BRIGADIER GENERAL MARK P. GAUL
Retired
Brig. Gen. Mark P. Gaul served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Surgeon General, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In his former role, he assisted the Deputy Surgeon General in the overall operation of the Air Force Medical Service, composed of a $6.1 billion, 44,000-person integrated health care delivery system across the United States and overseas. Key areas of responsibilities include: clinical operations, aeromedical evacuation, global force management, readiness, strategic medical plans, programs and budget, medical force management and medical information systems management. General Gaul facilitates Air Force Medical Service operations through major commands, joint service agencies, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the Defense Health Agency and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In his civilian capacity, Dr. Gaul serves as a Senior Physician and voting member on the United States Air Force (USAF) Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) at the Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, which is part of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) with Department of Veterans Affairs. He primarily adjudicates USAF Informal or Formal PEB cases but also performs medical records reviews, renders medical opinions and provides medical advice to other Board Members. As an Air National Guardsman, Dr. Gaul liases with ANG’s Readiness Center and 90 Wings regarding ANG IDES medical case management and ensures voting representation on IDES councils or training events and all Air Reserve Component Informal or Formal Boards.
General Gaul was commissioned as Army Medical Service Corps in 1986 through Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of South Dakota, as Army Medical Corps in 1992 after completing his Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, and as Air Force Medical Corps with the Texas ANG in 2003 after completing Air Force Residencies/Board Certifications in Aerospace and Occupational Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. His previous assignments include North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command Deputy Surgeon, NGB Deputy Joint Surgeon, Director (The Air Surgeon) ANG Medical Services and the Texas Air National Guard State Air Surgeon.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion
1987 U.S. Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1992 Doctor of Medicine, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion
1993 General Surgery Internship, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colo.
1993 U.S. Army Flight Surgeon Primary Course, Fort Rucker, Ala.
1997 U.S. Army Medical Department Officer Advanced Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1998 Master in Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
1999 Aerospace Medicine Residency, U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
2000 Occupational Medicine Residency, U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1987 - May 1987, Student, United States Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course, Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
2. May 1987 - October 1987, Electrical-Mechanical Repair Project Officer, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kan.
3. October 1987 - August 1988, Facility Project Officer, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kan.
4. August 1988 - May 1992, Medical Student, United States Army Health Professions Scholarship Program, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, S.D.
5. May 1992 - June 1992, Medical Corps Officer, United States Army Reserve, Vermillion, S.D.
6. June 1992 - June 1993, General Surgery Intern, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colo.
7. July 1993 - June 1994, Chief, Aviation Medicine, General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
8. June 1994 - December 1996, Chief, Aviation Medicine/Consolidated Troop Medical Clinic, General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
9. December 1996 - March 1997, Chief, Consolidated Troop Medical Clinic, General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
10. March 1997 - May 1997, Student, United States Army Medical Department Officer Advanced Course, Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
11. June 1997 - August 1998, Graduate Student, Master in Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
12. August 1998 - June 1999, Aerospace Medicine Resident, United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
13. July 1999 - June 2000, Occupational Medicine Resident, United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
14. July 2000 - August 2003, Director, United States Army Flight Surgeon Primary Course, United States Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Ala.
15. August 2003 - August 2004, Chief, Health Care Operations Division, ANG Readiness Center, Andrews AFB, Md.
16. August 2004 - July 2006, Chief, Professional and Aeromedical Services Division, ANG Readiness Center, Andrews AFB, Md.
17. July 2006 - June 2009, ANG Advisor to Command Surgeon and Deputy Command Surgeon, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
18. June 2009 - June 2012, National Guard Bureau Deputy Joint Surgeon, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va.
19. June 2012 - November 2015, Director, ANG Medical Services (The Air Surgeon), ANG Readiness Center, JB Andrews, Md.
20. November 2015 - May 2018, Senior Physician, Physical Evaluation Board, Air Force Personnel Center, JB San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
21. June 2018 - April 2020, - October 2020, November 2020 - May 2021, Texas Deputy Joint Surgeon, Texas Military Department COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Austin, Texas), (October 2020 - November 2020, Senior Medical Advisor, Texas-Nebraska Military Departments COVID-19 Pandemic Response Site Survey Team to Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
22. May 2021 - July 2022, Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Surgeon, Headquarters Air Force, Falls Church, VA
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Chief Flight Surgeon
Flight hours: more than 1,000
Aircraft flown: AH-1F, C-5A, C-9A, C-12, C-12D, C-12R, C-20, C-20E, C-21A, C-23, C-23B, C-26B, C-37A, C-37B, C-38A, C-40A, C-40C, C-130H, CH-47D, F-16D, KC-135R, OH-58A, OH 58C, T-37B, T-38A, UC-35A, UC-35B, UH-1H, UH-1V, UH-60A & UH-60L
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Longevity Service Award Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass
Air Force Training Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Air Force Chief Flight Surgeon Badge
Air Force Chief Physician Badge
Army Expert Field Medical Badge
Army Senior Flight Surgeon Badge
Air Force Air Staff Badge
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1986 Distinguished Military Graduate, Reserve Officer Training Corps
1994 Distinguished Graduate, United States Army Expert Field Medical Badge
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 17, 1986
Captain May 15, 1992
Major Sept. 23, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 30, 2002
Colonel Aug. 30, 2006
Brigadier General May 20, 2021
(Current as of March 2023)
