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BRIGADIER GENERAL DANIEL P. GILLEN
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Brig. Gen. Daniel P. Gillen is the mobilization assistant to the Deputy Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
General Gillen was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Health Professions Scholarship Program in February 1979. Following medical school and his surgery internship and anesthesiology residency, he entered active duty in August 1986 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He left active-duty service in 1989 and later joined the 932nd U.S. Air Force Contingency Hospital, Scott AFB, Ill. As a traditional Reservist, he has served at Scott AFB as Chief, Professional Services, and commanded two medical squadrons. Previously, he was assigned as the mobilization assistant to the Command Surgeon, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. From May to July 2007, General Gillen was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as Clinical Director, Critical Care Air Transport Team, 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, Balad Air Base, Iraq. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the mobilization assistant to the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
In his civilian capacity, he was a private practice anesthesiologist for 11 years before his appointment in 2004 as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where he currently serves as the Director of Trauma Anesthesia Services.
EDUCATION
1978 Bachelor of Science degree in biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln
1982 Doctor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
1984 General surgery residency, Barnes Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
1986 Urology residency, Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
1990 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1993 Anesthesiology residency, Barnes Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
1997 Air War College, by correspondence
1997 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, senior ranking officer
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1986 - August 1989, emergency room physician, Air University Regional Hospital, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2. September 1989 - July 1990, physician assigned to the 908th Tactical Hospital, 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
3. August 1990 - December 1997, Chief, Professional Services, 13th USAF Contingency Hospital, 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Ill. (January 1991 - March 1991, 1702nd Air Refueling Wing, Operation Desert Storm)
4. January 1998 - August 2000, Commander, 932nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
5. September 2000 - June 2005, Commander, 932nd Medical Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill. (April 2003 - November 2003, Clinical Director, Critical Care Air Transport Team, 791st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany)
6. July 2005 - January 2009, mobilization assistant to the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. (May 2007 - July 2007, Clinical Director, Critical Care Air Transport Team, 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, Balad Air Base, Iraq)
7. January 2009 - January 2010, mobilization assistant to the Command Surgeon, Headquarters AMC and USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. January 2010 - present, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior flight surgeon
Flight hours: More than 830 flying hours
Aircraft flown: C-9A, KC-135E, C-141B/C and C-17A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award with two oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two 'M' devices
Small Arms Expert Marksman Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Kuwait Liberation Ribbon (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Ribbon (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 14, 1979
First Lieutenant May 21, 1981
Captain May 24, 1982
Major May 24, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel June 18, 1993
Colonel April 1, 1998
Brigadier General Feb. 7, 2008
(Current as of August 2010)
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