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            MAJOR GENERAL (DR.) EARL  W. MABRY IIMaj. Gen.(Dr.) Earl W. Mabry II is the commander of the 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.  The center is the Air Force's largest medical facility with a staff of 3,848 military and civilian employees, more than 587 students and a varied mission.  The mission includes health care, graduate medical education and clinical investigations -- all designed to contribute to the optimum readiness of the Air Force.  As lead agent for Department of Defense Health Service Tricare Region VI, he oversees 19 medical treatment facilities in four states -- Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana -- and directs a $1.82 billion managed-care support contract.  The contract provides or arranges appropriate health care for more than 1.1 million beneficiaries. The general entered the Air Force in July 1973.  After receiving his medical degree, he completed his internship and residence in urology training at Duke University Medical Center, and is board certified in adult and pediatric urology.  He has served as a commander four times, as deputy command surgeon at Military Airlift Command, and as command surgeon of Air Force Materiel Command.  Prior to assuming his current position, he was commander and director of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency.EDUCATION1967  Bachelor of arts degree, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 1971  Doctor of medicine degree, University of Oklahoma  1973  Straight surgery internship and residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.  1973  School of Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas  1980  Urology residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.  1991  Air War College, by correspondence  1992 - 1994  Physician in Management Courses I, II, III, American College of Physician Executives  1993  Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives, George Washington University  1996  General Officer and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.ASSIGNMENTS1.  October 1973 - June 1975, chief, aeromedical services, Reese USAF Hospital, Reese Air Force Base, Texas  2.  July 1975 - June 1977, chief, flight medicine, Torrejon USAF Hospital, Torrejon Air Base, Spain  3.  July 1977 - June 1980, student, urology resident, Air Force Institute of Technology, Duke University, N.C.  4.  July 1980 - June 1983, chief, urology, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.  July 1983 - September 1985, chief, hospital services, Wiesbaden USAF Medical Center, West Germany  6.  October 1985 - June 1988, commander, Bitburg USAF Hospital, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany  7.  July 1988 - July 1990, commander, Ehrling Bergquist Hospital, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.  8.  August 1990 - August 1991, deputy command surgeon, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and director, aeromedical evacuation operations, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  9.  August 1991 - June 1992, commander, USAF Medical Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.  10.  July 1992 - August 1994, director, medical personnel, Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas  11.  August 1994 - August 1995, command surgeon, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio  12.  August 1995 - December 1996, commander, 74th Medical Group and lead agent, Department of Defense Health Service Region 5, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio  13.  December 1996 - May 1999, commander and director, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. 14.  May 1999 - present, commander, 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TexasFLIGHT INFORMATIONRating:  Senior flight surgeonFlight hours:  550Aircraft flown:  20 typesFlight surgeon wings from:  1973 School of Aerospace MedicineMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDefense Superior Service MedalLegion of MeritMeritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clustersAir Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clustersAir Force Achievement MedalNational Defense Service Medal with service starSouthwest Asia Service Medal with two service starsKuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)OTHER ACHIEVEMENTSAlpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society1975  Command Flight Surgeon of the Year, Air Training Command1973  National Board of Medical Examiners Certification1982  American Board of Urology Certification in Adult and Pediatric UrologyAssociate Dean for Air Force Affairs, Wright State University School of Medicine1980 - 1995  Advanced Trauma Life Support InstructorPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONSAmerican Urologic AssociationSociety of Medical Consultants to the Armed ForcesSociety of Government Service UrologistsSociety of Air Force Clinical SurgeonsAssociation of Military Surgeons of the United StatesAir Force AssociationPUBLICATIONS"The Wartime Need for Aeromedical Evacuation Physicians," Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, October 1993EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONCaptain  Jul 6, 1973 Major  Jun 6, 1975 Lieutenant Colonel  Jun 6, 1978Colonel  Jun 6, 1984Brigadier General  May 25, 1995Major General  Feb 1, 1997 (Current as of July 1999)