Thomas W. Travis (born December 21, 1953) is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Air Force who served as the twenty-first

Surgeon General of the United States Air Force The surgeon general of the Air Force and Space Force is the senior-most Medical Service officer in the United States Department of the Air Force and thus serves as surgeon general for both the United States Air Force and United States Space Forc ...

. Holding dual ratings as a Command Pilot and Flight Surgeon, Travis achieved the highest rank of any pilot-physician in the history of the program. After completing at total of over 39 years of active service in the Air Force, Travis retired in August 2015 to become the Senior Vice President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

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1953 births Living people Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Surgeons General of the United States Air Force {{USAF-bio-stub