medical Group [provisional] 347th Aerospace Medicine Squadron |
Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit |
Alma mater | Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives National War College Harvard School of Public Health Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine United States Air Force Academy |
He graduated from Jesuit High School (Tampa).[4] Received Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1979; a medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Illinois in 1984; a master's degree in public health in occupational medicine in 1992 from Harvard School of Public Health; did his residency and board certification in 1994 in aerospace medicine and occupational medicine at Brooks AFB, Texas; attended the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., in 2000; studied Medical Executive Skills Capstone in Washington, D.C., in 2002; and attended the Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in 2003.[2]
Robb graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and joined the Air Force in June 1979. He is board certified in aerospace medicine and practiced aerospace medicine in Air Force, joint and coalition aviation forces for 20 years. He was the chief of flight medicine, aerospace medicine squadron commander, and hospital and medical center commander.[2] He was also the chief flight surgeon for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Command Surgeon for the U.S. Central Command and Air Mobility Command. He has more than 1,600 flying hours on A-7, OV-10, F-16, C-9, C-130 and KC-135 aircraft.[2] He was Command Surgeon at Headquarters Air Mobility Command on Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.[2]
He became the 1st Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on October 1, 2013 and served in the role until October 2015.[1] After being relieved by Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono in a change of command ceremony, Robb retired from the military effective January 1, 2016.[5]
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Rank | Date |
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![]() | May 30, 1979 |
![]() | Nov. 30, 1983 |
![]() | Nov. 30, 1989 |
![]() | Nov. 30, 1995 |
![]() | May 30, 2000 |
![]() | June 1, 2007 |
![]() | Aug. 3, 2009 |
![]() | Oct. 1, 2013 |
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