Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
No Name Dates of Tenure Military Rank
1 Malcolm C. Grow July 1 , 1949-November 30 , 1949 Major General
2 Harry G. Armstrong December 1 , 1949-June 30 , 1954 Major General
3 Dan C. Ogle July 1 , 1954-November 30 , 1958 Major General
4 Oliver K. Niess December 1 , 1958-December 1 , 1963 Major General
5 Richard L. Bohannon December 2 , 1963-November 30 , 1967 Lieutenant General
6 Kenneth E. Pletcher December 1 , 1967-April 30 , 1970 Lieutenant General
7 Alonzo A. Towner May 1 , 1970-July 31 , 1972 Lieutenant General
8 Robert A. Patterson August 1 , 1972-July 31 , 1975 Lieutenant General
9 George E. Schafer August 1 , 1975-July 31 , 1978 Lieutenant General
10 Paul W. Myers August 1 , 1978-July 31 , 1982 Lieutenant General
11 Max B. Bralliar August 1 , 1982-July 31 , 1985 Lieutenant General
12 Chesney , Murphy A August 1 , 1985-July 31 , 1988 Lieutenant General
13 Monte B. Miller August 1 , 1988-July 31 , 1991 Lieutenant General
14 Sloan , Alexander M August 1 , 1991-July 11 , 1994 Lieutenant General
VACANT July 12 , 1994-September 25 , 1994 --
15 Edgar R. Anderson , Jr September 26 , 1994-November 14 , 1996 Lieutenant General
16 Charles H. Roadman II November 15 , 1996-October 10 , 1999 Lieutenant General
VACANT October 11 , 1999-October 31 , 1999 --
17 Paul K. Carlton , Jr November 1 , 1999-October 14 , 2002 Lieutenant General
18 George P. Taylor October 15 , 2002-July 31 , 2006 Lieutenant General
List of Surgeons General of the United States Air Force
The Surgeon General of the Air Force is the senior-most Medical Service officer in the United States Department of the Air Force. In recent times, this has been a Lieutenant General who serves as head of the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS). The Surgeon General is usually the senior Medical Corps officer, but acting surgeons general have been from other branches of the medical service.