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BRIGADIER GENERAL (DR.) JAMES T. TURLINGTON
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Retired March 1, 2005.
Brig. Gen. (Dr.) James Thomas Turlington is the mobilization assistant to the Deputy Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
General Turlington served on active duty from 1970 to 1981. He was recalled to active duty in January 1991 for operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as the Commander, 11th Contingency Hospital, Lackland AFB, Texas.
In his civilian capacity, he is in private practice as a urologist in Muskogee, Okla. He is a Federal Aviation Administration medical examiner, and is on the staff of Muskogee Regional Medical Center and St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa.
EDUCATION
1966 Bachelor of Arts degree in biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
1970 Doctor of Medicine degree, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1971 Surgery internship, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
1971 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks AFB, Texas
1979 Urology residency, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
1992 National Security Management Course, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1969 - June 1970, student, Senior Medical School Program, Air Force Institute of Technology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2. July 1970 - July 1971, internship, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
3. July 1971 - September 1971, student, School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
4. September 1971 - September 1974, Chief, Military Public Health, and Chief, Flight Medicine, U.S. Air Force Hospital, Torrejon Air Base, Spain
5. September 1974 - June 1975, Chief, Aeromedical Services, U.S. Air Force Clinic, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. July 1975 - June 1979, resident, Department of Urology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
7. July 1979 - June 1981, Chief, Urology Service, David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif.
8. July 1981 - September 1988, individual mobilization augmentee, Urology Department, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
9. September 1988 - June 1990, urologist; Chief, Physical Exams; and Chief, Hospital Services, 11th U.S. Air Force Contingency Hospital, Lackland AFB, Texas
10. June 1990 - October 1992, Commander, 11th U.S. Air Force Contingency Hospital, Lackland AFB, Texas
11. October 1992 - June 1997, Commander, 433rd Medical Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
12. June 1997 - April 2004, mobilization assistant to the Surgeon General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. April 2004 - present, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Chief flight surgeon
Flight hours: More than 1,800 military and civilian
Aircraft flown: C-54, KC-97, C-118, C-130, C-131, C-141, C5, T-37 and T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Training Ribbon
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Board of Directors, Baylor Bear Foundation, Waco, Texas
Medical Director, Muskogee Air Show
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 24, 1968
First Lieutenant June 12, 1970
Captain June 12, 1970
Major June 12, 1973
Lieutenant Colonel June 12, 1978
Colonel March 15, 1989
Brigadier General Feb. 29, 2000
(Current as of February 2005)
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