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Commander of Brooke Army Medical Center: BG Jeffrey J. Johnson

BG Jeffrey J. Johnson began his formal education at Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri. He graduated in 1987, a Distinguished Military Graduate with a BS in Biology. BG Johnson then graduated in 1991 from medical school at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Subsequently, he completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. BG Johnson furthered his professional training by completing a fellowship in Faculty Development at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Fellow in Family Medicine.

BG Johnson continuously aspires to be a student and teacher. He graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2011 earning a Master’s Degree in National and Strategic Studies. He completed additional military training including Command and General Staff College, Interagency Institute of Federal Healthcare Executives, Medical Strategic Leadership Course, Joint Medical Planners Course, Tactical Combat Medicine Course, Medical Management of Chemical Casualties, Medical Management of Biological Casualties, Army Primary Flight Surgeon Course, NASA Primary Trans-Atlantic Abort Landing Site Course, Hyperbaric Medicine Course, and Basic Airborne training.

BG Johnson’s assignments include Commander, Wiesbaden Health Clinic, Wiesbaden, Germany from 1994- 1997; Battalion and Group Surgeon, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1997-1999; Director of Resident Training, Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 2000-2005; Division Surgeon, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 2005-2007; Combined Joint Task Force-82 Command Surgeon, Bagram, Afghanistan from 2007-2008; Commander, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas from 2008-2010; Assistant Program Manager Health Affairs, Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2011-2012; Commander, 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 2012-2014; Director, Health and Wellness, G3/5/7, U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia from 2014-2015; Command Surgeon, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, Yongsan, Korea. He has deployed in support of Operation Provide Hope (Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova), Operation Sharp Point (Kenya), Counter Drug Operations (Bolivia, Honduras), and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) twice. He currently serves as the Commanding General of Brooke Army Medical Center, Deputy Commanding General, Regional Health Command - Central (Provisional), JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and the Deputy Market Manager for the San Antonio Military Health System.

BG Johnson’s decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal. He is a Senior Flight Surgeon and has earned the Parachutist and Expert Field Medical Badge. He is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.