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             BIOGRAPHY                                              

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

COLONEL WILLIAM C. BREEDLOVE

Colonel Breedlove’s last active duty position was the Division Chief for Aeromedical Evacuation and Medical Readiness at Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In this capacity, he was responsible to the AMC Command Surgeon for developing deployable personnel and equipment capabilities for Department of Defense en route patient care and managing deployment taskings for 11 medical treatment facilities across the United States. He oversaw four branches with 53 active duty, civilian and contract staff. The division executed the Patient Movement Items program for US Transportation Command, maintaining 48K equipment pieces and 75K supply items worth $292M at eight global centers. The division was also responsible for medical readiness training of AMC’s 3K active duty medical staff as well as curriculum and scheduling oversight for the En Route Patient Staging Course in San Antonio, Texas. Finally, the division oversaw deployment and readiness reporting of $324M in War Reserve Materiel and orchestrated medical participants and objectives for at least three major exercises annually.   

Colonel Breedlove is a 1998 graduate of Tulane University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC). He held staff and leadership positions in medical logistics, resource management, medical readiness, and group practice management. He commanded two squadrons over five years and was deputy group commander twice. Colonel Breedlove deployed to Afghanistan as a Medical Embedded Team Trainer for the Afghan National Army in 2007. He also deployed as the lead medical planner for the Air Forces Central Command forward surgeon in 2013. 

EDUCATION

1998    Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

2003    Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL (Residence)

2006    Master of Science, Healthcare Administration, University of Alabama-Birmingham (Residence)

2008    Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)

2010    Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL (Residence)

2013    Air War College (Correspondence)

ASSIGNMENTS

1998-2002   Element Chief, Facility Management, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, MS                               

2002-2004   Medical Logistics & Group Practice Manager, 375th Medical Group, Scott AFB, IL

2004-2006   AFIT Student, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

2006-2009   Flight Commander, Logistics/Resource Management, 72nd Medical Group, Tinker AFB, OK

2009-2010   Student, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL

2010-2013   Branch Chief, Ground Unit Type Code Management/Current Operations, HQ Air Combat

                    Command, Langley AFB, VA

2013-2015   Deputy Commander & Administrator, 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth AFB, SD

2015-2017   Commander, 45th Medical Support Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL

2017-2020   Commander, 10th Medical Support Squadron, US Air Force Academy, CO

2020-2022   Division Chief, Aeromedical Evacuation & Medical Readiness, Scott AFB, IL

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal w/3 devices                                                         

Air Force Commendation Medal w/1 device

Army Commendation Medal                                                              

Air Force Achievement Medal w/3 devices

Air Force Medical Resource Management Officer of the Year, 2008

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant                  1998

First Lieutenant                       2000

Captain                                    2002

Major                                       2007

Lieutenant Colonel                  2012

Colonel                                    2019

(Current as of 1 Nov 2022)