As the first surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow charted a course that defined modern military medicine for future airmen. His leadership and innovation built the foundation of the Air Force Medical Service, and the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center honors his namesake by delivering exceptional military health care today.
Grow had already proven himself as a physician, researcher, and leader long before the U.S. Air Force became a separate military department in 1947. During World War I and World War II, he saw firsthand the unique physical and psychological stresses flight crews faced — shaping his belief, and dedication to ensuring medicine meets warfighters where they serve, whether air,...
On February 19, 1945, nearly 30 thousand U.S. troops landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima. U.S Navy corpsmen arrived just behind the first troops, and played a vital role caring for wounded service members throughout the incursion.
