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The term "flight surgeon" originated in the early months of 1918 when the U.S. Air Medical Service of the U.S. Army collaborated with two civilian aviation organizations—the Aero Club of America and the Aerial League of America—to manage problems of medical screening and standards for U.S. military aviators.
The Basic Flight Surgeon Badge is presented upon completion of initial flight surgeon qualifications, while the Senior and Master versions of the badge are presented based on years of service and number of flight hours performed as a flight surgeon. Per Army Regulation 600-105, the Army Senior Flight Surgeon Badge may be awarded after five ...
Air Force Command Flight Surgeon Badge: Replaced by Chief Flight Surgeon Badge on 1 June 1959 [32] Air Force Parachutist Badges: Replaced by Army & Air Force Parachutist Badges in 1963 [32] Air Police Badge: Replaced by Security Police Badge in November 1966 [33] Air Force Training Instructor Badges
Rhonda L. Cornum (born October 31, 1954) is a retired United States Army officer and the Director of Health Strategy for TechWerks. [2] She is a surgeon, board-certified in urology, having earned a doctorate in biochemistry and nutrition from Cornell University.
Flying Training at Kelly, 1917–1943, A History of Military Aviation in San Antonio. USAF Air Education and Training Command. Jones, David R. (2003). Flight Surgeon Support to United States Air Force Fliers in Combat. Brooks City-Base, Texas: USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. Maurer, Maurer (1987). Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919–1939 ...
Just two months later the first three students graduated as Flight Surgeons and were ordered to the field for duty. Capt. Robert J. Hunter arrived at his station first on May 8, 1918 and is considered the first flight surgeon. [40] Major William R. Ream was the first Flight Surgeon killed on duty in an aviation accident on August 23, 1918. [48]
Francisco Carlos "Frank" [2] Rubio (born December 11, 1975) is an American flight surgeon, US Army colonel and helicopter pilot, and NASA astronaut. He holds the American record for the longest spaceflight at 371 days.
Having an interest in aviation, he became Flight Surgeon with the rank of First Lieutenant in Army Medical Corps Reserve. He began studying the problems of high-altitude flight, and in 1938 the Aeromedical Field Laboratory located at Wright Field requested him to develop an oxygen-mask for use in high-altitude aircraft.